 tjthresh (1765), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Pours very dark brown with a large, fizzy light brown head. I appears to be a bit thin. The nose is a bit rum raisin or highly alcoholic bread pudding. Maybe a bit of mint and white pepper. The flavor is has a bit of the minty taste. With a bit of chocolate. Honestly, I don’t find this beer all that flavorful. Medium body, but nothing exciting. There’s nothing here to make me won’t more.
tarheels86 (734), Washington DC, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 22oz courtesy of tastybeer.
Pours pitch black with a large, dark brown, fairly rocky head that has great retention and leaves good lacing. Aroma is graham crackers, marshmallows, milk chocolate, a bit of roast. Overall, it smells like s’mores! Pretty awesome. Taste is dried fruits (dates, figs), roasted nuts, some roast, smoke dark chocolate covered cherries. It’s a bit salty actually. Body is thick, filling. Missing a few normal Dubbel notes, but is excellent just as a Belgian Strong Ale. Yum!
satan165 (566), River Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 aroma is black cherry, chocolate and a touch of char/smoke. appearance is dead opaque with sizzling active head that reduces quickly. flavor is first of booze; alcoholic sweetness that seizes and numbs the palate. dark stone fruits are then revealed with caramelized, focused raisin essence at the forefront. some grape skin bitterness and general nuttiness are also on deck. strong dubbel character that when combined with such a high ABV pushes it into quad territory both categorically and in terms of flavor.
GG (1623), NorCal, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 First, thanks goes out to Brian for landing me this one. Just a long, wonderful, gift of a beer that I was happy to sip for what seemed a few hours. The beer pours out a deep cherrywood body with a fat 2" creamy beige head. A rich chocolate aroma, caramel, dried plums, a touch of wine, rum soaked raisins and brown sugar. Flavor shared many of the same characteristics of the aroma. Chocolate, brown sugar, mocha, rich toffee, sweet berries and a suprisingly spicy finish. Just a really nice beer to enjoy for as long as possible.
bb (2905), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 15, 2009 Bottle. Dark mahogony beer with a nice tan head. Light roasty, yeasty, dark fruit aroma. Caramel and yeast flavor with dark fruit. Medium-plus bodied. Light earthiness, yeast, and malt lingers with dark fruit.
Beardface (991), Eugene, Oregon, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 14, 2009 22 oz bottle from Market of Choice. Pours dark brown with a reddish tinge and a two finger, long-lasting tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, light chocolate, caramel. Flavor is full of sweet caramel, plum, raisin, light chocolate and some spiciness. Very good beer, glad I finally got around to trying it.
yngwie (4935), Kristiansand, Norway
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 27, 2009 Updated: Aug 30, 2009Bottle, 22oz. A clear, dark ruby beer with a dense, two-finger head lasting for a long time, and leaving nice lacings. A bit sourish on the nose, with dried fruits and caramel doing most of the work. Sweet, caramel flavor with hints of sourness, berries, some spices, chocolate and coffee, and a little hint of licorice. Full-bodied, and maybe a bit too effervescent. Sweet, spiced finish. Anyway, it’s sure a world class dubbel, complex and well-tasting. 090619
sunevdj (1770), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 26, 2009 Tasting at TAR’s. Pours a clear dark brown with a small head. Quite sweet with a very light bitterness. Some aromas of Belgians yeast. Also (too) strong aromas of star anis. Medium to full bodied. Lively carbonation. Too spicy; unbalanced towards the spices.
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