 BBB63 (3810), La Porte, Indiana, USA
May 13, 2007
12 oz bottle and served in my Unibroue tulip: Nice coppery reddish hue greeting the drinkers topped by a fading frothy head and spotty lacing. The aroma is full of sweet and fruity esters, caramel and bready malt, candi sugar, apricot and plum, anise and allspice, and a hint of phenolic activity. The taste is standard American Dubbel fare with lots of sweet malt, ripened fruit and moderate spiced finish. The biggest issue with the flavor profile is that the alcohol is too brash for the style, perhaps in a Trippel but not something you should see in this genre. I also believe that the increased alcohol level caused the mouth feel to be thinner than it should be. Between the near cloying sweetness and the brashness, this was far less enjoyable than I hoped. Passable at best...
hellbilly (909), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Sep 20, 2008 bottle from beachbum25... pours a deep copper color. clear, yet it states on the bottle that thar be yeast at the bottom? it’s capped by a light tan/toasted almond colored head with bits of horizontal lacing. very odd aroma... sweet and sour... almond paste, caramel-y sweet malt, cooked pineapple and oxidized green apples. the flavor is again, oddly sweet and sour... super sweet on the palate (to the point of being unpleasant) with a vague fruity sourness (yet not enough to balance it out), mild bitterness, grass, grain and a light spiciness on the finish. alcohol vapor shows up during and after the finish as well. medium body from the left over sugars and a rather prickly mouth feel from carbonation
JPDIPSO (4286), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 19, 2008 Light umber to copper color. Taller beige head. Holy phenols batman. Pure phenolic resin scent with hints of dms. I am sure there are some more pleasant scents, but having experienced the phenol resins recently they are first and foremost. With a little set time some dark cherries creep in, but still not that pleasant to me. Sweet fruity flavors, with plums, currants and white raisins. Very little hops and just hints of spice form the yeast. Seems under attenuated and unbalanced.
nqualls (422), Tennessee, USA
Sep 16, 2008 Bottle. Poured a clearish orange/brown with a small tan head. Aroma of sweet malt and spice with yeast. Flavor is somewhat fruity with spices. Medium body with mild carbonation.
jjpm74 (3110), Stratford, CT 06614, Connecticut, USA
Sep 9, 2008 Courtesy of beachbum25. Pours brown with a thin white head. Smells of sweet malt, some spice, hints of fruit. Tastes fruity with some earthy hints and way too much residual sugar.
daknole (853), Plantation, Florida, USA
Sep 8, 2008 Bottle from beachbum25. Amber pour wtih a brown head. This is a very malty beer all the way around. Aroma and flavors give notes of malt, spice, fruit and this beer is a tad warm. Not bad.
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