375 ml bottle into chalice, bottled on 12/18/2014. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy ruby red/copper color with a 1 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of raisin, plum, fig, date, pear, apple, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, pepper, clove, light chocolate, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, fruity/spicy yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of raisin, plum, fig, date, pear, apple, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, pepper, clove, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of earthy yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, fig, pear, apple, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, pepper, clove, light chocolate/nuttiness, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt, fruity/spicy yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice dubbel style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity/spicy yeast, and light earthy hops flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.

Aroma: caramel, raisins, Appearance: clear, amber-brown, tan head Taste: medium sweetness, lightly bitter, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, abrupt finish