3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Ruby brown, off-white head. Aroma of malts, brown sugar. Flavour is sweet, soft, malty, brown sugar. A slightly dry finish. Maybe a bit too sweet, but an OK dubbel.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at home.
Dark brown with a large beige head, fine lacings. Aroma heavy malty (caramel, brown sugar, fruity), light hoppy. Flavor moderate/heavy sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Very tasty!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
25 cl bottle, bought in shop in Oostende. Brown, ruby color, fine but disappering beige head. Aroma is dark fruits. Flavor is sweet and fruity. Malty aftertaste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
25cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, yet easy to drink, clear, good head, nice brew
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Had at Den Arme Duivel in Antwerp on 6/19. Pours dark ruby head with a whitish tan head. Strong aroma of fruits and sweet malts. Initial taste is metallic. Minimal finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Wonderfull dark-amber colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy fruity aroma. Light bitter flavor. Slightly metallic and lachs fruity notes. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate. Boring.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Objectively speaking:
Old (BB 2007) bottle which evidently suffered a bit from its advanced age, but still shows a solid malt background.
I like:
No alcohol whatsoever. Pleasant toasty malt with never too sweet caramel character. Fruity (strawberry). Very good nutty notes. Has kept a firm and textured mouthfeel despite its age.
I dislike:
Metallic/bloody/coiny edges, likely all from the oxidation. Not too aromatic. Almost headless.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle from Belgium. Dark brown with red tint and small beige head. Aroma is a little mollases, darker malt and alc. Sweet brown fruit, with banana, alc, red fruit, okay. Medium, slightly chalky but medium carbonated body. Pretty cloyingly sweet but I can dig on some of the fruit flavors.
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