{"id":5856,"date":"2014-12-24T22:54:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T04:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/?p=5856"},"modified":"2015-01-29T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T19:00:13","slug":"12-beers-of-christmas-11-baladin-noel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/tombedell\/golf\/lifestyle\/5856\/12-beers-of-christmas-11-baladin-noel","title":{"rendered":"12 Beers of Christmas 11: Baladin N\u00f6el"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bal<\/a>We’re a few days past the shortest day of the year, but we’re right smack in the middle of the shortest 12 Beers of Christmas report. What can I say? It’s Christmas eve, and I had to take out the trash, go to the bank, put the lights up on the tree, fix the grandkids’ lunch, finish off some last minute shopping and pick up a few things on order, haul up some wood, make cocktails, make pizzas for dinner, greet the arriving kids and in-laws, decorate the tree, clean up this and that, put the presents under the tree and finally, when almost everyone was in bed, start wrapping my presents for my wife.<\/p>\n

But somewhere in there we also uncorked a bottle of N\u00f6el from Birrificio Baladin in Piozzo, Italy. There’s a lot to be said about this lively and experimental Italian craft brewery, but not tonight. I mainly split it with my son-in-law the restauranteur, but passed some around to my wife and son as well. We were all taken with its malty-sweet caramel nose, a slight touch of roast, and sweet fruit flavors\u2014figs, raisins, maybe a hint of chocolate. It’s bottle-conditioned and uses some raw cane sugar in the mix.<\/p>\n

It’s a Belgian beer Italian-style, sweet and appealing and strong, running $11.70 for 25.4 ounces packed into a bowling pin-shaped bottle corked like wine and sealed with wax. So points for presentation, too.<\/p>\n

It would be a nice gift beer, but it’s a little late for that, isn’t it? Actually, it’s a little late, period. So it’s a quick thumbs up and a merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.<\/p>\n

Name: N\u00f6el Baladin
\nBrewer: Birrificio Baladin, Piozzo, Italy
\nStyle: Strong Brown Ale
\nABV: 9%
\nAvailability: Seasonally, imported by B. United International
\nFor More Information: www.baladin.it\/en\/<\/p>\n\"bal<\/a>\n

[December 24, 2014]<\/em><\/p>\n

<12 Beers of Christmas 12: St. Bernardus Christmas Ale<\/a>
\n12 Beers of Christmas 10: 3 Sheeps Ewephoria<\/a>><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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