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![Scaldis Noel Premium (Anno 1768) - Brasserie Dubuisson Freres, 13% ABV, Belgium
On the back label:
“The strongest Christmas Belgian beer. Brewed exceptionally fro the Christmas period, Scaldis de Noel, a brilliant, red-amber ale will delight the most demanding connoisseurs. The Scalcis [SIC] de Noel Premium is not filtered and refermented in the bottle”
My Notes:
My Rating: B-
Why I like it: Very smooth for 13% ABV
Where I got it: Brewery Creek (?), 2011
How much: ~$20, 750ml
Do I love this enough to drink it again: No
Would I recommend this to beer afficianados: Yes
Tasting Notes: pours amber reddish-brown, good sized head, .75cm micro CO2 retention, slow-moving lacing, LOTS and LOTS of CO2 streams - very active, slighty cloudy (unfiltered). Prunes and faint ethyl alcohol on the nose. Upon sipping, the high ABV is there immediately (the heat & burn) and persists until the finish. This is mixed with 7/10 smooth sweetness, very creamy texture especially in the mid, prune/fig/almost cherries at the start and the transitions into dark malty 3/10 semi-sweet bitterness. Medium-high complexity, Medium-high depth, good carry, good mouthfeel, excellent smoothness, good transitions, decent length. To me Christmas beer should have some spices; sadly this one doesn’t really deliver in that aspect but still solid and potent nonetheless.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyra0mO5aP1r53wgno1_1280.jpg)
Scaldis Noel Premium (Anno 1768) - Brasserie Dubuisson Freres, 13% ABV, Belgium
On the back label:
“The strongest Christmas Belgian beer. Brewed exceptionally fro the Christmas period, Scaldis de Noel, a brilliant, red-amber ale will delight the most demanding connoisseurs. The Scalcis [SIC] de Noel Premium is not filtered and refermented in the bottle”
My Notes:
- My Rating: B-
- Why I like it: Very smooth for 13% ABV
- Where I got it: Brewery Creek (?), 2011
- How much: ~$20, 750ml
- Do I love this enough to drink it again: No
- Would I recommend this to beer afficianados: Yes
Tasting Notes: pours amber reddish-brown, good sized head, .75cm micro CO2 retention, slow-moving lacing, LOTS and LOTS of CO2 streams - very active, slighty cloudy (unfiltered). Prunes and faint ethyl alcohol on the nose. Upon sipping, the high ABV is there immediately (the heat & burn) and persists until the finish. This is mixed with 7/10 smooth sweetness, very creamy texture especially in the mid, prune/fig/almost cherries at the start and the transitions into dark malty 3/10 semi-sweet bitterness. Medium-high complexity, Medium-high depth, good carry, good mouthfeel, excellent smoothness, good transitions, decent length. To me Christmas beer should have some spices; sadly this one doesn’t really deliver in that aspect but still solid and potent nonetheless.
