Sunday, 27 March 2011

't SMISJE KERST

It's about time that my blog contained a beer from one of my favourite breweries...Oudenaarde's microbewery Smisje  (formally De Regenboog and now Smiske)  so i'll start with an absolute beauty and one that i'm glad to say brewmaster Johan Brandt is continuing to brew, his festive beer Smisje Kerst  (the move from Smisje to Smiske sadly saw the loss of the majority of the line up)

Pouring gives a hazy dark amber beer with a large, dense, creamy head that quickly fades to a finger width constant covering.

Aroma is sweet and malty also light citrus and spices are detected. Taste is rich and sweet to start with then spiced malts fill the mouth with slight bitter hops providing the perfect balance - for a beer with a big 11% ABV  it is extremely well hidden, a beer that is dangerously easy to drink.

http://www.smisje.be/ 
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4 comments:

  1. Trappist31 March 2011 at 01:11

    Hi Jay,
    A 'mighty' beer !
    Not many people know tis but the recipe is American influenced. A recipe from New-Yorker Bill Coleman. Call it an American barley wine brewed with Belgian skills.
    Excellent beer this is ! Lucky, Johan is brewing this beer furhter.
    Waiting for your Westy 12 tasting !!!!
    Cheers,
    Filip

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  2. Jay31 March 2011 at 12:05

    Hi Filip,

    Thanks for the background info, would this be the same Bill Coleman who draws the salty dog catoon labels?

    Jay.

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  3. Trappist5 April 2011 at 00:23

    Yep Jay, that's him ! Great artist by the way ! Great beer lover too !
    Cheers,
    Filip

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  4. Trappist5 April 2011 at 00:24

    Oh yes btw.
    The label does show Salty Dog, the beer drinking dog, dressed as Santa Claus. A great label if you ask me. TOP
    Cheers
    Filip

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