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.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Theatre de Toone, Brussels. Dark brown color with an indifferent beige head. Rich, lighter dark fruit aromas. Medium body. Light dark flavor - approaches cola. Finishes dry and very pleasant. Recommended.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
[1126-20080228] 250mL. Malt cherry aroma with a slight note of fresh green tree trunk. Black body with a medium-lasting creamy off-white head. Super sweet alcoholized wheat malt sheafs flavour. Medium-full body. Average.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
25 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden hazzlenut brown with a lacing tan head. Aroma is mild spiced, dry malty and with a light yeast note. Medium sweet breadish flavour with a distinct spice note following. Goes into a mild breadish malt finish. Yeasty fruit note into the far finish. Average dubbel imho.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Rulles, Belgium
Bottled
Dominated by malt and caramel
Odd hoppiness
Unbalanced
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2008-02-28. Very dark ruby tinged brown body wiha moderate frothy tan head (3+). Sweet flavour, moderate amounts of dark fruit throughout., tangy caramel and dark sugary malt. Aroma is modest, sweet with light sugars, lightly earthy note to the malt. Lingering fruit character in both the flavour and aroma. Average plus palate. (3+) Quite servicable, pleasant, but pretty average by Belgian standards.
Bottle at ’t Spinnekopke, Brussels
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Decent beige head which left some lacing and dark red-brown colour. Yeast and a touch of malt in the aroma. Sweetish flavour, medium bodied, soft carbonated. The taste is malty, slightly fruity with dry plums.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown, decent tight head, which fades to something thin and wispy. Light crisp fruity aroma, sweet too. A little cold, harsh carbonation at this temperature. Taste is very sweet - burnt caramel, pleasant bitter tang too. Some sharp sour hint - not off sour, just sharp sour, and pleasant brown-ness. No trace of 7%. Wonderful sweet bruin, not too malt-obsessed. Quaffable.
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