3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pretty dark brown with big foamy tan head. Aroma of dried fruit, molasses, prunes. Similar flavor. Nice warming on the throat. Good one.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle:
Big light brown airy foamy head on top of a a deep dark orange red to brown beer.
Smell nuts, hazelnut, caramel, malts, toffee, spices and sweets.
Taste is a malty mix of darker fruits and spices some yeast and a hint of grass and grain.
Light creamy mouthfeel, low carbo and mid body.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Black beer with a reddish brown tinge and a strong bubbly head. Aroma has some apple fruit and a touch of chocolate. Taste is fruity, rather malty, with dried fruit, marzipan, tropical fruit, notes of brown sugar and syrup. Well balaced finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Poured a deep brown body with thin head. Aroma is chocolate, yeast, some earthy tones. Flavor is dark chocolate, dried fruits, plums. Very dry and fruity tasting. A decent beer but one that I wouoldn’t revisit.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brown clear pour off white head light lacing ..... aroma of sweet caramel malts and nuts ...... taste of caramel, nuts, toffee and a little bready .... a medium bodied beer little belgian yeast in the taste as well ..... a smooth sessionable beer 8% is hidden well
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma is a sweet fruity scent. Color is a deep dark mahogany with very good carbonation and a thick tight light tan head. Taste is like liquid candy. Starting with a full body it goes down a little crisp with a foamy feel. Finish comes in with a rich sweet malt flavor and dried fruit tones then a mild Belgian yeast shows. After taste lets the fruit flavor stand out before warming you as the alcohol shows its self. This is a very good Dubbel, only down fall would be that the alcohol is a little strong on the end.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Cloudy, dark brown body with creamy off-white head. Strong aroma of malts, caramel and butterscotch and fruits especially mashed banana, raisin, plum and grape. Notes of citrus and mustiness, cobwebs The flavor is sweet and only lightly bitter — actually more tart than bitter — in the finish. Medium to full body. Creamy mouthfeel. Nice carbonation. Good beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured out a monster thick tan head characteristic of the style which is very slow to shrink, crazy lacing, mahogany brew. Appealing aromas of red licorice, roses (I’m not the only one), a faceless blend of dark fruits, candy, background caramel - once I finally noticed it it was there, lingering like an unwanted relative (which in this case was good) - a dull sweetness and spice quality. All of that took a lot of smelling and imagination though - I would have preferred if these aromas would have been a little more upfront. Later on everything just blends together and I am left with a subdued aroma. Tastes of a milder version of burnt sugar, dark fruits (raisins, plums, figs - that might be a stretch though), alcohol when warmer, sweet spices work here. It’s decent but down on the list when it comes to selecting a Abbey Dub. I like turtles.
|
