 Cybercat (778), Georgia, USA
Feb 9, 2008 Color is a beautiful dark honey-golden, cloudy and opaque, with a decent white head. Aroma is strong, malty, with fruity undertones. Flavor is rich, mainly malty with a touch of apple, and just a whisper of hoppy bitterness. Velvety smooth and mouth-filling, this is a beer to sip and appreciate.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Jan 17, 2009
Name: Belgian Ale
Date: November 19, 1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Appearance: dark amber, whispy head
Aroma: slightly sweet malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, balanced
Overall: but a belgian?
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
Date: November 02, 2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: muddy brown, thin frothy tan head
Aroma: sweet chocolate banana nose aroma
Flavor: rich cholate flavor with lots of banana sweetness leading into a spicy finish
Date: January 20, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.1 to 3.6
Appearance: clear dark red, dense creamy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: huge yeasty fresh baked sourdough bread aroma with a hint of fruit and chocolate that appears as it warms
Body: body is a bit thin
Flavor: lots of fruity flavor on a rich chocolate malt base, maybe a hint of banana esters but may be a suggestion from the earlier rating, light bitterness adds complexity and balance
Overall: not as many esters as a typical Belgian but a very tasty and drinkable beer
Date: January 02, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.6 to 3.4
this year’s version has dried out quite a bit living it spicy and bitter, as it warms some of the fruity esters emerge but are still a bit too reserved,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
Jokes (1453), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Feb 10, 2005 Hazy, chestnut brown with virtually no head. A rather subdued aroma with a bit of ripe fruit, sweet apples, caramel, biscuit, toffee, nuts, whole grains, raisins, plums and a mild spicy character. The body is rather thin and uneventful. Flavors are present, but quite diminished. The sweetness is in control throughout, though bits of earith hops give a mild bitterness in the finish. Nothing too exciting, but it was nice to see a Belgian-style offering.
skaughty (621), Marietta, Georgia, USA
Nov 18, 2004 On draft
The pour was scotch ale brown, with a minimal, yet persistent head. The nose was not too potent, but gave off an apple and sin-o-mon aroma. The flavor: very fruity for a dubbel, again apples and peach. This doesn’t fit into the roasty - chocolate type of dubbel. The finsih is mild and sweet, with a medium body. I’m curious about the ABV - I’m guess about 6%.
hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
Dec 18, 2003 Draft at Max Lager's in downtown Atlanta. This beer had a small sized head with fine-small sized bubbles that quickly dissipated. The body was uncarbonated, murky and a copper hue. The nose was hoppy with a hoppy and malty flavor. The mouthfeel was somewhat tingly on my tongue with a bit of an aftertaste to it. This beer had a fair amount of lacing on the sides of my glass.
thedm (3833), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Dec 15, 2003 TheDM and Hotstuff vacation brew 17. This draft brew was enjoyed at the brewery in Atlanta Georgia. We got the word that the Max Special chaged every 6 weeks. This rating was referred to as the Max Special an Abbaye Dubbel. I decided to post it here under their Abbey. This brew poured a small head of finely sized quickly dissappearing bubbles that left behind a fair lace and a hazy yeasty brown colored body. It had a mild floral aroma and a tingly mouthfeel with a lingering finish. The flavor was mild with notes of malt, yeast and dough.
argo0 (6842), Washington DC, USA
Nov 26, 2003 Cloudy amber with no head. Aroma is medium sweet, clove, banana. Taste is the same, plus an orange/lemon element. Medium body, light acidic. Tastewise, it's more evocative of a Weizenbock.
harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
Nov 3, 2003 This was a really great abbey dubbel. One that definitely has alot of promise once it warms up. Unfiltered and very dark amber in appearance. Very little head, but some nice lacing that lasts through the drink. A very nice malty backbone, with some interesting spiciness that dominates throughout. A very nice creamy mouthfeel, and once it does begin to warm up, the yeastiness overpowers you with some biscuity notes, again the same spiciness, but this time the aftertaste is kind of candi - coated and sugary. A very good outing from Max Lager's.
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