From the brewery:

As you know, we like to test the limits while developing a Christmas beer. For the Schieve X-Mas we have been playing with the characteristics of the style, but without the typical syrupy and heavily spiced features.

The foam of the Schieve X-Mas is beige and dense. Its color is copper, with appetizing red highlights. Its aroma immediately presents a nice balance between malt and hops. On the palate, you’ll find delicious flavors of caramel, biscuit, and pudding, complemented by notes of candied fruits, mandarin, bitter orange, and licorice (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, but not overly boozy.