25 cl. bottle @ home. From a local Carrefour. No BBF. Finally got around to trying this one. The “abbey” beer produced by Alken-Maes. Priced cheaper than other beers aiming for the same market @ supermarket – possibly / likely aiming @ that market. The cheaper price is negligible probably keeping in mind that this is a 25 cl. Chestnut, mahogany cough syrup amber, quickly gone light beige head. Nose is caramel syrup, light alcohol, little smell, nuts, syrup & herbs. Taste is sweet caramel syrup, cough syrup, sweet herbs, candy sugar, chestnut, lots of syrup added, sweet metal, white sugar alcohol burns in the throat. Light, overly carbonated body. The added syrup or what feels like that covers the base which is appears to be similar to the blond which was dreadful. It is drinkable now but the alcohol still burns in the throat. More like a doppelbock than a dubbel. Oh dear,… What these macro’s make.

Bottle on the 14.56 Brussels Midi - Saint Pancras from Carrefour at Midi, 29/04/13. Clear dark chestnut brown with a moderately sized frothy beige head. Nose is dark malt, Belgian yeast, dark toffee, brown sugars, nutty tones, mineral notes. Taste comprises dark toffee, brown sugars, light yeast, dates, prunes, raisens. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Pretty average dubbel, little sign of the 7% ABV!

250 ml bottle. Pours a dark red/mahogany with medium sized foamy head. Aromas of dart fruit, spice, and wood. Flavors are similar with additional notes of anise and brown sugar. Somewhat sour and somewhat sweet.

25cl bottle @home from Alsems Thick creamy white head. Clear amber pour. A nice double

Bottle at Huppel The Pub, Den Haag. Poured a clear chestnut colour with a broken frothy tan head. The aroma is yeasty with citrus notes. The flavour is medium to weak bitter, fruity, yeasty and with medium carbonation.

Fles 33cl thuis. Zoet. Heeel ver weg wat bittertoontjes. Bijsmaakje. (2-2013).

Bottle. Pours clear reddish brown with a tall tan head that dissipates fast and almost collapses in the center. Aroma is malty with a touch of BBQ and fruit. Flavor is sweet roasted malt, toffee, with fruit and spice overtones. Lightly bitter finish.

Bottle from Cafe de la Gare, The Hague. Pours clear amber brown with a medium off white head. Aroma of toffee, a little dark fruit and malt. Flavour is dominated by sweet malt, sugar, caramel and some spice. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Not bad but overly sweet for the style.

resin, bread, basement aromas, butterscotch, skunky, soy sauce, rotten eggs, brown, brown foam, cloudy, medium sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, lively,