UPDATED: APR 20, 2024 33cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark plum, almost black, with scarce foam, medium grained. Aroma is of toasted malt, wood, cherries. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderately sweet. Final is dry. Overall, a disappointment. Scarce aroma and taste, too flat!

UPDATED: JAN 19, 2024 bottiglia 33 cl, schiuma nocciola fine media persistenza, color marrone con riflessi rosso rubino limpido, al naso lieviti belgi malto tostato leggero vino passito zucchero di canna spezie frutta matura, in bocca caramello spezie miele e leggermente agrumata, corpo medio/leggero, watery, carbonazione moderata, lieve acidula, dolce con amaro moderato, media secchezza. Si lascia bere. c. 1001Birre 19.01.24

UPDATED: MAY 8, 2023 Keg at Taphouse, Copenhagen. Pours unclear medium dark brown pour with a beige cap. Aroma & taste: fruity, caramel, light coffee, nuts, candy sugar, grassy. Medium body with soft carbonation.

UPDATED: MAR 8, 2023 330ml bottle. Cloudy, chestnut colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Toasty, minimally nutty, dark malty and yeasty spicy aroma, hints of Brazil nut, chestnut, a minimally waxy touch. Taste is dry, toasty, dark malty, slightly nutty, very subtle residual sweetness, a yeasty fruity touch, a yeasty spicy touch as well, weak hints of red berries, nougat, some leafy hop; a minimally waxy touch in the finish. Watery texture, smooth and slightly dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation. Not overly complex, a tad monotonous - OK.

UPDATED: DEC 4, 2022 Bottle from Drinks Vanuxeem, Ploegsteert, Belgium. Pours a very dark mahogany colour with a thinnish creamy off-white head. Aromas of stewed fruits, a little caramel and a slight vinous note. Taste is more stewed fruit and caramel, some dry dark fruits, brown bread and again a very light tart vinous note on the finish. Thinnish body and lightly fizzy palate. Ok but not one of my favourite Dubbels.

UPDATED: JUL 16, 2021 Brown beer with a beige head. Not much aroma. Medium sweet flavour but a bit watery. (Bottle 33cl)

UPDATED: APR 5, 2021 Bottle. Dark brown, almost black, medium offwhite head, not lasting. Mild nose, some chocolate and a bit of roastiness, biscuits, hints of dry fruits. Medium chocolate sweetness, slightly yeatsy and spicy. Medium bitterness. Lighter body, sparkly.

UPDATED: MAR 2, 2021 Geen volle smaak van donker bier,mocht beetje zwaarder zijn ,mag wel ne keer

UPDATED: FEB 8, 2021 Old rating from 30-07-16. A 330ml bottle picked up in Belgium last summer. Pours a hazy brown colour with a beige head. Aromas of caramel, malt and roasted barley with some fruit. Dry taste initially with a nice fruitiness building up. Caramel, Toffee, citrus, raisins, plums and bread, some butterscotch and butter. Finishes dry with a nuttiness & light spicy bitter end

UPDATED: FEB 17, 2020 Copenhagen 17/2 2020. 33 cl bottle from Ølhandleren in Give. Usual Pater Lieven design with simple drawing of brewer. This time with a brown background. Pours clear dark brown with a red hue. Medium-sized off-white head. Bubbly and disappearing fast. Settles a thin ring of foam running along the side of the glass. No lacing. Aroma is medium-intense, sweet and with a light fruity touch. Caramel, brown sugar, toffee and nuts. Very light roast. Medium strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oilyL tingling texture. Flavor has a strong sweetness followed by a moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet. Lingers for a while. Decent although run of the mill Belgian Bruin.