7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce can into chalice, best before 6/27/2017. Pours hazy deep reddish copper/light brown color with a small dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of raisin, plum, fig, date, cherry, pear, apple, pepper, clove, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/banana, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big raisin, plum, fig, date, cherry, pear, apple, pepper, clove, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/banana, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate yeast spiciness and light herbal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark fruit, cherry, pear, apple, pepper, clove, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/banana, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/spiciness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light dryness from yeast spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is a very nice Dubbel. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Other than the weak aromas, this was a spot on Dubbel to style. Rich malt complexity and balanced yeast flavors. Could have used a more carbonation, but there was still a good amount. A very enjoyable offering.