3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Date: December 01, 2011
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear dark brown with ruby edges
Aroma: aroma starts off with sweet chocolate before the rich sweet fruity esters kick in with ripe fruits, spicy phenols follow the sweetness for depth
Flavor: rich sweet fruity flavor, dark fruits, hint of chocolate, just a touch of phenolic spicyness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Mad Monk Dubbel-on tap @GABF-pours amber with a tan head. Aroma is sweet medium malt-toffee, banana. Aroma is sweet medium malt-toffee, banana, 2nd herbal hops.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Four Queens location, with a clear, deep copper/amber color, light, off white head foam that quickly diminished to a ring and film, and left some light strands of lacing. The aroma was light fruit, plum, banana, and spices, as clove. The flavor was similar, with light malty sweetness and low but noticeable alcohol presence toward the finish. Decent.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma is ok. There is almost no head, a bad sign. The flavor has all the spices you’d expect right up front, but it finishes off flat, like I was worrying about from the head. Overall, has the makings of a good dubbel, but could use some work.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark brown chestnut beer, no head; Lactic character with lots of fruitiness and very estery. Flavourful, sweet and dark malts with perfumed and fruity notes. Slick MF, smooth and even voluptuous. Very good dubbel, even when style requirements would have it more bitter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught at the brewpub
Red to dark amber color; creamy head. Good mouthfeel, soft Ale with sweet malt, fruity yeast. Not a dubbel, not complex but enjoyable.
3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pour is slightly hazy brown with thin tan head...smell is great with nice earth fruits, yeast, vanilla, yum...everything is lost after the taste...thin watery earthfruits, some yeast...
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A nice attempt at a belgian by this brewery, but still missing something found in great authentic belgian ales. Still worth a try if you’re in the neighborhood however, it still has a very good belgian-esque flavor though not as complex.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap brewpub:
served with slight brown haze and little tan head that was gone quickly. asked the abv 7.6% which is hidden although not that strong. spice and belgium yeast nose. some nice dubbel notes of sweetness, plumes, raisins.
not very complex more one demensional. however, easy to drink with nice flavors. quite good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled at the brewery. Murky dark brown with a tan head. Solid, thick body, huge smoked banana presence, a little cloves and chive/oregano-like spices. Very fresh and spicy, a little alcohol kick underneath. Well-made, though really resembling another New Belgium Abbey clone... hmmmm.
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