 SFLpunk (132), South Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
May 9, 2009 12oz brown glass pry-top bottle. BB 01/10.
Appearance: Almost no head, thin tan ring around the edge. Clear brown with hues of brick red.
Nose: Sweet candy nose. Smells like dark caramel mixed with dried fruits.
Palate: Medium- to full-bodied. Lots of caramel and chocolate sweetness. Raisins, prunes, leather, apricot. Almost no carbonation and a serious alcohol burn on the finish.
Notes: Poor effort. Needs more carbonation, more balance to the mouthfeel. Flavors are good, but palate balance is way off.
Brewbie (228), New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 7, 2009 12oz bottle. small quickly fading head. cloudy caramel color. aroma a fruits, raisins. strong bubblegum flavor, some caramel. smooth. i was surprised to see it at 9% abv as i didn’t get a strong alcohol presence until right at the very end. tasty.
AtlAggie (139), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
May 4, 2009 Semi-opaque reddish brown, thin tan head. Aroma is sweet, dark fruits, some alcohol. Flavor is very sweet, almost cloying, dark cherries, malts, ending with oddly medicinal syrup flavors and unbalanced alcohol as it warms up. Sort of see where it was going, but don’t think it’s successful in getting there.
Jsawyer (286), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 28, 2009 Bottle. The color was somewhere between garnet and cherry cola; really beautiful actually. It had some ruby-amber highlights and a half inch of creamy white head that dissipated quickly. Aroma was dark fruits, banana bread, licorice, port, and bubblegum. Flavor was bubblegum, dark fruit, licorice, citric vanilla, oak, and alcohol. Palate had a nice weight to it, almost chewy, and soft carbonation. Really good american dubbel.
bubbleflubber (898), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 25, 2009 Pours a deep amber into the glass, with a dissipating wispy head. Light malts and dark, dried fruits to the nose. The malts transfer first into the flavors, followed by some dark fruits. Toward the back-palate, there tends to be some brown sugar leaning into a alcohol finish. The mouthfeel is completely aerated, more of a "thin" middle in the midst of a boozy, pronounced outer "shell". Not the best abbey dubbel out there, for sure. Although not top-tier, there is a lot in the effervescence, just not substance.
blutt59 (2167), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 25, 2009 2007 bottle, via trade with beachbum25, good almond color with fleeting Bekgian foam, aromas of a lot of plum and raisin, flavors of waffles, caramel, cooked sugar and malty effervescent finish
MattShizzle (385), Bernville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 16, 2009 Bottle - from sampler pack. Dark copper color - somewhat cloudy. Strong malty aroma. Very good - quite strong - malty taste - very warming.
hoplover406 (204), Crofton, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 9, 2009 I enjoyed virtually everything about this beer. I wish it was available year ’round. This is an underrated, tasty beer.
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