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Merry Christmas

We're finally all caught up again.
The ale of the 17'th of December, is Kerkom's Winterbinkske, a dark Belgian winter ale of 8.3% VOL.

Pouring it up, it blackens the glass, leaving a pretty orange head and leaving Christmas seasoning notes such as cinnamon in the air.
Smelling it further and deeply, it gives off the aroma of cinnamon, as well as chocolate and coffee.

Giving it a taste, the ale feels closer to a richly-seasoned stout, than that of a dark Belgian ale.
The dark malts definitely comes through, giving it a roasty chocolate and coffee like flavour, as well as leaving behind a burnt aftertaste of bread. It does lack the smoke however, which is definitely not something I'll complain about.
The burnt flavour doesn't become too overpowering either, probably due to the amount of hops and the added Christmas spices, making it sweeter than it otherwise would've been.

Overall a great ale and one that could be used to convince your friends, that dark beer aren't as scary as they might think.

Merry Christmash