 RichJ7 (859), Cullman, Alabama, USA
May 21, 2004 Updated: Jan 30, 2007
Bottle. Unfortunately past best by date (Sept. 16, 2003). Poured a nice amber color, highly carbonated with a thick off-white head. Fruity aroma, slightly on the sour side (perhaps due to being past its date). Rich and complex in taste: maybe a hint of fig, some raisins, a bit of a woodsy taste. Still, a bit of a metallic unpleasantness in the aftertaste. A fair attempt at a dubbel, but nowhere near as good as the real thing. But, to be perfectly fair, I need to try one that’s in date. Still ... not bad.
goldbrew (89), USA
Aug 19, 2008 Beautiful lingering bright head and dark wood, almost mahogany-dark cherry view from the glass. Full bready taste, a bit less intense than a La Trappe Dubbel for instance.
Maddog (108), Kettering, Ohio, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle from Whole Foods in Brentwood, MO. A fantastic beer. Truly, my favorite of the usual New Belgian beers. A very noble attempt at the Belgian style. Sweet, malty with big yeast flavors with hints of spice. Abbey is medium bodied with a mouthful of flavor and complexity, a deep amber color and a big, chunky head.
BenDover (93), Ohio, USA
Aug 6, 2008 Pours a nice mahogany, about an inch and a half of thick, dense off-white foam. Smells bready/yeasty, a bit of nutmeg, sweet. Taste is like you’d expect from a dubbel but with a bit of a metallic start to it. A really good dubbel, but not great.
Homer321 (63), Rockledge, Florida, USA
Aug 5, 2008 pours a dark but rather clear brown. smell is of malt sweetness and caramel. not much spiciness in the nose but it comes across in the first taste. lacks orange-y aroma and bananas like the trippel.
jstek (5), USA
does not count  Jul 27, 2008 Pretty good. Really liked the aroma, but tastes a bit weak for the style. Still, it’s a lot cheaper than the real Belgians, so it makes for a good session beer or a good introduction to more complex beers for neophytes.
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