 pintocb (505), Darsville, Georgia, USA
Apr 11, 2009 interesting beer. dark, almost porter like pour. Slightly off white head. Lots of caramel and raisins in the aroma. The flavor is coffee, burnt toast and some fruit. Slight burn. Nice....but not what I expect in a dubbel.
Cybercat (776), Georgia, USA
Jan 22, 2009 Pours a deep, warm sable with a decent beige head. Rich, malty, smoky aroma has hints of coffee and caramel, and invites a taste. Mouth-filling flavor has tones of coffee, burnt caramel, and quite a strong alcohol nip - not surprising considering it is seriously high-gravity! There are also nutty and hoppy hints. Texture is smooth as silk and rich as cream.
TheBeerOrg (1563), Kentucky, USA
Apr 23, 2008 Backlogged rating from the opening of 5SN (a long time ago) Usually I enter ratings immediately, but I found this one hiding in an unpacked moving box. - Pours completely black. Aroma of chocolate, rum, alcohol, bready malt, caramel, and cherry. Tastes of rum, spice, toffee, chocolate, and estery alefruits. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation. Very nice, big gravity hidden behind good attenuation.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Jan 17, 2009
Date: January 18, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: solid black, fine creamy tan head, drippy lace, big sweet fruity aroma with a bit of rich dark chocolate
Flavor: rich chocolate and lots of ripe fruit flavor, light bitterness, all the flavor of a quad in the lighter frame of a dubbel
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4
Date: November 13, 2008
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2008
Appearance: black, scant head
Aroma: very sweet and fruity aroma with lots of esters, nice balancing chocolate
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of sweet fruity esters, rich dark chocolate brings in a bit of bitterness, ruled by the chocolate and sweet esters, light bitterness at the bottom of the glass, roasted comes on strong to complement the dark chocolate on the second glass
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***+/4
CaptainCougar (5379), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Apr 23, 2007 On tap at the grand opening 1/19/07: Pours a mostly opaque dark brown with a thin, wispy-lacing tan head. Aroma of dry, toasty dark Belgian malts with a touch of rye and yeasty spice. Body starts mildly sweet and toasty with some bready Belgian yeasty notes toward a spicy, more bitter dry finish. An interesting and authentic brew.
MNovak (32), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Feb 22, 2007 Thick, rich and dark. Sweet and spicy, yet has a pleasant bitterness to it . This beer is one to remember.
unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
Feb 11, 2007 Very dark, black color. Tan head. Aroma is of roasted malt. Flavor is sweet. nice bitterness. creamy, smooth texture.
goldtwins (4078), Nesconset, New York, USA
Feb 5, 2007 Poured an almost opaque black color with a beige head. The aroma is sweet and roasty with nice estery fruity notes. The flavor is mildly sweet and roasty. Yeasty, estery and fruity flavors. Spicey and hoppy bitterness on the dry finish. Silky mouthfeel.
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