3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours hazy brown with bubbly tan head. Aroma of spices, yeast, and fruits. Taste of dark fruits, yeast, and slight banana flavor. Medium mouthfeel. Good.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a nice cloudy brown/slight orange tint, with lots of fluffy head which quickly dissipates with no lacing. aroma is of toasted grains, fruit, and some yeast. Flavor is of fermented grains and fruit, unique yeast flavor is present. A little more carbonated than I would have liked, but I like the strong initial flavor of the fruits and grains.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Weak aroma of malt and nut. Taste is malty, with a little bitterness. Smooth finish with a little spice. Very nice non offensive Dubbel. But it lacks the punch and character that the top ones have.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
330ml Bottle. Pours dark red/brown with an off-white head. Aroma is quite light, thin even, but has hints of nuts, caramel and dark fruits. Flavours of toffee, pepper, malt and clove are present but with very little sweetness. All in all a nice dubbel, a great example of the style, but I have had others that I prefer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours hazy brown/red. Ropey lacing. Nose is light, fig, plum pudding, cinnamon, caramel/toffee. Palate is surprisingly light, no booze, rich. A nice double, but too thin.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
this is a damn good beer. a friend of mine bought me like two of these and we were just drinking these like it was water. this is the best beer ive had in a while
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Maroon colored with light tan head. Aroma of sweet malt and caramel. Some dark fruit lurking in the background with a slight bitter balance.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a amber color with a small tan head. Nose is delightful but not pungent, with spice, dark fruits, belgian sugar, clove, and yeast. Mouthfeel is crisp, refreshing. Initial tastte of clove, touch of banana, light fruits and bready malts. Finishing clean with mild hop balance. Good palate duration and head retention. Excellent brew.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
he last Chimay for me to try is also my favorite of the three styles ..yes yes I know a Quad is technically a bigger Dubbel, bear with me.
Pour is a very murky brown with some floaties and a nice eggshell white head that gets pretty big bud also disappointingly dies down rather quickly.
Smell is great, bread and some light spice and malty goodness, no sign of hops.
Taste is surprisngly bold, mimicking the characteristics of nose with a bit more prominent spice. This is going to rank in front of the White but behind the Blue as far as my taste is concerned.
As with most Belgians, the mouth is refined to a point where you almost take it for granted. Relatively thin and bubbly, where it needs to be.
A fairly easy drinker for a relatively big beer, and definitely a good and slightly cheaper alternative to it’s bigger brother, but for me anyway it doesn’t hang with some of the better dubbels around such as St. Bernardus’s 8 and of course the King, Westy 8.
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Excellent! Many brew dubbels, but this one might be the benchmark. Plenty of malt brilliance and a perfect mouthfeel. I will look for another dubbel to top this balanced beauty.
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