Corsendonk Pater (Abbey Brown Ale)

Pours a dark ruby-brown with a lasting layer of off-white foam and some lacing. Aroma is sweet and fruity, reminiscent of sorghum ale, oddly. Tastes disarmingly quaffable - sweet with a hint of smoke, spicy finish, a tad watered-down but still quite pleasant. Milky, though thin body with light carbonation. Well-executed and quaffable Belgian ale. Yum!

12 oz bottle as picture shows. Pours a dark brown with off white head. I was really impressed with this dubbel. The beer description is very accurate. Excellent palate.

I thought this one was lacking a pronounced flavor, but it was still pretty good. Easy to drink, but I’ll take a Westmalle or Chimay over this any day.

Apperance is almost dark. Aroma and taste, good and fruity. I tought about Westmalle dubbel when I tried it, but less taste.

Bottle split with BillVanE. Man, theres a lot going on here, but nothing really standing out further than anything else. A decent amount of malt and hops in the nose, a hint of smoke in the taste, a little bit of darker fruits and a yeasty finish encompass this great brew. Not sure if its worth the price (not sure of the price) but a great easy drinking treat. Cheers!

330ml brown bottle. Van Steenberge brewed version, BBD 29/03/07. Brown coloured, showing some haze. Small tan head, tight, creamy with good retention and lacing. Aroma is raisiny malt, slight fruity notes. Malty flavour, chocolate biscuits, yeasty. Finishes yeasty with some chcolate. Medium mouthfeel, soft bodied, tight persistent natural carbonation. Classic dubbel.

Dark bronze/brown with persistent thick tan head. Sugary, hint of honey or molasses, and lightly chocolate. One of my favorite Belgian beers recently.

Dark brown body. Light, light brown head, quite lasting actually. The aroma is spicy, fruity and sweet. Maybe a hint of yeast. A buttery finish, and a taste of brown sugar and tar. Mmmm. (Bottle, Tromsø, 14.11.2008)