3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at TCBF, pours dark reddish brown. Aroma of caramel malts, candied sugar and dried fruits. Flavour of dark, dry fruits and caramel malts. Pretty uninspiring, but still solid dubbel.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Powdered sugar, dried peaches, black pepper, all fairly understated aromas. exact same color as the piece of amber in front of me. no head. I taste a little bitterness, a caramel peach, a slight chemical dryness. very smooth on the tongue. sweet finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bright copper-brown colored, very thin head. Mild aroma of candied apricots. Medium bodied - well attenuated - in a more authentically belgian way than other american examples of the style. Very drinkable, but lacking the malt complexity or big punch of flavor needed to rate it higher.
2.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 11/20
Good blend of white raisin, malt, and fig aromas. Clear tea colored, medium head, little retention, minimal lacing. Dried fruits, not a lot of candi or spice on the palate. Thin mouthfeel, lacks body.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
22 oz bottle - I don’t drink a lot of Belgians, so I’m not sure what they are supposed to smell like. This one has a pleasant enough aroma. Orange with a white head. Roast flavor with a sweet aftertaste. I’m not a huge fan of the style, but I do like this beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz 2010 bottle thanks to LtDan. Pours with a mostly clear copper body with an off-white head that fades somewhat quickly. Aroma is somewhat bland. Graham crackers, raisin, vanilla, cherry, caramel, toasty, fruity, bready. Flavors of honey, biscuit, fruit, vanilla wafers, plum, cherry and maple. Not a typical Dubbel at all. Also getting some strawberries and sugar on the finish. Graham crackers/bready. Not bad, but not traditional nor particularly memorable. Medium bubbles, creamy.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz bottle. Really not bad, but fails in the way so many american versions of belgians go. Ruby brown pour with creamy, tightly bubbled head.. quite pretty. Nose is strong and herby, sweet malts, molasses. Sip is full and sharply flavored but still off. Could use more strongly present and flavored alcohol note. Finishes roasty and sweet, quite tasty. But overall a bit weak.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz. from Fred Meyer. A little fuzzy in my mouth, but one damn drinkable beer. Tastes sweet like candy and finishes dry like ginger ale. I still have no idea what a dubbel is "supposed" to taste like, but this is certainly a fun beer to drink.
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber from Malt & Vine. Pours brilliant copper with a foamy 3 finger beige head. Aromas of roast malt and yeast/spice pepperiness. Medium body with frothy carbonation. It’s caramel with a lot of yeast/spice. Mildly pepper/hot. Bitter? More sweet than bitter. But the pepperiness seems to accumulate in the mouth. It’s really nice.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Full Sail Brewing Company--SANCTUARY--22 Fluid Ounces Of Belgian Style Dubbel--Brewmaster Reserve 2010 22 oz. Bottle. 7.00% ABV. 20 IBU’s (4.5 / 5.0) Belgian Ale--Dubbel. Thin white lace thin head. No sediment. Clear dark amber brown hint color. Malty toasted mild cocoa mellow Belgian ester front. Tangy subtle CO2 rich dry brown biscuit dark fruit body. Tangy dry sweet spicy Belgian dark not overly fruity end. Rich NW Dubbel. Sampled 9/21/2010. $3.99 Each @ Fred Meyer--Ballard as of 9/20/2010.
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