 Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Mar 28, 2009 Bottle. Pours a clear dark amber with a one finger light tan head that results in decent lacing. The nose is banana, caramel and spicy yeast. The taste is spice, cocoa, burnt caramel and banana. Medium bodied. Decent Belgian – better than anticipated.
guild (3), , Colorado, USA
does not count  Mar 27, 2009 The head is beige. It smells very friuty. I love that bubblegun taste. New Belg’s best brew.
sebletitje (1880), Tampa, Florida, USA
Mar 25, 2009 Courtesy of vasdef42.
Another great New Belgium offering that in my opinion tops the Trippel.
Pours dark brown with beige head.
Aroma is fruity with notes of dark sugar and possibly some light smoke.
Banana becomes more present with temperature.
Taste, roasted malts with nice addition of dark candi.
Some faint chocolate can be noted in the aftertaste with cooked apples sugar. Notes of sweet banana becomes more prominent as the beer came to room temperature.
That was one tasty beer.
Beerlando (2283), Orlando, Florida, USA
Mar 22, 2009 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.
HonkeyBra (1264), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Mar 17, 2009 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 inspiring dubbel.
CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
Mar 14, 2009 Crushed with Jakebra and Honkeybra at the brewery. Interesting but also kinda bland. Sweet malt, apples, a little nutty. Not terrible.
Plamadude30k (122), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Mar 12, 2009 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.
bradlyc77 (226), Sebastopol, California, USA
Mar 8, 2009 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.
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