kegbear (48), Orange, California, USA
Apr 25, 2008 Updated: May 7, 2008
Bottle. Pours a orange brown with very little head. Great aroma of dried fruits - figs, raisins and a bit of smoke that fades to banana as beer warms. Quite a bit of carbonation (which came as a surprise due to the lack of a head). Flavor has faint notes of dried fruits, along with a bit of molasses. It gets better as it warms and the flavors come out as the caronation subsides. Nice alcohol presence, warming. Lightly bitter finish.
 CamdenD (549), Madrid, Spain
Jul 6, 2008 Very nice dubbel ale. It just falls a bit on the lighter end of the dubbel scale. Slightly thin, if not tinny, aftertaste. Aroma is muddled, with some alcohol, fig, and cherry (?) coming through, but none of these really make much of an appearance, giving the aroma of a bland multi-varietal wine. I’ll try more from Port Brewing, but this one was not life-changing.
michael-pollack (1297), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 6, 2008 750ml Bottle: Very complex aroma. Smells sweet with notes of raisins, plums, dark fruits, figs, and brown sugar. Poured orange/red/brown in color with a small tan head that lasted throughout. Sparkling. Hazy. Flavor is heavily sweet. Tastes of dark fruits, figs, raisins, chocolate, yeast, and alcohol. Medium to full body. Chalky texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, chalky finish. Way too sweet.
enginaaron (20), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Very low aroma. Sort of peculiar. May just be this serving. Redish amber ale with mild/pale head. Really neat butterscotch color. Mild alcohol flavor with low belgian-type sweetness. Medium strength that has a bit of age in it. Overall not a huge fan. Strong and goes down well but just doesn’t hit me as being something that is peculiar and mysterious… just not a huge fan.
chrisafari (48), Orange, California, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Pours dark cloudy brown/orange. Herbal belgian yeast aroma. Spicy, herbal, peppery and complex flavor. Flavor also has hints of figs and plums. Very good abbey dubbel!
dkachur (582), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Jul 2, 2008 Bottle from drewbeerme. Thanks! Hazy burgundy color with a medium head. Aroma of maple, grain and subtle notes of alcohol and hop bitterness. Taste is much the same with nutty and earthy notes. Thin body.
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