3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours brown with a thick white head. Aroma sweet and malty with some earthy smells. Taste is roasty malt and alcohol. High carbonation. Good stuff.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
33cl Bottle @ Hotel Bar - Schiphol. Aroma is slightly spicy nuts and lightly roasted cocoa nibs. Flavor is intiially the nose, with some dark dried fruits and a great mouthfeel that is full without being heavy. Unlike a lot of dubbels - there’s a pleasant bitterness balancing the malty, earthy tones and it’s a really clean brew. Outstanding.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33cL Bottle -- Pours deep dark brown with a thin light tan head. Aromas of dark malts, cherry, honey, milk chocolate, and dried fruits. Sweet overall with a good amount of bitterness.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 oz. bottle purchased at Cervecería Seny, Madrid. Pours dark brown, with medium head. Cocoa, wheaty, earthy aromas. Taste is balanced, initially malty with bitter hops (citrus?) having more presence in the aftertaste. Medium carbonation, full body, a creamy texture.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: SEP 20, 2010 Brown pour with red glow, medium tanned head, good lacing.
Aroma strong of banana and red fruits, some hops, malts and other fruits, hint of liquorice. Flavour of mildly bitter poperingse hop, hints of sweet fruit, plums, raisin and some liquorice. Now this is a Dubbel I like.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bitter and fruity bouquet. Pours a reddish brown color with a medium head. Lacing. Beer is still. Creamy, bitter, nutty taste. Very slight carbonation level. Slight sweetness to it. Tasty.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark brown with a frothy medium sized head. Aroma of caramel, cigars and dark chocolate. Softly acidic and a bit chalky. Good sweet malt backbone. Nice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 3, 2012 Very rich taste, nice lookings, good smelling. Maybe not that complex as other beers, but that’s not necessary to get a good brew.
Edit: tasted a 1.5 year old bottle, that is more softened, better. Tasted also a 4 year old bottle, that seemed over the top (3 years?).
Price/quality one of the better brews, if you let the beer age for at least 6-12 months.
6 years old bottle for sure over the top. Still decent. Really thinking that 2-3 years is the best for this one...
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