Schieve X-mas Winter Ale
Brasserie de la Senne
- From:
- Brasserie de la Senne
- Belgium
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
Ranked #94 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #25,016 - Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 7.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 22, 2026
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
A dark beer with aromas of caramel and chocolate, with creamy foam and fruity nuances which rises to 7.8 °. A winter beer par excellence.
Contains Gluten (Grain) & Vegan friendly'
Contains Gluten (Grain) & Vegan friendly'
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Rated by Ronan_H from New Jersey
3.9/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a red-copper. Notes are relatively bready with strong fruit notes, finish has extremely prominent bitter notes
May 22, 2026
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.42/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.42/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Dirty orange pour and appearance in the glass; cloudy; thick, off-white head, long-lasting with a dense texture. Malt-forward nose with a touch of fruit; caramel with a delicate presence of oranges. Strong and phenol bitterness dominates the taste; very little malt character. Medium-heavy body; fizzy with an astringent aftertaste.
Would love to have loved this beer, but the taste and mouthfeel just aren't there for me.
ABV: 8%; pouring temperature: 41.4 ℉; bottling info: BOT: 18SEP25 BBD: 18SEP27
Source: local purchase (Coaltrain Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits)
Jan 31, 2026Would love to have loved this beer, but the taste and mouthfeel just aren't there for me.
ABV: 8%; pouring temperature: 41.4 ℉; bottling info: BOT: 18SEP25 BBD: 18SEP27
Source: local purchase (Coaltrain Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits)
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.92/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottled in 330ml of brown glass, bottle conditioned and purchased from Portland Wines on the Nook in Sale
Pours a fairly clear amber body with rather resplendent off white head
Aroma Christmas pudding
Flavour is walnuts, plums and spices
Feb 13, 2025Pours a fairly clear amber body with rather resplendent off white head
Aroma Christmas pudding
Flavour is walnuts, plums and spices
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.32/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle from Wee Beer Shop, Shawlands (£4.80):
Chestnut amber with a 1cm, foamy head that's creamy white with a few bubbles on top. Quite a hoppy nose with a bit of spice, some orange peel then an aggressive bitterness to the taste with yeast, spice & some light caramel & lively carbonation but just a touch too bitter for me.
Dec 30, 2024Chestnut amber with a 1cm, foamy head that's creamy white with a few bubbles on top. Quite a hoppy nose with a bit of spice, some orange peel then an aggressive bitterness to the taste with yeast, spice & some light caramel & lively carbonation but just a touch too bitter for me.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.96/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L- Mid chestnut-brown, pours with wildly eager head; 4cm of dense cream coloured foam (ps. holds very well). It is bottle conditioned - suggest it's poured slowly...
S- Just a touch of bright hops for me.
T- Hops is the boldest aspect here, I also get a minor fruity note - orange? Hops linger on the palate into the finish.
F- Perhaps one of the hoppier and less rich 'Xmas beers' I've had in a while, but it comes together very nicely.
O- Very nice, something different from an Xmas beer. Arguably with the bold hops it's quite contemporary in formulation.
Rated/reviewed. Now to check the bottle for additional clues:
Bot: 7/10/24 BB: 07/10/26 'Contains: Malted barley, fermentable sugar, unfiltered, bottle refermented.
Dec 07, 2024S- Just a touch of bright hops for me.
T- Hops is the boldest aspect here, I also get a minor fruity note - orange? Hops linger on the palate into the finish.
F- Perhaps one of the hoppier and less rich 'Xmas beers' I've had in a while, but it comes together very nicely.
O- Very nice, something different from an Xmas beer. Arguably with the bold hops it's quite contemporary in formulation.
Rated/reviewed. Now to check the bottle for additional clues:
Bot: 7/10/24 BB: 07/10/26 'Contains: Malted barley, fermentable sugar, unfiltered, bottle refermented.
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