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Tongerlo Christmas
Brouwerij Haacht NV
- From:
- Brouwerij Haacht NV
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
Ranked #121 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #26,311 - Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 15.14%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 26, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by janubio from Spain
3/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Tasted at Las Buenas Pulgas, poured in a trappist glass. Pours an amber colour, medium head with long retention, cryin' lace. Aroma of yeast, sugar cane, apples, prunes, bananas. Medium body, thin texture for a Christmas, active carbonation. Sweet dry finish. Taste of yeast, bananas, prunes. Not bad, but not what I expect for a Christmas.
Dec 14, 2018
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
3.77/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear amber, with thick, fluffy head.
Smell is yeasty and citrusy with notes of banana, apples and a hint of spice.
Taste is yeasty and sweet with peppery notes of rye and well disguised spiciness. Some phenols and esters, but it's all mellow and balanced.
Mouthfeel is medium with sparkly carbonation.
Overall, a balanced "Tripel light".
Nov 13, 2018Smell is yeasty and citrusy with notes of banana, apples and a hint of spice.
Taste is yeasty and sweet with peppery notes of rye and well disguised spiciness. Some phenols and esters, but it's all mellow and balanced.
Mouthfeel is medium with sparkly carbonation.
Overall, a balanced "Tripel light".
Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France
3.71/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Good caramel presence with a spicy character. This one goes along the classical belgian christmas ale. It's enjoyable enough but not one you'll remember for the rest of your life
Dec 03, 2016
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.65/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
From Uvinum. In Tongerlo chalice. Playing South Park The Stick of Truth.From Uvinum. Not much spicy like in a Christmas beer. More like a tripel but with less alcohol an sugar. Overall pleasant and easy to drink
May 10, 2016
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.64/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Beautiful looking beer, amber brew with towering fluffy head. Mildly spicy and nutty, awesome head retention, slightly musty aroma. Earthy, wooden, nuts....I am drinking this way out of season, but it’s still good.
Apr 25, 2016
Rated by shigg85 from Japan
4.25/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +21.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A solid, thick, spicy Belgian pale that I loved!
Jan 26, 2015
Rated by Tejon
2.64/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.64/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Good for drink one but no more. Nothing exceptional
Jan 18, 2015
Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
3.06/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a hazy, maize color. 1/3 inch head of an off-white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of sweet malt, pale malt, hint of spice, hint of citrus, and a hint of nut. Fits the style of a Belgian Pale Ale. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of slight sweet malt, pale malt, metallic notes, and a hint of nut. Overall, good appearance, but aroma and body are oddly 'nutty' and almost lean towards being 'butterscotch-like'.
Oct 08, 2012
Tongerlo Christmas from Brouwerij Haacht NV
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
33 ratings
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