hopIQ found 10 beers with the same caramel and fruity character as Grimbergen Brassin de Noël. The winter release of the abbey range, mahogany brown with a generous cream-coloured head. Caramel dominates the nose, joined by banana, apple, red fruit, spice and a faint smoky note. The palate is soft and only lightly bitter: liquorice, ripe fruit and a touch of macerated prune over caramel malt, with orange zest adding lift. Spice and zest linger in the finish while the sweetness builds. Brewed each year for the end-of-year season and also sold as Brassin d'Hiver. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: St. Bernardus Pater 6 — 60%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
5 countriesmatched across 56 flavour tagsbest match 60%
No beer in the catalogue yet — these come closest.