 Sammy (4038), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 14, 2004 Decent yeast with fruit, some roatiness and spot of bitterness here. Good session ale. Had at Beer Bistro Winterfest, and hung in together with Westys’ and other fine Belgiums for sampling. Beautiful lace, medium-full mouthfeel. Hops
Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 18, 2004
I had 2 bottles in a row, for research purposes, you understand. One bottle, a unique conical shape, ceramic dipped, was a speckled gold-on-black color with gold foil at the neck and an orangish label. The other had a speckled black -on- white, with red at the neck and label. Could they be different bottlings, variantions, slightly skewed recipes?
Conclusion: no difference.
Anyway...ruddy brown color, huge, fluming, speckled creamy head.
Nose: delicious, creamy, cocoa, chocolatey, uplifting, rich, delicious. Just what I need in a good dubbel, or "double", whatever the case may be.
Big burst of hops, and then more complex flavors unfold on the palate: raisins, spices, fruit, ...very nice.Flavor is large, looming, warm, and happy, makes a body quite content about his beer!
Body is near the full side, but a bit mild. Finish is long, lush, rich, rewarding. Misses the deep, dark complexity of Belgian trappist dubbels, but a fine example of the style, anyway. A very good drink.
Nate (2556), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 |
Oct 14, 2004 Decent malty aroma, caramel and sweet. One dimensional. Hazy dark brown with floating chunks. Thin light tan lacing head. Medium-light body with light carbonation. Mild sweet start, mild acidity. Weak fruitiness, light astringency. Some alcohol. Weak watery dubbel.
maeib (4752), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 12, 2004 Bottled. A deep russet brown beer with loads (too much) sediment. Lots of fruits and malts in the aroma. Taste of sweet berry fruit, raisins, candy sugar, yeast and burnt malts. Disappointingly thin
rauchbier (3002), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 23, 2004 Bottle, DBF 2004. Bronze, moderate off white head and gentle condition. Caramel and malt in the nose, sweet in the mouth with the caramel and malt again dominant. Some butteriness develops into the finish.
jerc (3947), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 18, 2004 Bottle. Castro’s Lounge. Dark brown body with a thin head. Mouthfeel is very light for the style. Aroma is sweet malt with a hint of alcohol. Flavour is a bit watery, bit of sweet malt, and more alcoholic notes than it should really be showing. Pretty boring Belgian.
lachesis (759), St Idesbald, Belgium
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 14, 2004 Nice brown color with medium foamy ivory colored head.It has a sweet aroma of soft malts,honey, caramel and fruits.It has a rich taste and a smooth mouthfeeling.The afthertaste is malty with a good bitterness in the end.
caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 13, 2004 Clear dark red brown color, short off-white head. Aroma is malty, bit fruity, sweet alcoholic. Sweet taste, quite alcoholic, especially for a 6.9% beer. Sticky palate. Ok brew, but far from impressive.
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