3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown pour with a nice head. Got a growler at the brewery. Sweet aroma. Flavor has chocolate, caramel, sweet fruit. Very nice beer.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAR 13, 2008 Had on tap at City Beer in SF. Poured a very nice dark amber brown color. Sweet malty smell. Taste was sweet malts, a bit of citrus, and bananna...A VERY mild, and wayyyy too drinkable dubbel...I was giddy after one glass that I most likely drank way too fast!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 oz. bottle, nice amber color with banana nose and off white head, lots of caramel and some malt , nice carbonation and finish
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
deep brown color with a thin layer of cream froth on top. huge malts and fruits on the nose. great thickness and the flavor is a distinct belgian taste.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottle. pours a deep red amber with a big off white head, which fades slowly and leaves behind huge sheets of lacing. nutty spicy malt scents, with anice, coriander, grape, raisin, black cherry, and some bready malt. the bread malt dominates the taste, with some spices, notes of pears, grapes, and raisins. light bittersweet finish, medium body, lots of carbonation, creamy mouthfeel. the spice and malt and esters in this blend together perfectly, and you get a really solid belgian brew as a result.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Malty aroma, and dark amber color with a nice frothy head. Flavor is a blend of malts and spices, with subtle fruitiness. Finishes dry.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle from BlackForestCO. Straightforward and simple aroma. Spicy yeast, sweeter toffee malt and banana esters. Roasted caramel malt and alcohol as well. Pours dark amber/brown with a lasting white head leaving decent lacing. Drier toffee malt and spicy yeast initially on the tongue. Some earthy and leafy notes balanced by a lot of banana sweetness. Medium bodied. Slightly sticky with a sweeter finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Not the beer it used to be. See the bottle with the monk on the left?... that was a very good beer with decent complexity and exceptional drinkability. It had wonderful secondary fermentation particles floating around in it and at the price, it couldn’t be beat as an everyday beer. The newer Abbey, with the glass of beer on the label is clear as a bell, albiet with that same wonderful deep crimson sheen... smells of chocolate biscuits and tastes about the same. Let it warm, still no depth. Granted this is still one of the best beers on most stores’ shelves in a state where we have an abundance of decent brews. On the plus side, it still has a fantastic appearance and great mouthfeel, but I sure do miss the monk.
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