So while I feel that St Bernardus 12 is the best, this would probably the best Christmas beer. It is definitely filled with so many notes. Not as strong as the best beers in the world but the caliber of this beer is enough to make my top 20 atleast. This beer is a result of taking whats good about some Belgians like St. Bernardus or Unibroue and spicing it up Christmas style. We have flavors of cinnamon, Ginger man bread, Mexican De La Rosa Mazapan, raisins, minor caramel (not like dulce de leche abt 12), figs, chocolate, allspice, pears, peach, banana, brown sugar, cherry and almost some port wine flavor like Trois Pistoles. If you love Belgian beer, this would be the best Belgian Christmas beer for ya 😛

2011 Review:
It’s that time of year again. The time where every one spends a lot of money on gifts and decorations all in for the “Holiday Spirit”. But really, some people forget that it is mainly about enjoying the end of the year and being with the family. The whole thought that counts is what truly matters in these times. Especially with family and friends. So to ring in the beginning of the last month of 2011 I am trying the St. Bernardus Chrismas Ale. This brew is full of a lot of….well…..spirit…and by that I mean 10% ABV of alcohol. It is the type of brew one would have to stay warm during these cold seasons. Filled with malty caramel, bread (from yeast), dark fruit flavors like raisins and figs, spices, and really really creamy :P. The flavors linger around for a while. Similar to the abt 12 except not as sweet but sure feels like a Christmas beer. LOL you are probably looking at the screenshot and wonder why is it that I paired a Holy beer with 2 devil chicks. Well…I wanted to show in its artistic form that even though appearances can be deceiving, even little devils like these know what it is like to love their families. Basically even though someone can look evil, we should not judge people by their covers until we can know who they are. This is an example that you don’t have to be holy like to be good or be a devil to still have a caring heart… Anyways. This is also to show that this year has taught me a lot about this hobby. When you learn to experience and get to know things like beer tasting and art, you get to realized that even if something looks odd, not artistic, or looks like it would taste bad, you do not get to know until you try it. It has been quite the year and I know I will be writing more as time goes. So tune in next year…well or next week. as I will still have some brews to try before the year is over. Cheers, Merry Christmas, love your families and be thankful so that next year can be better than the last 😀