1 Beers to Christmas

I've been on a Belgian kick recently, so it was with great pleasure the number 2 countdown spot was a collaboration with Ommengang and the Belgian farmstead Brasserie d ‘Achouffe.  I have high praise for Ommengang, which is a US brewery dedicated to solely brewing Belgian style ales.  The Brasserie d' Achouffe I am less familiar with.  I have, however, determined they are overrun by gnomes, which makes for an amusing collaboration name: Gnomegang.

If I had two words to describe this beer, they would be smooth and smooth.  It poured with a typical large head and tasted of dark fruit, cherry and apple.  There was a pleasant spice that grew on the way to the finish.  Absolutely lovely.  The high ABV really wasn't readily apparent and in the end, I was left longing for more.  My kind of beer. Now just to make sure I don't have a gnome loose in the house.