3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 24, 2008 Bottle picked up from Morrisons, 11-02-08 Pours very red in colour it actually looks like the colour of old blood. Some sweet toffee banana chewy sweet flavours, nice soft carbonation, lovely dark fruits and dried fruits, spicy on the nose, quite smooth the alcohol is there but never intrudes, I really liked this beer. Had this again 23-03-08 Many thanks to Barry for providing this beer Warm nutty aroma, dark/reddy brown with beige head, molassess, marzipan, oft sweet banana again and another solid 3.7
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours brown leaning towards the red and quite hazy. thick beige foam dissipates quickly. Aroma, Banana, caramel and brown sugar, and dark fruits with some hops in the background. Flavor is earth with some dark fruits, and some hops trying to peak through. Finish is dry. For a 7% this is hidden so well you don’t even feel the warmth. Not bad, but definately not my favorite trappist by a lond shot.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle- Pours a murky brown liquid, with a dense beige foam. Brown sugar, dark fruit, caramel malts, and candied fruit fill the nose, and are backed up with some leafy hops. Flavour profile is figs/prunes with caramelized fruit and bready rye sweetness. The hops are here and are subdued, allowing more sweetness to come out, but it finishes drier than expected. No detection of the alcohol in this dubbel. Bottle at Chaucer’s Pub.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A hazy dark brown beer white a rich beige head. Aroma is very yeasty and fruity, notes of coffee. Taste is also very fruity, notes of bitter chocolate, roasted malt. Spicy and dry end. Lively and warm mouthfeel.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Koning’s Hoeven Dubbel Trappist 33 cl. bottle...Pours a crimson-brown (if that makes any sense) with a light-brown head that quickly fades. Heavy fruit, caramel, and malt nose...Got raisins, & candied fruit on the flavor w/ a touch of bitterness/bite at the back of the palate. Good solid dubbel...
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a deep brown with amber hightlights and a thick beige head. Aroma is of bananas flambe. Also has a light smokiness. The taste is fruity with banana again but also raisins and figs. Some chocolate as well.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This is very dark, slightly brownish red with a big, dense lasting tan head that dissipates to a thin foamy head but leaves no lace. The aroma is dark, burnt caramel, wheat bread, leaves, and a hint of pears. The taste is sweet at first, gradually becoming more bitter near the finish, burnt caramel, raisins, brown bread, with an aclholic quality. It is reminiscent of a lighter, more burnt-bitter relative of barleywine, while being less rich and oily. It’s nice and interesting yet pretty easy to drink.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a dark purplish-crimson color with a medium sized, foamy, light tan head. The foam settles to a thin film, with a quick swirl yielding nothing but runny, sudsy legs that rejoin the body. The aroma is fruity and malty, with dried figs, plums, and dark berries showing atop notes of toasted caramel and light candied sugar. The flavor is quite a bit drier than I expected, with dehydrated fruits playing a huge role. Figs and plums again assert themselves, while caramel malts play more of a background role. A trace amount of fumy vanilla vodka is preset deep within this one. Medium bodied, this one is quite sharp on the roof of the mouth, finishing kind of sour. Not bad, but nothing special either.
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