3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From the bottle pours a translucent, reddish-amber shaded body with a small, foamy, beige colored head. A soapy wash slides down the glass after each sip, leaving minimal spotting behind. Aromas include dark candy sugar malt, candied orange peel, coriander, and light mulling spices. Notes of bubblegum and banana phenols are strong as well. Flavors show the same, with candy sugar and caramel malts being complimented nicely by the banana, orange peel, and spice. The body is a little light for the style, though the carbonation level is nice and creamy. A bit of cocoa roast comes through on the finish, which is nice.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JUN 15, 2010 Crushed with CaryTheDude and Jakebra at the brewery. Weird, raisiny smell. There’s some kind of roast in here and a lot of apples, pears, etc. Flavor is a bit off putting, with apples nuts and a weird off flavor. Drinkable, yet uninspiring dubbel.
re:rate 6/15/10 -- Fruity nose which isn’t as weird as I remember it. Flavor is fruity and malty and actually better than I remember. It’s better than most Dubbels. Bumped it up a couple points.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Crushed with Jakebra and Honkeybra at the brewery. Interesting but also kinda bland. Sweet malt, apples, a little nutty. Not terrible.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours reddish amber with a good amount of head. Nose is a bit faint with hints of banana, spices, and dark fruits. Taste is smooth ripe banana, spices, and dark fruits with a yeasty finish. Very drinkable and typical of the style.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a reddish-amber with frothy 1.5 finger head. Lots of co2. Spicy aroma with some plum. Taste is some banana, plum, dark fruit, cloves. Minimal hops. Nice Belgian yeast/mineral finish. This is a pretty good abbey.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Smells of an IPA. Leaves a tingly aftertaste with hints of bitter fruit. Ok for an abbey.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz. bottle. Pour was a rich amber color with a creamy tan head. Aromas of spiced fruit, bubble gum and bananas. Flavors really open up as the beer warms with clove, cherry, plum and banana up front and a slight finish of citrus, pepper, and pine. Nice American version of a Belgium classic.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a nice deep brown with a thick head that goes away but leaves a nice lace. The Aroma is nice a little spicy with some brown sugar notes. Flavor is different largely sweet with some spicy clove flavors and a pronounced fruitiness with some plum and mild banana. There is some cotton candy sweetness that sort of gets in the way of the greatness of this, but it’s generally a very nice little beer.
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