 Cletus (4999), Connecticut, USA
Oct 24, 2009 Pours a cloudy brown with a thin tan head. Smells of sugar, processed fruit and wet dog. Tastes of cardboard and sickly sweet. A diabetic’s nightmare.
willblake (2160), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
Apr 28, 2008 20070303 12oz bottle, 2001. Strong boozy berry notes, actually reminds of Leroux Blackberry brandy. Yikes, it’s sour, thin, and plasticy. Obviously not particularly resilient to age, though maybe in a transition. Still, worth a shot to try.
egajdzis (3598), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 16, 2007 [2001] Poured a murky purple brown color with a small, light tan head, light lacing on the glass. Aroma of leaher, sherry, sour cherries, a bit of cardboard, and some nuts as well. Taste of light vanilla, old fruit for sure, cherries, lacto bacteria, with a lengthy sour finish. Certainly seems to have become lambicish, and it wasn’t horrible... Huge thanks to jimmack for sharing this last night, I never thought i’d get to try this!
robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
Apr 19, 2007 Much Thanks to Dorwart for Sending This Beer. Cloudy Brown with Orange Hues...Sandy Skin. Sweet Syrupy Malt, Sour Fruit, Oak and Astringent Aroma. Heavy Mouthfeel...Sour Fruit/Cherry Notes..Sweet Syrupy Malt, Very Sweet to Balance Out the Sour Fruits...Dry Oaked Flavor..Fair Amount of Heat. Clean Dry Finish. An Interesting Dubbel, to be Sure.
Dickinsonbeer (3434), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Mar 6, 2007 Pours a hazy amber, yeasty and muddy, with a fizzy head. Aroma is welches grape soda (thanks to RLB for that description), fruity esters, soy, oxidation, sour notes, cardboardy and metallic. More metal in the flavor, phenolic, old fruit, sour- acetic and lactic giving a wierd vinegar hint and a harsh astringent metallic finish. THis was a fun beer to share at a tasting. Thanks Jason!
pivo (2535), Germany
Dec 30, 2004 Strong yeasty nose with some corriander and a little dust. Hazy gold and a fluffy head. Sweetish malt front with some candi-sugar. Tight peppery end - very spicy all around. Medium body, decent balance. Whiff of alcohol at the end too.
Dorwart (1807), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
Oct 22, 2004 (Vintage 2001) Thin light tan head which reduces quickly. Great complex aroma of grapes, plums, raisins, brown sugar, port wine and a but of roastyness. Color is a slightly murky dark brown. Flavor is not what I expected. Bit sour with roasted grains, smoke, more grapes and a bit of spicyness. Finish is spicy with a bit of alcohol presence and a lingering taste of smoke and roasted grains. A very good dubbel but I think that it has soured a little over time.
BrianO (138), Ambler, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 18, 2003 Poured and got little head. Nice dark red color. Tastes very sweet, more like a wine. Has minor the complexity of the dubbel style. Not bad but I'd pass next time round.
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