Corsendonk Pater (Abbey Brown Ale)

Bottle. Chestnut brown cloudy body topped with a huge beige foamy head. Nice malty/hoppy aroma with yeasty, spicy, and fruity notes. Its hoppy taste carries sour, plummy, and yeasty hints. Ends with a decent bitter/sour finish. Very enjoyable.

A Mes rate: 33cl bottle from Lowlander. Was sure I had done this before but it seems I have not. That’s why I did not remember it being this good. Sugary sweet and spicy nose with hints of dark fruit (blackcurrant) a little clove and a good dose of malt. Appearance is very good. Clean, not cloudy, mahogany with a thick long lasting tan head that leaves chunky lace. The flavour has an aged character. The malt is there again but this time it is accompanied by raisins and ginger. The bitter finish is brief and a slight letdown considering the quality elsewhere. However, overall its a damn fine drop.

Cloudy brown, with exquisite small-bubbled lacing; beautiful in the glass. Cherries and yeasty nose. Taste profile - showing bits of coriander and a medium-mouthed maltiness - is very reminiscent of Traquair’s Jacobite, with a bit more heft and hops and raisiny around the edges. An excellent brew.

750mL bottle. Deep ruby red color with a large rocky light brown head. Bready malt aromatics with dark alefruit and some spicy, fruity esters. Peppery esters with some caramel and doughy malt. Alefruit and currants in the finish with a residual malt sweetness. Mouthfeel is a medium though somewhat thin for the style.

12 oz bottle-Pours a dark brown color w/a huge off white foamy head. Not much of an aroma-somewhat roasted/smoked. Sweet malty flavor, some citrus, also somewhat metallic. Left me wanting more. Too thin-not much of a finish-except metallic. Maybe I got a bad one-but I’d call it a disappointment.

750ml bottle - A wonderfully aromatic dubbel rich on the pallette but slightly lacking in body. Anyone wanting to try a Belgian for the first time should start with Corsendonk.

Cloudy amber with a tan head. A strong citrusy aroma - grapefruit/raisin/malt. Smart blend of the raisin, citrus and malt together with the yeasty carbonation - comes together well. However, I found the mouthfeel a little thin for what I was expecting and the finish uneventful. Good and smooth drinking, just not a breathtaker.

"The Corsendonk Brown Ale pours a very nice light brown color, with an everlasting light tan head. The aroma is a mixture of port and raisins, with a very, very light scent of spices. The taste is very nice and smooth. This beer has a wonderful mouth feel and is very easy to drink. The flavors are of dark fruits--especially grapes. This is probably the best dubbel I’ve had to date."