SilkTork (3941), Rochester, Kent, England Nov 29, 2002 Chocolate, honey, savlon, aniseed - the flavours leap out and are the first thing you notice. It then becomes a game - sniff, taste, sniff. It’s very oaty smooth (though I believe it’s all barley) and candy sweet. It’s pleasant and fun, but like a party game for kids. The initial carbonation is buzzy like coca cola which re-inforces the feeling that this is not a beer to take seriously. Plenty of flavours, but crude and pointless.
Skidds (186), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Sep 24, 2008 Poured a dense dark brown with an off-white almost brown head. Aroma and flavour were primarily of dark fruits, nuts, chocolate and spices. The finish was quite spicy. Glad to have tried it. ogivlado (2399), Zagreb, Croatia Aug 31, 2008 Bottled(330ml). -Reddish pale brown coloured, small off-white head, discreet malty nose. Light roasted malt, caramel and dark fruits with notes of chocolate and nuts. Also few licorice hints. Mild alcoholic rather dry finish. St Feuillien Brune is much better but this is still good abbey dubbel. note666 (223), Eindhoven, Netherlands Aug 23, 2008 330 ml bottle. dark brown colour. bif creme head. not very strong in taste. low alcohol in taste. Borresteijn (588), Amstelveen, Netherlands Aug 19, 2008 Bottle. Murky brown colour, beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, caramel. Flavour is sweet and dry roasted malts, some chocolate, a hint of dark fruits. Slightly dry finish. A very nice dubbel. Grovlam (3204), Copenhagen, Denmark Aug 4, 2008 Bottle. Large beige creamy head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Dark cola like color. (it was compared with a cola). Aroma was quit lovely with notes of fruit, caramelized, yeast, hint of sweet liquorish, mild toasted malt and what could appear as sweet chocolate. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Moderated sweet flavor. Lingering sweet fruity caramelized finish.
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