3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours dark brown with a thick, rocky beige head. Aroma of malts, fruits, toffee, coffee and caramel. Taste is dry and bitter, but still has a round sweetness coming along. Well balanced, although a bit dry for a dubbel. Finish is very warm, dry and bitter. Good carbonation.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from the Eastchase Majestic. Dark pour with an off white head. Malty aroma with some dark fruit and alcohol. Flavor is cherry, alcohol, malts, and chocolate.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
One of the best beers I have ever had the pleasure of tasting, this gorgeous looking dubbel is characterized for me by its fruity taste. My personal experience with this beer evolved as I drank it, starting with an initially strong fruity taste and eventually transitioning to a more mild (comparatively more mild than the initial impression) flavour. Yeast in, yeast out, doesn’t matter; this is truly a stellar beer.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark reddish-brown with never-ending creamy off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, toffee and some hops. Taste has notes of dates & bitter dark chocolate. Some subtle notes of cherry. Sweet, but a good hop bite that balances it well. Creamy texture. Overall this is an excellent, easy drinking dubbel.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: NOV 26, 2010 11.2 oz bottle from the Four Firkins. Dark, chocolate color with a nice creamy white head. Fruity aroma. Flavor is tart with some dark fruit notes. The finish is a bit sour. Pretty complex yet easy to drink beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle. Reddish brown pour with off white head. Maraschino cherry and chocolate aromas. Relatively sweet, chocolatey taste a wee bit of alcohol. Decent mouthfeel. Overall very solid.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33cl bottle. Very good Dubbel. Brown beer with creamy white head. Slightly sweet with hints of caramel and chocolat. Well balanced taste from start to finish.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 14, 2010 Pours a murky brown with a reddish tint into a Rochefort chalice. Little head, nice lacing. Sweet aroma of grapes, plumbs. This seems somewhat different from the first time I had it, though nonetheless fantastic. Dark fruits dominate the taste (plumb, raisin, dark purple grapes), nice malty backbone, has a nice overall sweet character that leaves a subtle alcohol sugar on the lips. Exceptional mouthfeel, world class in its balance of carbonation and texture. Warms beautifully. Brown sugar notes come through at the end. Overall phenomenal dubbel.
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