 Rastacouere (5201), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Apr 3, 2008
Objectively speaking:
An original dubbel that is just as captivating as their tripel.
I like:
Gorgeous aroma. Incredible black grape concentration. Pure black grapes, seed included! I’ve never encountered the like in beer. Captivating cognac notions. Plummy. Very pleasant and perfumey. Juicy by its mere fruitiness. Gentle cherry notes in the background. Surprisingly growing bitterness, serving as a firm backbone and limiting the sweetness growth. Toasty. Cleansing carbonation, very active, almost biting. Tiny grap skin astringency.
I dislike:
I loved it. That aroma is as idiosyncratic as it gets. I just did not find that it’s fruit intensity was as vibrant and vital in mouth and in terms of looks, some head would help.
Sammy (2966), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 19, 2008 Another lovely drinking Belgium from this brewery. Yeasty and malty aroma. Full mouthfeel. Sweet whipped up maltiness, with building waves of moderate bitterness.
WeeHeavySD (1545), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Jul 18, 2008 750ml a ways back a bonus in a trade. Shared with my gf cyn. Pours dark amber with a tan head. Nose is really sweet and very much like a dessert liquor. Taste is sweet and full of a nice rich caramel. Nice beer overall a great Dubbel.
nhorween (487), New York, New York, USA
Jul 7, 2008 2008, 750ml. Chestnut/mahogany pour with a fine and soapy cream colored head. Caramel, toffee, dates, figs, and toast all over the aroma. Smells great. Apple juicy middle to the nose, finishes with alcohol burn in the nostrils. Flavor is very appley, lots of the toffee goes away. Toast and carmel are in the back with the alcohol. Smooth finish with some residual bitterness. Soapy mouthfeel. Well crafted.
blklab2007 (501), Connecticut, USA
Jul 4, 2008 2008 - 750 bottle poured into a trappist glass has a brown amber color and a head that diminished quickly. aroma has dark fruit, heavy malt, yeast, banana, and alcohol. mouth feel is on the lighter side with plenty of carbonation. flavor is loaded up with malt and yeast, figs, plumb, raisin, and brown sugar. has a richness and a touch of sour but lacks the intensity found in many other CL. beers. alcohol is a little too upfront and takes from the flavors a bit here.
beerbill (1157), Laurel, New York, USA
Jul 2, 2008 750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy brown with some reddish highlights when held against light. Moderate-large linen white head that faded to a ring by the first quarter of the glass and left very little lace. Strong aroma of yeast with some malt and alcohol also present. Light sourness in the aroma as well. The flavor is also yeasty, although there is more malt present than in the aroma. I really didn’t get the fruitiness that others have expressed. Medium-full bodied. A solid brew, but not one of my favorites from CL.
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