Pike Tandem Double Ale

Mahogony pour with thin tan head. Nice caramel malt aroma, Very smooth nutty roasted malt taste with chocolate, mild bitterness on the finish. Thinnrt body than I expected.

65 cl bottle, Seattle, WA. Deep amber colour, translucent, pronounced malt and some spicy hop aroma. Smooth first sip, as someone else mentioned more of a brown ale than dubbel, but nonetheless pretty good. Strength of the alcohol doesn’t overpower, adds to the depth of the brew.

22oz bomber. Deep choco-brown color. A little thin-bodied. I initially mistook this to be a Belgian Dubbel. Certainly shares some characteristics but really comes off to be me like a big Brown Ale. Deep malt and yeast flavors. Might demand a re-rate, but I’m not really feeling it.

Bottle courtesy SoLan. Cloudy murky chocolate brown pour. Big caramel malt toffee aroma with hints of some hops. Thin watery malt body. Tatse was a bit of a letdown after the aroma.

Toffee, malt and a little bit of hops are present in the aroma. This beer pours brown with a red hue. Rich in nutty malt flavor but has a good balance leaving it smooth for the style.

Pours an opaque dark reddish-brown color with a generous head. Very hazy in appearance. Aroma is slightly sour, but predominantly toffee, caramel, and nuts with a hint of lemon. The flavor is surprisingly hoppy and finishes with a charred toffee/chocolate taste. This beer is ok, but is perhaps a little too hoppy for the style, and the charred taste needs to be toned down a bit.

A clear brown ale with a thin white off white head. A caramel malt aroma with nice torrefied notes, vinous. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with nutty notes, sweet chocolate, oily mouthfeel, medium bodied. Tasted April 2007.

Much sweeter than expected...malt dominates the flavor profile and I guess I would have wanted some bitter, resinous hops to balance it out. Not too upset that this isn’t regularly available in the area.