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X-Mas Zinnebir
Brasserie de la Senne
- From:
- Brasserie de la Senne
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
Ranked #63 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #20,928 - Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 13.26%
- Reviews:
- 96
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 21, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2007
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Ratings by beerdrifter:
Reviewed by beerdrifter from Germany
3.65/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Picked this up at a great little beer store in Arlon, Miorge Mihoublon. Murky amber-brown pour with two finger off-white head with decent retention and great lacing. The nose is fruity and spicy with hints of nutmeg, clove, dark fruit, caramel, and just a touch of banana. The taste is complex and spicy with hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar, plums, black cherries, raisins, and just a bit of ginger. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and slightly fizzy with an odd sour-bitter finish. This is what I like a Christmas beer to be. Spicy and complex. A solid interpretation of the style.
Dec 10, 2012More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.94/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
June 2011: 330 ml bottle, as X-mas Zinnebir, from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. No vintage mentioned on the bottle, so I assume it is 2010, and that this is the same recipe as 2009. ABV is 6.5%. Mahogany colour, huge beige head. Spicy aroma, also notes of dark dried fruits, caramel and brown bread. Soft and rich moutheel. Malty and spicy flavour, some caramel and brown kandij sugar without being too sweet, some roasty notes, well balanced mild Christmas spices, peppery and hoppy finish. Very enjoyable.
Aug 21, 2022Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.91/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle served in a Belgian snifter.
This is 7.8% ABV and clearly not a pale ale. It is a Belgian dubbel style ale, and a good one. The very dark brown colored body is essentially opaque in the glass and topped with a short weak head.
Vertu inviting aroma with an intoxicating mix of dark grains and dark dried fruits, plus a subtle, faint spiciness. The flavor follows but the quality is a step down from the fine aroma.
Overly thin mouthfeel, particularly with the light carbonation level.
Jan 31, 2020This is 7.8% ABV and clearly not a pale ale. It is a Belgian dubbel style ale, and a good one. The very dark brown colored body is essentially opaque in the glass and topped with a short weak head.
Vertu inviting aroma with an intoxicating mix of dark grains and dark dried fruits, plus a subtle, faint spiciness. The flavor follows but the quality is a step down from the fine aroma.
Overly thin mouthfeel, particularly with the light carbonation level.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.81/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From cervezas especiales. In Teku glass. Mounting kids presents the night of the Magic Kings. 2014 edition. Small sourness that slightly ruins what could be a superb brew. In any case, its still enjoyable
Jan 06, 2016Reviewed by PlutonowyManiek from Belgium
3.32/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Head thick and creamy beige in color, medium and fine bubble, persistent. On the surface beer in the middle of the glass creates a nice foamy mound.
The aroma of clove, there are floral notes, plums, smoked negligible (?).
The taste is not as interesting as the smell. She has been dominated bitterness, strong, surging characteristic of grapefruit. Somewhere in the background hidden behind the bitterness sadly loom plums and cloves along with other spices. Alcohol skillfully hidden. In conclusion, it seems that the X-Mas Zinnebier is only bitterness, this beer all attributes that were in the bouquet, were not so much hidden as it killed a pity. It's definitely not enough.
Mar 18, 2015The aroma of clove, there are floral notes, plums, smoked negligible (?).
The taste is not as interesting as the smell. She has been dominated bitterness, strong, surging characteristic of grapefruit. Somewhere in the background hidden behind the bitterness sadly loom plums and cloves along with other spices. Alcohol skillfully hidden. In conclusion, it seems that the X-Mas Zinnebier is only bitterness, this beer all attributes that were in the bouquet, were not so much hidden as it killed a pity. It's definitely not enough.
Rated by shleepy from California
3.75/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very dark color. Big head. Caramely smell. Burned caramel taste, though it seems relatively dry. Tasty but not amazing.
Feb 02, 2015Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts
3.87/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On-tap at the Foundry, Northampton, MA.
A- Somewhat hazy chestnut brown with a preposterous light tan head to four fingers in a tulip. Great retention and massive piles of lace after each sip.
S- Toasty brown grains and spicy Belgian yeast. Lacking strength overall as I stress to find anything beyond the general theme.
T- Packs more punch at this juncture. Spicy yeast is the vehicle while raisin, dried fig, cherry, toasted nuts, grapes and deep amber candi sugar ride along. Tobacco and a roast hint of cocoa powder really round it out and add depth. Moderately sweet.
MF- Falls on the taste buds with a body towards the lighter side. Carbonation sort of low to medium and the texture is fizzy foamy. Light dark bitters.
Darker than most of the XMAS brews I have had in the past but certainly a welcome thing here. Drinks like a Belgian Brown rather than the Belgian Pale style it is listed as.
Dec 23, 2014A- Somewhat hazy chestnut brown with a preposterous light tan head to four fingers in a tulip. Great retention and massive piles of lace after each sip.
S- Toasty brown grains and spicy Belgian yeast. Lacking strength overall as I stress to find anything beyond the general theme.
T- Packs more punch at this juncture. Spicy yeast is the vehicle while raisin, dried fig, cherry, toasted nuts, grapes and deep amber candi sugar ride along. Tobacco and a roast hint of cocoa powder really round it out and add depth. Moderately sweet.
MF- Falls on the taste buds with a body towards the lighter side. Carbonation sort of low to medium and the texture is fizzy foamy. Light dark bitters.
Darker than most of the XMAS brews I have had in the past but certainly a welcome thing here. Drinks like a Belgian Brown rather than the Belgian Pale style it is listed as.
X-Mas Zinnebir from Brasserie de la Senne
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
145 ratings
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