 Ernest (4250), Boulder, Colorado, USA
May 26, 2006
Draught, Publick House, Southampton.
Head is mostly diminishing.
Body is medium brown.
Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (nuts, caramel), with notes of banana, clove, and alcohol.
Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter.
Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter.
Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic.
It wasn’t quite as great as I’d hoped (based on many of Phil’s Belgian brews), but it was certainly better than the standard tap offerings.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Feb 24, 2008 Name: Belgian Double
Date: 02/07/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: clear brown, wispy dirty white head,
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma with a fruity sweetness and an overwhelming cabbage funk,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, nice fruity sweetness, lots of tartness comes in and takes over
Aroma: 2/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.6/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: -/4
unclemattie (1662), Georgia, USA
Feb 14, 2008 Vintage 2006, 750ml bottle. Pours oxblood brown. Aroma of stale butterscotch. I think this bottle is spent. diacytl...
Sammy (3139), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Feb 10, 2008 apple juice in bulk. Believed to be 2006 bottle, Atlanta Ale meeting. I will give this another shot as this may be tainted.
Styles (1653), Taylor, Michigan, USA
Jan 3, 2008 Courtesy of Pailhead. July ’06. Transparent mahogany brown, minimal white head. Aroma is full of yeasty sourness, hints of leather and cardboard. Flavor much the same. Probably has seen its better days. Decent for a sour mash or something but not a dubbel at all.
weeare138 (928), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 22, 2007 Thanks to hopdog for popping open this bottle of one of my favorite styles from one of my favorite breweries...
Appears a dark mahogany with a red hue and an off white head that slowly fades into a small cap. Mild spots of lacing are left around the glass.
Smell is of roasted nuts, cocoa, light tartness, caramel, vanilla, chalk dust, and dirty ash trays with sugar dumped in them.
Taste is of the mentioned aromas with some caramel, grapes and a bit of cream.
Mouthfeel is of dry chalkiness with tartness and mild astringency.
Seemed a bit off. As a fan of the both Southampton, and Dubbels, I expected to be blown away.
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