3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Alcohol sort of cut through on this one for me. Still a great example of a Belgian Dubbel.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark red/brown with nice long lasting foamy head. Aroma malt, dark fruit, yeast. Taste sweet dark fruit (plum) yeast and malt, alcohol. Body full, text thick, carb fizzy, finish with slight chocolatebitter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle - hazy brownih beer with an off-white head. Fruity and spicy aroma. Flavour is complex with some spicy notes. Medium carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: AUG 22, 2010 This is a revision of my initial rating from 2010-07-09. 33 cL bottle at Bar Volo in Toronto, served in a snifter. Pours hazy mahogany with a tall, rocky tan head. Head has good retention and laces well. On the nose, notes of molasses, banana, grape, yeast, clove, pepper, alcohol, nuts and a faint hint of dust. Flavour is moderately honey sweet throughout. There is a very subtle hop bitterness towards the finish and a touch of sour in the background. The finish is moderate in length, dry and somewhat roasty. On the palate, it is light-medium in body with a fairly dry texture and average carbonation. The finish is slightly astringent. Overall, this is a decent dubbel with a beautiful fruity aroma. It has a very nice complex malty sweetness. It is a bit dry for my taste in a dubbel, but I very much enjoyed it. 2010-08-21
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
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Sweet sugary aroma with some banana and fusel alcohols. Foggy light brown under a big, beige cover. Sweet brown sugar flavour with plenty of tropical fruits, including banana. Low bitterness. Medium to high carbonation, sweet finish, light to medium body.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Brown-red body with average carbonation and creme head. Malts of nuts, toast. Resin and leather in aroma as well. Not as sticky as some dubbels. Alcohol at the background. Long, nice aftertaste with bitterness and some sweetness. One of the best trappists. (Bottle 33cl, 2,15 EUR)
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
A tasty Trappist beer. I tried an 11 oz bottle from South Bay Drugs and Liquor in San Diego. Pours a hazy nut brown with a big, beige, fluffy foam head. Has a winey, fruity aroma. Nice flavors: rich fruity flavors carry a subtle sourness and are accompanied by yeast and roasted notes. A bit of vanilla in the finish and aftertaste. Very good!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Alko
Hazy ruby beer and big foamy head. Sweet, quite typical belgy yeasty aroma is a bit alcoholic. Malty taste is pretty much the same. A decent trappist.
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