 vyvvy (1756), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Nov 25, 2007
I got this thinking it would be an absolute trainwreck and it didn’t seem nearly as bad as I’d envisioned. It is far from being mistaken for an actually Belgium abbey ale though. Pours amber with a sudsy beige head. The aroma has soda spritziness, light caramel malt, brown sugar, hints of earthiness and brown sugar. The aroma overall is quite muted though. Medium semi-smooth body with some fizzy carbonation on the finish. The flavor starts with sugary sweetness, wateriness, minor toffee and caramel along with some biscuit-like malt. The finish has some spice and astringency. Not bad for who does it, but not something I’ll run out to get.
brianprentiss (397), Mountain View, California, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Smells like a cheap beer, and certainly not a double, but if it were classified some other way maybe people wouldn’t be so hard on it...Expectations! But, not a bad beer; I enjoyed it.
jcdsmack (46), Henderson, Nevada, USA
Sep 25, 2008 Not a bad beer, I wouldn’t classify it as a belgian abbey. More like a special amber ale I guess you could compare it to Fat Tire. Let’s face it it’s 5 1/2 % ABV that’s not a dubbel. For a mass produced ale it’s drinkable.
nqualls (422), Tennessee, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Bottle. Poured a cloudy amber with a small tan head. Aroma of nutmeg and cinnamon. Flavor reflects the aroma. Decent but not great.
donrajin (233), Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Not a bad beer, but a far cry from a dubbel. Need’s a lot more depth and complexity to be called a dubbel. Again, not bad, but a little thin.
KawaBomber (149), New Jersey, USA
Aug 4, 2008 12oz Bottle ’07: Clear amber w/ a small off-white head. Some slight candy sugar in the aroma, not much else. Flavor is sweet malts. Nothing exciting here...time to move along.
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