Duivels Bier Donker

Brewed by Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Lembeek, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Draught at ZBF 06. Pours a dark brown, with a creamy white head. Aroma is roasted malts and some caramel. Taste is slightly sour, metalic, some sweetness. An almost dusty mouthfeel and a bitter aftertaste.

UPDATED: SEP 2, 2007 Bottle from Utobeer. Very regal in appearance. Dark raisin brown in colour with creamy off white head. Nose of malted bread, raisins and brown sugar with suprising fruit hints - mango, grape and pear. Flat and subdued flavour of malts, coffee and bread. Overly sweet with too little bite. Short, watery finish. Disappointing on its own, but probably a good accompaniment to a Sunday roast.

On tap. Amberbrown beer, big creamy head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate. Flavour is thin, tastes like a watered down Westmalle Dubbel with some chocolate added. Not bad, not outstanding.

Reddish brown,small off white head. Aroma is sweetish, like candy. Also in the taste it’sa bit sweet,a taste like candy, and caramel. some bitterness, not that much. Nice but maybe a bit too sweet.

Ok beer. Yeast and bread, bit of caramel, bit of roast in there. Not too sweet. Ok, just nothing special. Don’t really feel the need to have it again.

Slightly hazy brown with off-white head. Uninteresting beer, but ok. Some sourness, some sweetness, some raisin.

UPDATED: MAY 25, 2005 re-rate: Orange, yeast and perfume aroma. Light sweet, light bitter, light sour, orange and a hint of caramel. Very this finish. Not bad but not much going on as well.12-15-2003, 2.8: Faint dusty aroma. Hazy, red/brown color, light brown frothy head, good lace. Light sweet, quite neutral, dusty, light cherry, dirt, medium body. Maybe Boon added some alcohol but removed the flavors. I liked the Vanderlinden version much more.

Bottled 330ml. -Brown coloured, small off-white head, touch of fruits in the nose. Slight roasty malt, spicy and caramel with quite strong sugary notes. Low carbonation, moderate alcohol presence. Palate could be better.

Draft. Dark brown body with a small tan head. Flowers, cocoa, sweet malts, and choco-notes abound in the aroma. Taste is caramel, cocoa, floral notes, and light roastiness. Body is creamy with a medium overall feel and a mild carbonation to it. Finishes semi-sweet with light cocoa, caramel, flowers, and light tart fruits.

Duivel Donker, 8% ABV
Dark amber color; big head. Some malt and caramel aroma. Ordinary, maybe too dry, with a rather metallic aftertaste. Nothing special…