[1] Review by ante from Stockholm, Sweden who has tried this beer a couple times. (6/6/2006 3:46:07 AM)
"Dark brown and cloudy with a medium head. Sour lemon, apricot and spices in aroma. Juniper berries, coriander, flowers, apricot and citrus-peels. Dry juniper berries in finish with notes of alcohol and licorice. Good stuff."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by Suds McDuff from Suds City, AleTown, USA who has tried this beer once. (4/19/2006 11:18:29 AM)
"Went to AMsterdam with Hans+Gert-jan and this was the winner overall that night. Now the name was speciale noel and after e-mails and research, i think this is it....was dark and pretty...nice smell...had a sweet delicous warming decadent taste. i liked this alot."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 10oz @ $3 Unit Cost: $4.8 per Pint
[3] Review by Phil B from Gatineau, Canada who has tried this beer once. (3/20/2006 3:59:44 PM)
"Bottle: Poured a muddy dark brown color ale with a huge off-white bubbly head with better then average retention. Aroma of big sweet malt with a distinctive yeast presence. Taste is semi-sweet caramel malt with some faint presence of prunes with a slightly funky yeast presence toward the end. Body is quite full and alcohol is very well hidden. I still feel that it lack a little something to make it truly spectacular but very good beer nonetheless."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer (1/12/2006 8:16:10 PM)
"Bottled. Reddish amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is just lovely, richly fruity and pleasant hopping and yeasting. Flavour is sweet toffeeish with some bitterish flowery hops and spices. Pleasant aftertaste of plum, spices and flowery stuff. Extremely complex, and yes, it’s a christmassy beer indeed!!"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[5] Review by beerdog from Delta, BC, Canada who has tried this beer once. (9/8/2005 1:19:33 PM)
"This poured a cloudy dark copper colour accompanied by a foamy, tan head. No lumps were experienced and mine was 9.0% ABV according to the label. Aroma was quite complex and most interesting, and I'm guessing that I may've (or not) detected some malt, fruit, spices, molasses and coffee. Taste was no less interesting, with malt and coffee leading the way."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 11.2oz @ $2 Unit Cost: $2.86 per Pint
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