 lb4lb (1365), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 16, 2007
Pours a muddy brown, reddish color with a good beige head. Smell is somewhat fruity, yet rich and creamy with a hint of the clovey hefeweizen yeast smell. Taste is very unique and somewhat highly carbonated. Some spiced sweetness at 1st along with some roasted slightly bitter tastes and some flat licorice like taste in the finish. After drinking half of it, I still hardly know what to think. After it warmed a bit I like it less and am not crazy about finishing it. Definitely drinkable, but not something I particularly care for. This is obviously liked by many, but it is not my style of beer.
Homebrewerguy (247), Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 25, 2008 12 oz. bottle: pours heady with good lacing and a nice light brown color, aroma is of roasted malts and some caramel, flavor is much lighter than an actual Belgian brewed Abbey ale, good clean beer though brewed for "American tastes"
Geth_in_beer (667), Nova Scotia, Canada
Aug 21, 2008 Bottle. Berries, nuts with a slight smoked aroma. Mahogany in colour with a decent off white head. Fruity, red berry flavour. A little spicy with liquorice. Very tasty ale. Bitter and strong liquorice finish. Lovely tasty ale.
matt7215 (554), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Aug 20, 2008 12 oz bottle from premier gourmet. pours hazy dark amber with a lovely tan head that is thick and luxurious throughout your drinking experience. the aroma is of dark fruit, pale malts and belgian yeast (loses one point for noticeable alcohol). caramelized rum soaked raisons. the flavours are similar but they are accompanied by a soft comforting mouthfeel that in my mind is perfect for a dubble. my bottle was fresh but a little age on this would make it almost impossible to beat. very good brew that i wish i could purchase regularily.
MiP (4951), Flensburg, Germany
Aug 20, 2008 Bottle, 8.5%. Yeasty, slightly funky aroma. The flavour starts off very malty with some malt syrup, melassis. Ends on a citric note that lifts the beer a bit. Has a little cardboard to it, but it does not matter much.
wetherel (995), Carlsbad, California, USA
Aug 20, 2008 On tap at Stone 12th, but I’ve tried this many times over the years. After learning about red beers, then Chimay red, I stumbled upon this and I like it better than Chimay Red. My standards are narrower now, but at one time this was one of my favorite beers. Tasting this after such a long delay, reminds me of why I liked it: Lots and lots of sweet long boil melanoidins and caramelization. I see this flavor also in many IPAs and a few English beers. I like it. Much better than Ommegedon yuckiness.
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