 dimenhetfield (183), , Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 Nice color, dark amber with a little brown. Aroma is a little fruity with caramel in there. Has flavors of bread and caramel. A very nice beer. Smooth and relaxing.
decaturstevo (1997), decatur, Tennessee, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 14, 2009 Slightly hazed brown pour with light tan head and lace. Aroma is green apples, brown sugar, clove, and bread. Bread, sour fruit, abv, and sweet malt. A bit watery with good carbonation. A very average beer.
jzzbassman (846), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 20, 2009 Ruddy color, clear, with a decent sized white head. Very clove-y, with a weird aluminum component as well. Bubblegum, fruit, and (bad) wine like flavor, with a ton of carbonation.
Fratto (726), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 20, 2009 Bottle. Reddish pour. Alcohol is pretty apparent for only 8%. Close to the style fruit-wise.
hopscotch (5482), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 Bottle… Dark, clear, ruby-colored ale with a mid-sized, creamy, off-white head. The aroma presents clove and sorghum light-molasses with smidgens of date and dried plum. Medium-bodied with tickling carbonation. The flavor is well-balanced and hints at dark fruit, but is fairly benign and has a strange mineral component… kind of like sucking on a rock while chewing on a piece of tree bark. Lengthy, minerally, mildly bitter finish. Not at all horrible, but something I won’t do again.
Kinz (2205), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 14, 2009 Deep amber, fairly clear, slight head fades off quickly. Aroma is sweet, a bit candy sugar accented, with faint clove and fruit. Flavor is simultaneously sweet and the body strikes one as being a bit thin - a hard trick to pull off. Light clove, faint dark fruit. Very so-so. Very attractive bottle, wish the contents had stood up to the packaging.
brewski519 (408), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 13, 2009 22oz bomber - pours an amber color with a thin tan head. Aroma of raisin, caramel, spice and brown sugar. Taste is a nice sweet, malty ale with some caramel, spices and sweetness. This is a smooth Dubbel and very, very enjoyable. One of my favorite Abita’s to date. I would definitely drink this one again.
MartinT (5055), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 13, 2009 My Bottom Line:
Overtly yeasty, especially in the nose, this Dubbel attempt offers lightly tart fruit and generic sugars paired with spicy and leafy hop bitterness.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A fluffy sheet of foam covers the cloudy amber.
-This is drinkable for its strength, but it’s really forgettable and not like any good abbey brew I’ve had.
-The body is rather lean and the carbonation cushiony.
-The fruity character is not that presonable, reminiscent of diluted berries, perhaps.
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