3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a deep amber brown color with a tan head. Aroma is caramel, plum, sugary, fruity, and spicy. Flavor is fruity, grain, plum, grape, and spicy finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Ebenezer’s. Pours a lighter red brown, translucent. Nose is stone fruit, chocolate, caramel. Very easy drinking with the same characters coming through. Yeast doesn’t contribute a ton, balances the sweetness somewhat. Decent.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Beer Bistro in Toronto. It was listed as Koningshoeven Dubbel. Dark reddish brown pour, khaki colored head. Dark fruits, sweetness shine though. Caramel flavor, with just a hint of spiciness. Pretty good overall.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Julio’s Belgian Beer Festival. Sample. By the time I got to this one I was seeing double. Rating it to keep track but don’t have any particulars.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Dark brown color with a lovely huge beige head. Aroma of caramel, toasted malts and some dark fruits. Sweet malty flavor with caramel, sweet plums, alcohol and lots of fruits. Some spicy yeast in the finish. Medium-bodied. Decent.
Later note: gets better as it gets warmer. Added a point for flavor and overall numbers.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I liked this beer. But I dont think I qualify to comment it anymore than that.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A nice dubbel, light with a good Belgian fruity, phenolic sweetness. This beer pours a dark mahogany, translucent without the murkiness I was expecting. The head dissipates quickly but sprouted nicely and left a bit of lacing and, at least, a fair ring around the outside of my goblet. The aroma has a strong phenolic band-aid note, although it’s not unpleasant. There are also strong Belgian stone fruit flavors, a touch of earth and a splash of rum. It’s a fruity, sweet beer, like a quad without depth and punch. Again, that sounds critical and that’s not entirely meant. I don’t always want to drink big heavy quads, but I still prefer them in terms of ratings. While it’s more drinkable than a quad, it still tends to make my mouth turn when I take a large sip. If nothing else, Koningshoeven deserves an award for packing this much flavor in a 6.5% abv beer. It might not be the most complex Belgian flavor, but it’s a big, assertive sweetness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(bottle - 330 ml) Dark red pour with a creamy tan head. Aroma is light and fruity with some hints of citrus, raisins, and yeast. Flavor is sweet and malty at the start with citrus and dark fruit notes near the middle Finish is clean and dry with a lightly sweet aftertaste. Very fizzy and a bit thin, but really tastes good.
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