This is the first time I’ve managed to get stock of De La Senne’s Christmas beer. This year Schieve X-Mas pours copper, with appetising red highlights. On the palate, you’ll find delicious flavours of caramel and biscuit, complemented
notes of candied fruits, mandarin, bitter orange, and licorice (the De La Senne brewers have achieved all this without using a single gram of spices or fruits!). It has a beautiful bitterness that lingers in the mouth, with a dry and light finish. The beer is warming and hides its strength very well.