 thenick (583), North Bellmore, New York, USA
Jul 17, 2007
750 mL bottle, Batch 404 (vintage), shared with ArcaneApollo, 4/4/2007. WOW, this beer became incredibly complex with age. The beer pours a deep ruby color with a lacy white head. Aroma is chocolate and plum. Taste is malt up front, with hints of chocolate, plum, and slight raisin, nutty, and earth notes included as well. Excellent dubbel (again, it’s worth noting I sampled a vintage, and the current Allagash Dubbel I have tried scores lower than this).
flatmatt (99), Northville, Michigan, USA
Oct 10, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours slightly red brown with a small white head. Light aromas of dark fruits, green apples, toasted malts. Flavor is slightly tart green apples, biscuity malts, a touch of honey and a little dark fruit. Pleasant but also somewhat weak flavor.
punkrkr27 (354), Clawson, Michigan, USA
Sep 28, 2008 Dark iced tea colored pour with a ruby highlight and a large 3 finger off-white head. Subtly toasty caramel nose with some faint grass, dark fruit and cedar. Flavor is as equally subtle as the aroma with hints of caramel, almond, vanilla, dates, and cocoa. Medium body with a soft carbonation and a tad watery finish. Definitely a tasty and drinkable beer for being a high-po Belgian but it just seems to be lacking in body and flavor.
rds (120), USA
Sep 28, 2008 This dark amber, near brown, dubbel wears a thin tan head, and carries notes of caramel amid a woodsy earthy background. Plenty of balanced malt, not too sweet, real smooth. A fine dubbel.
chimp_lechamp (372), freehold, New Jersey, USA
Sep 28, 2008 tap at the memphis taproom- pours brown with thin offwhite head. nose is bubblegum, wheat? yeast, full bodied and very good. lots of subtleties about this one.
drfabulous (742), Columbia, Missouri, USA
Sep 26, 2008 I’m getting lots of malt. Some cherry. Sweetness. Even a bit of chocolate. "Should I open another?" I asked the wife. "Is it a bomber?" she asked. "Yes." "Then do it." And so this was opened.
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