Tonight's beer:
Opens with dried fruits—plums and cherries and some dark grapes—wrapped around and among caramel and toast and bread, hints of vanilla and baking spice—mostly allspice and cloves—alongside threads of peat and tobacco, brandy and rum. Dim hints of grass and earth and citrus peel. Dries out quickly and smoothly through the finish.
A little lighter than medium-bodied, smooth, with lots and lots of fine carbonation. Some gentle chewiness is quickly scrubbed away, then the beer evolves toward drying and refreshing. Basically zero alcohol presence.
One of the few non-American Xmas beers I buy every year (or at least every year I find them). Intense as hell and astoundingly complex, superbly well-balanced and well-integrated. Drinkable as hell, graceful and supple and subtle. Delicious from start to finish.
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| St. Bernardus Christmas Ale |
Opens with dried fruits—plums and cherries and some dark grapes—wrapped around and among caramel and toast and bread, hints of vanilla and baking spice—mostly allspice and cloves—alongside threads of peat and tobacco, brandy and rum. Dim hints of grass and earth and citrus peel. Dries out quickly and smoothly through the finish.
A little lighter than medium-bodied, smooth, with lots and lots of fine carbonation. Some gentle chewiness is quickly scrubbed away, then the beer evolves toward drying and refreshing. Basically zero alcohol presence.
One of the few non-American Xmas beers I buy every year (or at least every year I find them). Intense as hell and astoundingly complex, superbly well-balanced and well-integrated. Drinkable as hell, graceful and supple and subtle. Delicious from start to finish.
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