 jhumphries69 (718), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
Dec 9, 2006
Pours very dark with hints of brownish orange shining through. It pours with a medium sized tan head that fades relatively quickly, but not completely. The aroma has caramel and malts along with some soft fruits (apricot, banana). The aroma has also hints of toffee and distinct smell of alcohol. The flavor at the beginning follows the aroma, but with much more malt and caramel than fruit. Flavors of raisin bread, bitter hops, and dark fruit (plums) reveal themselves on the middle of the tongue. The beer finishes somewhat dry and bittersweet (some roasted grain flavors showing through in the end) with virtually no after-taste. The finish also has some alcohol warming the throat as you swallow. The mouthfeel is splendid - quite creamy and light - particularly light for such a strong beer.
pompelmoes (19), Belgium
Nov 11, 2009 Very hazy chesnut color with creamy off white head. Smell is a little less impressive then the 12 but very much in the same line. Smooth malts, bread and raisins. aftertaste is mild, sweet-malty and slight fruity. Slightly less bitter then the 12.
angrypirate06 (681), Texas, USA
Nov 10, 2009 Cork and cage bottle. Pours a cloudy dark brown with a largish foamy off white head. Aroma is dark fruits, toast, yeast, nutty, some esters. Flavor is nutty, lots of yeast, roasted malts, burnt caramel. lively mouthfeel.
floydian1 (258), FNQ, Australia
Nov 10, 2009 330ml bottle. Trappist glass. Appears translucent dark brown with a medium beige head that provides good lacing. Rich malty nose of nutty caramel, candy sugar, dark fruits and faint bananas. Palate is full bodied with a smooth creamy mouthfeel and a perfect balance of malt sweetness and soft yeasty spiciness at the finish. An excellent Dubbel.
anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
Nov 1, 2009 Bottle, fromm 2002. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy aroma. Sweetish malty spicy flavor with hints of dark fruit. Has a sweetish malty spicy dark fruit finish.
rustychiles (1007), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Oct 27, 2009 Pours a hazy brown with a decent sided tan head. Aroma is candi sugars, belgian yeasts, spices, dark fruits, alcohol, molasses and rasins. Flavor is rasins, candi sugar, yeasts, spices and a bit of alcohol. More full bodied than the 6 and more flavorful as well. Decent Dubbel.
travita (1867), Frisco, Texas, USA
Oct 26, 2009 Bottle thanks to Cavie. The smell is fruits, some yeast, sweet, some alcohol. The look is amber colored, clear, and biege colored head. The taste is fruits, alcohol, and yeast.
badhack (3), California, USA
does not count  Oct 25, 2009 Dark, rich flavor but very well balanced. I can’t say much about the appearance as the table in the corner of the bar was pretty dark. Excellent aftertaste, not super bitter like American beers.
DeadGirl (192), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Oct 25, 2009 Pours a darker, rich amber from the 750ml. bottle with tiny sediments dancing around the carbonation in my pint glass. Amazing head retention. Ripe prunes, dates, and figs swirl around a mild alcoholic presence (bourbon). Mildly tart, sweet (molasses) and yeasty. So wonderfully balaced. Drinkability: BombMer. Rebuy: Sure. 25102009, DG.
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