On tap at in West Dundee brew house dark reddish brown brew with frothy head aromas of friuts and malts taste of friuts, bananas light plums and sugar very nice american attemp to recreate a belguim beer

Draught 8/25/08. Nice dark purple/red hued brown with a nice creamy head. Strong sweet clove and sugary aromas. Spicy flavors very present and linger while body is sweet with a dark fruity character. Not bad.

Served in a flaired tulip shaped glass. Aroma really wafted out of the glass into your nose. When served to the table, the beer had a great head and had a very deep brown with a reddish tinge to it when looking through. Aroma is very strong of banana’s and a little bit of clove. Flavor is very heavy in banana esters at first and then moves into a very sweet middle and finishing with a slight alcohol flavor. Overall a pretty good offering and something I look forward to having again soon. Banana esters are not as overpowering as they were in the tripel.. Definitely recommend trying.

<i>Draft sampler at W. Dundee.</i> Somewhat deeper brown than other dubbels. A slight banana smell in the glass, which was nearly last in my sampler tray, so by now it’s showing just a thin rim of foam. Taste is spices, mostly coriander, with a few more banana esters, then dark sugar ands a flourish of brandy. Once I’m attuned to the beer, I can get an idea of the lighter malts and maybe some wheat, too.