4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle from Brewery Creek in Vancouver. Pours a deep, dark mahogany with a huge, frothy beige head that endures. Aroma is caramel, raisins, toast, plums, red wine and mild Belgian yeast. Taste mirrors this with the yeast, sweet and bitter flavours proving well balanced. Alcohol is well hidden. Medium bodied with smooth carbonation, a creamy texture, and a dry, bitter finish. Solid.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz single from Beers of the World, East Henrietta. Pours a ruby red with a tan head that starts off large but eventually fades. I get cooked green beans, toffee and alcohol in the nose. Tastes of wheat, licorice and alcohol. I don’t know, I just can’t get into this beer. Not as good as I was expecting. Not Ommegang’s best by any stretch.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle Stirchley Wines, Birmingham. Clear amberish brown pour. Nose was dark fruit, spices, sugar and booze. The flavour was sweet and had caramel malts, yeast and more dark fruit notes, but a bit thin. Bit of a chore to chug through really. Ok at a push, but rather overrated. Surely there are more worthy beers to ship over the pond.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This was from notes roughly three years ago: Port notes in a brown beer with a soft, pillowy head. Aromas of crystallised fruit, Belgian yeasty notes and firm dry cocoa powder. Taste and plenty of it that dwells mainly in chocolate and sherried christmas cake fruits. A finish that sits and stays for an age. A good ruminative beer for a cold Autumnal evening.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle at home ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... soft dark roast ... yeast .. dark sugers ... nose ... thick body ... heavy dark fruits ... roast sugers ... hint of honey ... again some yeast... Quite heavy going
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle shared with northropfye. Sweet aroma of prunes, raisins, and yeast. Tasted of prunes and raisins as well with a deeper liquorice note. I like it a lot.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle in tulip glass. Nice fruity aroma. Dark brown colour with off white head. Taste is prunes, caramel, some dark chocolate. Not my favourite dubbel, but a decent one.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
One of my favorites. Ommegang never disappoints. Pours dark rusty brown, with a hearty tan dead that lasts and great lace. Slightly cloudy with an active bubble. Aromas of caramel, fruit, figs. A nice earthy spice from the yeast. Palate is rich and starts out sweet and fruity, and finishes crisp and quite dry. Fairly carbonated, and a bit of warmth from the alcohol. I’ll take one of these any time.
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