Pizza Port Dubbel Date

Brewed by Pizza Port (Carlsbad)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Carlsbad, California USA

Draught at Toronado, San Francisco. Clear dark brown. Nutmeg aroma. Sweet and lightly raisiny. Full bodied with clean, thick mouthfeel, some almondy yeast character. Low bitterness. Dessertlike - similar to a cinnamon bun with raisins.

Date: 12/03/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, Carlsbad, CA

clear dark red, thin beige head, a touch of lace, slightly sweet rich malt aroma and flavor, nice suggary fruity essence without being too sweet, some nice light spices show up once it warms, a bit of age would really help the fruit to ripen, brewed with Belgian date sugar

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Dark amber colour. Chewy malt aroma - a little special b maybe? Rich, deep dark fruitiness. Oily, phenolic kind of sahti-like overtones. A really odd dubbel but the sweetness and oiliness is just too much for me.

(GABF05) Clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, candi sugar, orange. Taste is the same. Light-medium body. Not bad, but nothing special.

Frothy, large beige head tops a dark amber hue. The nose is potent, complex chocolate underlying a solid earthiness, mostly from the hops. Yeast work sure is efficient, as fully phenolic, almost cobwebby doughy and juicy banana and melon undertones bring an unmistakably Belgian influence. Vanilla and coriander serve as the main spice hints and blend into the wheat reminiscent maltiness naturally. Maybe the yeast plays too much a role in this one, but it was a great surprise to find a mostly authentic Belgian of this caliber from a California brewer. Certainly a good friend of t smisje dubbel, though less potent. Medium creamy bodied, slightly mineral, sweet, efficient big bubbled carbonation.

Tap at Carlsbad and San Clemente: Clear dark amber color. Sweet fruity ester aroma. Dark fruits, dates and plums. Dark fruity flavor. Estery. Silky light to medium body.

Draft. Amber brown color with a nice light beige head. Plummy aroma with yeast and spice. Malt and plum flavors with spice and yeast. Some lingering sweetness and full malts. A bit easier drinking than many dubbels

Caramel color. Lightish, creamy body. Rich malts, with notes of brown sugar, sweet raisins and toasty caramel. Some light background spices rounded things off nicely. Very mild bitterness.