by Brouwerij Haacht

When we think about Belgian Christmas beers, the words big, dark, roasty, spicy come to mind.  But a few breweries do something a little different for their winter seasonal beer, and that’s exactly what we have here from Brouwerij Haacht.

Our beer pours a lovely amber colour with a creamy white top.  I noticed on pouring my beer that little beads of foam were dancing across the top.  Completely inconsequential to tasting the beer, but I liked it!

The beer has a sweet and spicy aroma, malty and fruity with a background of herbal spice.  

And that is exactly what comes through in the flavour.  The early sweetness is of toffee malt, with a little yellow stone fruit.  That quickly gives way to the noble hop bitterness and that herbal spice character.  The beer finishes quite dry, with a pleasant prickly bitterness.

A tasty departure from the normal Christmas beers, and with the lower ABV easier to squeeze into a winter evening tasting session!

 

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Country
Belgium
Alcohol
7.0%
Style
Kerstbier
Size
330ml

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