Pumphouse Engine No. 2 Dubbel

Draught. Body is medium brown. Aroma is moderately yeasty (cobwebs), moderately malty (dark bread, caramel), with notes of clove, banana, raisin, and brown sugar. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation.

Big and roasty, burnt toast malt flavors. Healthy dose of rich bitterness with some warming ethyl. Chewy sweetness, followed by a biting and spikey sourness. Big alcohol is soft and rounded, hidden well behind the malt presence. Slight cardboard off-flavor, but it was very subdued. Overall, it wasn’t bad, just didn’t explode with complexity in my mouth.