Pike Tandem Double Ale

This beer is hard to classify. Strong, with a complex flavor, owing to the coriander, wheat and belgian yeast. One of the better ales on tap at the pub.

Pours a dark amber with tan head. Aroma is herbaceous, malt, molasses. Very light and crisp.

Bottle... Poured deep brownish/ruby with a thick, light, tan head. Aroma of smoked malts. This one appeared light to me. Dark malt and nutty flavors, typical of a brown ale. A light hop character with a mild touch of sweet, earthy qualities and a hearty, smoked meat flavor. I’d describe it as a naked barleywine.

A nice malt aroma, a little sugary. This seems like a belgian dubbel with the candy sugar. Sweet, not too heavy. This may be their best that I’ve had.

Pours a deep red brown with a beige head and lots of lace. Very little aroma, citrus, wheat, bubblegum, coriander. Hefe profile carries through with tastes of wheat, candy sugar, and some banana. Not impressed.

Pours deep brown. Tall beige head.Hoppy aroma lots of malt as well. The flavour is fantastic rich and malty with a great hoppy flash. Very dark. Molasses reallly comes through. Very nice. finish is dry and slightly alcoholic.

I I was hoping this would be a lovely Belgian double, but found it to be a dry over malted alcohol bomb with not much else going on. A dark brown color with a tan bubbly head. An unimpressive beer. Maybe just not right in the lineup of beers that I was sampling at that time.

smells heavily of apple cider, with a solid backing of brown sugar and caramel. much darker than i expected when i poured it, totally opaque everywhere but the very bottom of the glass. flavor is very tasty and rich, but the flavor isn’t particularly "beer-y" which I think is a little disappointing. there is some mild hops and i can definitely taste a little bit of spice and molasses. flavor is a little reminiscent of a molasses crinkle cookie. fizzy and refreshing.