2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
2008 Zythos Bier Festival, Belgium.
Unpleasant aroma that reminds me of a kitchen sink, soapy and metallic. Appearance also not great, muddy brown with no head. The flavour is quite rich and vinous with a little maltiness and a sharp bite at the end.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bouteille de 330 m obtenue via Importations Privées Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur de petits fruits foncés avec une pointe d’épices (Canelle). Apparence: La couleur est brune avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de mélasse fruitée avec une pointe chocolaté. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement chocolaté. (Rating #1436)
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
(Bottle) Pours a cloudy dark brown body with a small creamy beige head. Aroma of toasted malt, sour grape, cherry, mineral, and chocolate. Flavor of vinous, plum, light smoke, toasted malt, and raisins.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
My Bottom Line:
Chocolatey malts become one with the bready yeast in this docile Abbey Dubbel. Its finish is devoid of tasty consequences, but its delicate fruity esters and well-fed mouthfeel add to the enjoyment.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A creamy sheet of foam settles on top of the cloudy brown.
-Effervescence is rather active, but keeps servicing the pillowy mouthfeel.
-The flavor profile is quite straightforward; there aren’t any surprises here once you’ve smelled it.
-A slightly mineral touch appears in the aroma once in a while.
Bottle; best before December 2009.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma:light nutty,lght caramel...
Appearance:Dark brown,good head..
Flavor:nutty,light spicy,yeast...
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hazy brown hue, with a fluffy tan-colored head, yeasty, fruity, spicy nose of nutmeg, coriander, with some toasted, caramelized malts, with a faint chocolatey cookie dough accent, with some raisiny, plummy notes in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with yeasty, toasty, chocolatey character, with some spicy nutmeg, coriander, curaçao accents, with a faint fruity note of dry chocolatey coated raisins, with some candi sugar sweetness, leading towards a malty, spicy, warmth finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at SBWF, 2007.
Dark amber with a small, off-white head.
Sweet with notes of coffee and chocolate and some nuts aswell.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before December 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on October 22 2007; eye: mahogany, no effervescence, clear, tiny ring of beige head; nez: quite malty, caramelized malt, light hops, alcohol, spices (including coriander), "old"; mouth: dusty, caramelized malt, hops, spices (including coriander), fruity, rush of banana, finale in caramelized malt with a hint of hops, average carbonation, medium body, lightly sweet, slightly bitter, a bit thin, slight astringency; overall: ordinary
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant décembre 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 22 octobre 2007; œil : acajou, , pas d’effervescence, claire, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : très malté, malt caramélisé, léger houblon, alcool, épices (dont de la coriandre), « vieille »; bouche : poussiéreuse, malt caramélisé, houblon, épices (dont de la coriandre), fruitée, poussée de banane, finale en malt caramélisé avec une petite présence de houblon, carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen, légèrement sucrée, très légèrement amére, texture un peu mince, très légère astringence; en résumé : ordinaire
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