 buckybeer (666), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 27, 2008
Aquired from lb4lb in a trade. Pours a dark clean amber with a small lasting head. Great robust aroma of fermented boozy fruits, spice & candied malts. Flavor is ripened fruits (bananna), spices (peppery), and rich malts. Wow! The aroma is so powerful (in a good way). Quite impressed with this one. Thanks Deniz.
stephen7424 (2), Burns Harbor, Indiana, USA
does not count  | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 Nice darker color. Its pretty smooth but clean. Its a good beer to drink a sixer to. Any more and your wasting your beer. Its a great beer to hang out and drink and enjoy, with a good alcohol content.
iabeerguy (175), Iowa, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 Brown pour with a thin tan head. Smell of chocolates and burnt sugar. Banana notes and malts in the smell and the taste. I think this beer was overly sweet for me but I will give it another go in the future.
Kyleisraaddd (18), Marble Falls, Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 I’m sorry, I’m not sure why, but I just really don’t enjoy this ale as much as I think I would. There’s just something about it that I don’t like.
fidel (1002), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 Poured amber brown, caramel, dark fruit, spice little yeast, malty, brown sugar, little bready.
KDorgan12 (169), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Lots of bubblegum and a bit of clove in the aroma and flavor. Bit of dark fruit as well. Complex. Whole lot going on in this one.
coldmeat23 (233), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 12, 2009 Very impressive DARK amber color. I thought it was brown, until ’lighting’ it. Nice. Minimal head. Minimal lacing.
Great dark fruit scents. Dark cherries, dates, figs. Big sweet malts. Banana notes. Caramelish brown sugar notes.
Sweet maltiness. Spiciness like cloves. Fresh bread covered in brown sugar run under the broiler so that it carmalizes. Nice dark fruits again.
Good body on this one. Nice and creamy. Definite medium level of thickness, here.
Very good, very drinkable bottle.
This isn’t Chimay, by any means, but it would be an acceptable substitute, at a cheaper price, when finances dictate.
13mikey (164), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 12 oz. bottle from Paul U. Reddish brown pour. Nice foamy head. Aroma is that of dark fruit and yeast. Sweet fruity flavor with a clean, smooth finish.
bsp77 (202), Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 Poured from bottle into Snifter.
Rich dark brownish-red with little head but some lacing.
Aroma of dark fruit, bananas, Belgian yeast, spiciness, some metallic (hops?). Very nice smell overall.
Dark fruit, raisins, slightly sour malt. Not much spiciness, and not as complex as hoped for. Why didn’t that great smell come across on my taste buds better?
Low carbonation, chewy but seems watery and thin. Every single New Belgium beer I have had seems thin, but I had hoped a Dubbel would be the exception - apparently not.
More of an easy drinking Dubbel than others I have had, which are more sippers. On the other hand, the lack of complexity and the thin body are an impediment, and prevent me from wanting more.
Other than the 1554 (which is also somewhat thin) and maybe the Mothership Wit, I may be done with New Belgium. They are not bad beers by any means; I can just get much better in the same styles.
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