thegreat78 (32), San Marcos, California, USA Nov 2, 2007 Appears a dark amber with red edges when held to the light. The off white head slowly fades into a mild cap. Streaky lacing is left around the glass.
Smell is of raisins, caramel, rum, vanilla, nougat, ripe fruit, brown sugar, with a nutty finish.
Taste is of the same as the aromas with brown sugar, nuts, caramel standing out to make for a very nice flavor.
Mouthfeel is medium-full bodied, boozy, rummy raisins, caramel, light cocoa, along with lightly smoked meat grazing along the tongue. FezMonkey (268), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Jun 20, 2007 Dark ruby red color with a big foamy head. Aroma of raisins and candy sugars. Sweet malt flavor with spicy raisin. stubby (325), Santee, California, USA Aug 22, 2006 Updated: Mar 12, 2007Bottle. A fantastic abbey dubbel. Fine aromas of chocolate and cinnamon and dried fruits. Flavors almost explode in your mouth. Just about the best American made dubbel I’ve had. On tap is almost as good. Certainly an excellent tap for a Belgian style. ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA Dec 17, 2006 Bottle. Deep garnet color with a tan head. Subtle aromas that seem to go on and on... Bananas, dark fruit, leather, bubble gum; I’d be happy to sit and sniff this beer all night. Flavor is sweet with more dark fruits; raisins and dates primarily but there’s some banana and candy in there as well. Bubbly with a warm bready note. Quite spicy. Sweet/ dry finish. Davinci (295), Chicago, Illinois, USA May 23, 2008 My first Lost Abbey beer!!! Pours a murky orange brown color with thin off white head. Looks a lot like iced tea and lemonade. Aroma is wonderfully deep malt, dried apricots, over ripe grapes, faint alcohol, and a bit of peppery spice to round it all off. Flavors follow the aroma well. Roasty sweetness, mild burnt toast, toffee, caramel, golden raisins, pepper, licorice mild smoked wood... all these flavors blend seemlessly. Body is smooth with mild carbonation. This is really wonderful. I think this should be rated higher than the Chimay Red personally. ficklepixel (5), USA does not count Mar 3, 2008 Had this beer on tap at Toronado in San Francisco. This strong beer tasted of caramel and sweet, candied orange peel. TaktikMTL (2745), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada Sep 18, 2007 Bouteille de 750 ml, avec bouchon de liège, dégustée en compagnie de Dmac621, Dickinsonbeer, Cathschlag, MartinT, Beerbuzzmontreal et Glouglouburp. Arôme: Odeur de petits fruits foncés et de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée foncée voilée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de raisins avec une pointe d’épices. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #1244) dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Dec 20, 2007 Updated: Sep 5, 2008A nice dubbel-like aroma (which it is!). Flavor is smooth and spicy with a little fruit. Really goes down easy and has a nice balance. A little creamy.
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