jca_lbi (378), New Jersey, USA Feb 10, 2002 Lots of different spices here. Nice cloudy brown color, hop kept in check as well as the alcohol. The best Belgian STYLE Double for me to date Gusler (2656), Tucson, Arizona, USA Feb 14, 2002 Pours a deep cloudy brown, generous light brown head, and ton's of lace. Nose is fruity sweet, cinnamon, plums, quite a complex nose. Begins sweet, malty, and that touch of cinnamon in the start, the middle light, the finish is somewhat dry, light hop tones, very interesting and melded flavors that seem to change with each sip. One thing i can tell you a darn good American Abbey Double.Thanks JCA Trust me it's a shame this brewer is over 2000 miles from Phoenix, unlike Trappist, I hate driving! dolemike1 (1105), Owings Mills, Maryland, USA Aug 4, 2002 A wonderful bottle conditioned ale. Dark purplish red, except for the last little bit which was clouded with sediment. I normally don't swirl the large Stoudt's bottles because,yes, the yeast does seem to make most of the bottle conditioned beers taste the same, especially the double and triple. this was better than the triple, with raisiny, grape, apple, and spicy flavors. Very impressive. ConiseurofBeer (240), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Sep 20, 2003 Had this at the kennett brew fest. It had a great dark appearence with a coffee and fruit nose and a quite complicated flavor as well. PhillyBeer2112 (1745), Orange Park, Florida, USA Mar 4, 2001 Very cloudy - opaque light brown color, almost
like an extra-cloudy apple cider. No head, with
creamy med carbonation. Aroma is spicy and clovey.
Flavor is mainly sweet, with lots of spicy notes
of clove and yeasty/breadiness. Medium bodied.
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