With an alcohol content of 7% and a distinctively malty character, the Christmas Beer offers aromas of baked bread, fruit (prunes), and licorice on the nose, enhanced on the palate by a sweet flavor. Its bitterness is moderate, and its hop aromas are subtle.
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Eye
brown
Nose
aromas of freshly baked bread, prunes, and licorice
Palate
sweet flavor, moderate bitterness, light hop notes
Serve
at 4-8°C
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2018
Food and wine pairings
It pairs well with turkey with chestnuts, foie gras, game in sauce, and tarte tatin
Guide Hachette des Bières
Rated brewery (2018 guide) Award-winning beers (This brewery’s beers are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Christophe Fargier trained in the United States in the early 1990s and opened Ninkasi in Lyon’s Gerland neighborhood in 1997. His concept was unique in France: combining a brewery with a bar-restaurant that also hosted concerts. As the brewery became too small, everyone moved to Tarare, settling in a former dye works with an Eiffel-style steel frame. In 2016, Lyon had seven Ninkasi bar-restaurants, which carry on the city’s rich brewing tradition. All beers are top-fermented, contain no artificial colors or flavors, and are unpasteurized.