 BlackDonald (428), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
May 12, 2008 This is wonderful with some bottle aging, or fresh out of the tap at the brewery, as I experienced a few weeks ago. This has a wonderfully smooth maltiness, rich caramel and toffee notes, with some molasses, sweet fruitcake breadiness, and lots of candi sugar, but still manages to find balance and finishes dry and lingering. Delicious
iowaherkeye (1308), Back in Iowa City!, Iowa, USA
May 8, 2008 22oz bottle, notched that it was bottled the second week of August 2007. Thanks Colin (General_Gao). Deep brown with a 2 1/2 creamy beige head, great retention. Aroma is loaded with sweet dark fruits (raisins and figs, namely), brown sugar, yeast, some light roast, and a hint of melted butter. Very, very nice. Flavor is still relatively sweet with all the brown sugar and dark fruit notes with hints of peppery dryness and roast coming through in the dry finish. A hint of vanilla came from somewhere as well. A bit of alcohol is warming in the back of the throat and belly. Bitterness peaked around a 2. Moderate carbonation with a full body. A most excellent dubbel--wish I had a couple more of these.
travita (537), Lewisville, Texas, USA
May 1, 2008 Black in color with red highlights. Tannish head that is big and foamy. Smell is sweet, very belgian yeast, and fruity. Taste is smooth, easy to drink, sweet, with plenty of dark fruits.
douglas88 (475), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Apr 26, 2008 Bomber. Pours a dark brown with a medium light brown head. The aroma is mostly yeast, some dark fruit and chocolate. The taste is really nice; a kinda dark Belgian Ale, some yeast, a toasted malt, some prunes and perhaps cherry, a bit of spices and some brown sugar. Really a good beer. Complex and smooth. Alaska knows beer.
RCL (861), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 21, 2008 Black like a stout. Lightly hoppy complex aroma. Rich, lightly sweet flavor filled with dates and licorice. Just superb.
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