Emelisse Winterbier 2011 - Bierbrouwerij Grand-Café Emelisse

DARIVA

Netherlands

3.2/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Amber colored beer, slightly cloudy with a minimal head.

S: Raisins, grapefruit and a little bit sweet.

T: Slightly bitter on what soft.

M: Low carbonation with a slightly bitter aftertaste.

O: Fairly drinkable. Have the suspicion that this was a bad version, will try again.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2012 15:26:01 | More by DARIVA

oberon

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a tulip glass a murky roasted chesnut brown with a thinner but well sustained tannish colored head atop.Brown sugar,roast,and alcohol dipped fruit in the nose,the alcohol is prevelent.Fruity on the palate with brown sugar sweetness rounded out nicely with drying somewhat earthy finish with the alcohol actually held in check pretty well.A solid winter ale,it's warming and quite easy going down for its size.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2012 01:58:07 | More by oberon

avalon07

South Carolina

3.53/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a copper color and a hazy consistency. Some sediment. There was a small amount of head that quickly dissipated. Below average lacing.

S: A subtle aroma of malt, fruit, and something sweet and sugary.

T: Tasted of caramel, malt, and some kind of fruit (plums, maybe?). It's a little thin in the finish, in spite of itself. Alcohol is somewhat noticeable.

M: A good amount of carbonation with a dry finish. Medium-bodied.

O: Not a terrible beer, but certainly not a memorable one.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2012 14:06:19 | More by avalon07

LiquidAmber

Washington

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a dark mahogany brown amber with considerable dark floating particles; I poured the entire bottle, so must have poured some sediment. Thin medium tan head which dissipated quickly, leaving a ring around the glass, light lacing. Aroma is light; dark fruit, caramel malt and light spicing. Flavor is very subtle, sweet malt, dark fruit and brown sugar. Light hops. Finishes malty and sweet. No evidence of the spices noted in the aroma in the flavor. Medium bodied with a suggestion of creaminess. A very interesting take on a winter warmer. Although the flavor is somewhat mild, it is not watered down, unassuming but complex enough to be interesting. I really enjoyed this. I'm increasingly impressed with Emelisse.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2012 05:27:39 | More by LiquidAmber

metter98

New York

4.13/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: The beer is clear dark brownish amber and poured with a thin head that died down and left delicate lacing covering the surface.
S: There are light aromas of dark fruits and malts in the nose.
T: The overall taste is rather malty and has notes of dark fruits. There are some slight hints of sweetness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and very smooth on the palate with a bit of thickness and also has a low amount of carbonation. A bit of warming from the alcohol is noticeable.
O: Despite its strength, no traces of alcohol are present in the taste.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2011 19:21:30 | More by metter98

Brabander

Netherlands

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I got this bottle last week from Mark, Mar02x. Thanks for this bottle Mark, i know how you like Emelisse and with this beer i know why.

Out of the beerfridge i let the beer warm up a bit, Too cold is nog good for this kind of beer.

Poured in my Struise glass off course. Deepdarkbrown fluid with a broken white three finger head. No carbonation and little lacing.

The smell is inviting, not too strong, i sense some caramel and some butter. Soft with a medium full body, not too complex but that is what this beer is all about i think. Sugar makes the beer nicer, the alcohol is really well hidden.

Taste is very good, one of the better beers i had untill now from Emelisse. You can drink this one all night...(but then the 9 ABV will hit you!)

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2011 20:52:00 | More by Brabander

Mar02x

Netherlands

4.03/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - A strange beer, the color is brown and hazy, but the head is not coming up. It appears just a second and than it's gone sooner for ever.

S - A smell of an old brown ale, and that is something I don't wanna smell.

T - Gorgeous! Fantastic! & Different I called the style winter warmer because that's what the bottle mentions. The style however is more like a crossing between the black IPA and Double. Very drinkable but you still want to sip this stuff. Very excellent done.
There's a little sweetness up front and than comes the fruity and citrus like hops and after that comes the bitterness. Not so much that is blows you of your socks, but still it is present.

M - A soft to medium carbonation that goes excellent with the taste. A bitter finish of course like a Emelisse beer should.

O - A great beer, something totally different between the other winter beers. I can certainly recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2011 21:24:41 | More by Mar02x