Pike Tandem Double Ale

Brewed by Pike Pub & Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

05.11.2008. On Tap at the brewpub. The Pike Brewing Co, Seattle, Wa. The colour is dark brown. Aroma is malty and I would say it is difficult to taste the coriander or Candy sugar. Complex nice beer

bottle, iced tea colored pour, brown caramel and nuts aromas, wispy flat head, slightly bitter with some alcohol detected, other flavors of brown sugar, chocolate and a little fruit

What the hell is a double ale? Doesn’t taste like a dubbel? Oh welll.......Sorta fruity smelling and tasting. Ok but not very interesting. One and done.

Brown color, thin creamy head. It has caramel and hop aroma, quite perfumy, a bit fruity. The mouthfeel is quite round, but the body not too strong, with a good caramel flavor, turning into chocolate, and an average bitterness, but the hop quality are not impressive. Also the final is not very long, yet quite balanced with the caramel; at 25 IBU, difficult to expect more. Quite solid, no thrills.

Pours a very dark red, small head that dissapates fairly quickly. Smells like burnt sugar. Tastes like molassas and a touch of spice. Solid offering, not knocking my socks off.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, purchased at deVine Wines and Spirits (Edmonton), savoured on October 12 2008; eye: caramel brown, hazy, tan head that falls and turns into a tiny ring, a bit of lacing; nose: lots of caramelized malt, light tobacco, light hops, light smoke; mouth: light tobacco, caramelized malt, light smoke, light spices, finale in caramelized malt with a hint of hops, a bit thin, not much carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, medium body, slightly oily texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, achetée chez DeVine & Wines (Edmonton), savourée le 12 octobre 2008; œil : brune caramel, voilée, mousse fauve qui tombe et se transforme en un petit anneau, un peu de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt caramélisé, léger tabac, léger houblon, léger fumé; bouche : léger tabac, malt caramélisé, léger fumé, léger épices, finale en malt caramélisé avec une petite pointe de houblon, un peu mince, peu carbonatée, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, corps moyen, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : correct

bottle thanks to dyetube. deep brown almost black pour with a very small head of white froth. lots of malts with fruity undertones. decent thickness with a huge malty backbone with spices in the finish.

Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in McKinney, TX....Pours a deep hazy brown with beie head....Aroma of strong caramel, faint dark fruit. Flavor of caramel malt, some faint fruit, a small bitter. Mouth feel is med. Body, med. carbonation. Overall, a pretty tasty beer.