Spab (271), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 4, 2009 330 ml bottle from LCBO. Pours a murky amber/copper with large creamy tan head. Nose of spice and dark fruit. Taste follows fairly closely. Slight alcoholic warmth and touch of bitterness in finish.
JulienHuxley (213), Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Nov 26, 2009 Bottle. Rather light brown pour with thick frothy head. The color is a little too light for dubbel but the classical aromas are present, ripe fruit good dark malts and caramel and a hint of licorice. Taste is very much the same only a little watery. Overall welldone. Imperial-John (165), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 25, 2009 Reddish brown with big white head that thins quickly. Spicy dark fruit aroma. Bubbly, spicy, yeasty. Buttery caramel finish. Vaiz (80), Netherlands
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 17, 2009 Appearance is reddish brown, with a thick foamy off-white head. Aroma of roasty malt, coffee and dark fruits. Slightly sweet, medium bitter flavour. Quite lively carbonation, full body. Lingering bittersweet finish. mannika (101), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 12, 2009 355 mL bottle - pours a hazy red with a moderate creme head. Aroma is light and hoppy, with a bit of tart fruitiness. Flavour is rich and a bit tart - bitter spiciness at the finish. Heavy on carbonation. Overall pretty nic. pootzboy (1048), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 9, 2009 bottle:
Pours a reddish brown ale in the goblet - tight, sticky 1 finger tan cap.
Toffee-spice-earthy aroma, bready notes, some roastiness.
A tad thin for the style but with a decent complexity of dark ripe fruits, caramel-rasty malts, some sugar sweetness and a dry finish with licorice aftertastes,
A boiler plate commercial dubbel, far better than Leffe but still lacking in the defined character and body expected of the style. ChrisThomson (397), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Nov 5, 2009 Bottle. Great beer. Redish brown with frothy head. Yeasty nose with cinnamon. Creamy body, brown sugar with clean finish. cyrenaica (440), Milton, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 2, 2009 330ml bottle
6.5% ABV
I tried this beer on October 30, 2009 at "Smokeless Joe’s" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a deep reddish-brown with a 1/2" tan head. The aroma was roasted malt, caramel, and plums. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour was roasted malt, slightly sweet, some fruit, and licorice in the finish.
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