Jerre (1755), Waregem, Belgium Sep 12, 2006 Color: dark beer; cream-brown head. Aroma of dark bread, Pumpernickel. Bitter from dark malts on sweet base, without any refinement. Medium-filled, no aftertaste. drinkable thewolf (5633), Kolding, Denmark Sep 4, 2006 Pours dark caramel brown with thick sticky brown head. Aroma is fruity with tones of caramel and plums. Taste is slightly metallic, some viniousness and a caramelly finish. No bitterness. TheBeerOrg (1563), Kentucky, USA Sep 3, 2006 Pours dark burgundy with a mostly receding tan head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, and yeasty esters. Taste is dark toffee and mild fruitiness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with lush carbonation. henrikb (1298), Aarhus, Denmark Jul 27, 2006 Brown body, light brown head, fast away; Small very simple nose, with very little character, simple brown sugar and malt; Full body, sharp but full sparkle, simple sharp character; Metallic finish, medium length, a bit sour, not really pleasant. SHIG (2012), Aviano, Italy Jul 11, 2006 Dark brown with a light brown head. Sour grassy soap smell. Tasted like copper malt. DruncanVeasey (2690), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England Jun 21, 2006 Updated: Jul 8, 2006Room temperature sample in requisite goblet. Noisily fizzing, soap-scented dubbel brimming with creamy suds. Flavour is blood and iron, with a handful of raisins. Some chocolate in the background. If I knew what prunes tasted like, those as well. Palate is creamy and consistent to the end. Mellow, stoutish, fruity dubbel. A real grower. TBone (6675), Pori, Finland Jun 16, 2006 Bottled.
Dark brown, decent tanned, creamy head. Quite typical fruity "bruin" aroma (prunes, raisins). Carbonated, fruity - dark fruits - quite good dubbel. kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia Jun 15, 2006 Bottle (Utobeer): Ruby amber with a huge, fading to medium brown head. Light spice and caramel aroma. Sweetish malts, yeasty bread and spices. Estery, pepper like alcohol in the aftertaste. Drinkable, but overpowering alcohol burn, suprising considering abv.
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