2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Bottle from Belgian Beer Station.
Pilaarbijter Bruin has a hazy, orange brown color with lots of floaties. The creamy head is beige and abundant. It slowly leaves a nice lacing on the elegant Pilaarbijter glass.
The aroma is dominated by roasted malts with a touch of tart and spicyness (cloves). Not really complex but not bad.
Tasting the beer is not surprising at all: more roasted malts, sweetness upfront and some bitterness in the rather long aftertaste. The syruppy mouthfeel and roasted taste make me think of a stout, certainly considering the very low level of carbonation.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Ok dubbel. Pours clear blond with fizzy head and some lacing. Lively carbonation. Some floral, some barrel in aroma. Finishes with some Paul bitterness. Some perfumed sweetness. Well balanced but light overall. Bottle from vitis
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33cl bottle. Brown amber with bubbly, tanned head. Nose : burned caramel, fruits and booze. Sip : creamy with delicate carbonation. Sweet with yeast and caramel flavours. Soapy and mild. Nothing interesting.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle 33 cl. Black With a large lightbrown head. Aroma of chocolate, spices and alc. Sweet taste With a shord chocolate ending. Old rating from a trip to Amsterdam 2011.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap @ Vlaamsche Reus, Wageningen. Brown beer again. A lot of banana in the aroma. Banana is all over in the taste. Very smooth beer with a dry finish. Sweet. Overall it’s a lot of banana when I think of this one. Easy going Abbey Dubbel. Good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
33 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20100526.
Pours dark copper color with a small head. Aroma of caramel malts, yeast, toffee and ripe fruits. Flavor of ripe fruits, caramel malts, some toffee and yeast.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
This review is exported from olutopas.info with no comment. Original rating date 28.5.2010
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark coloured beer with a nice brownish head. Sweet but nice aroma. Sweet and fruity flavour. Very decent brew. (Bottle 33cl)
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Hogerdijk, Culemborg. Clear red brown with a big beige head. Caramel aroma with some dark fruits. Nice bittersweet caramel flavour. Aftertaste is a bit shortlived but all in all it’s a nice dubbel.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle with best before of 23/12/13 to Chimay trappist glass...
Aroma: Caramel, toasted/roasted malts, fruits, spices, smells a little hot for the percentage. Slight sour/funk going on as well.
Appearance: Slightly cloudy burgundy red color, huge tan head.
Taste: Sour, bitterness, burnt caramel, spices.
Palate: Quite subtle flavours but there’s a slight mouth puckering sensation going on, tastes kinda tannic like a red. Extremely carbonated, I’d say excessive for the style and it’s kinda hot as the aroma indicated. Overall though the good outshines the bad.
Overall: Solid beer, nothing groundbreaking but it’s still an enjoyable brew. 6.5% huh? It gets you a little more hagged than you’d think....makes me wonder.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap. Clear medium brown with a fizzy off white head. Sweet, malty, toffee and molasses aroma and taste with light banana and bubble gum on the back end and coffee notes throughout. Not bad.
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