Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Donker...Donker...nous sommes ici réellement plus proche d'une double. Et comme toute double, l'expression aromatique est compliquée avec des arômes de candy et caramel teintés de girofle, réglisse et banane qui manquent de relief. On retrouve cependant 2 piliers des bières belges que sont l'alcool, structurant bien l'ensemble et conférant du caractère et la levure, bien présente. Le plaisir est donc tout de même au rendez-vous, même si nous sommes ici sur le minimum requis. Le visuel est sur un brun voilé avec une mousse brune nappant la surface. Le nez est sur le caramel, la candy, la banane, la date, le girofle et la réglisse. L'attaque est bien équilibrée entre malt/houblon/alcool avec une réglisse qui ressort davantage. La deuxième bouche voit les autres arômes de caramel, candy, date, banane s'affirmer, tout comme l'alcool qui fait un peu plus que ses 8 %. La présence en bouche est très honnête. L'arrière bouche, linéaire sur les arômes voit l'alcool donner un bon caractère. Sur le final cependant, ce dernier est quelque peu dissonant. Honnête mais peut mieux faire!

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Daniel & Shannon - Cheers! 🍻 Foamy tan head left a spotty cover on a dark oak coloured still body. Malt & chocolate aroma. Medium bodied, tingly with a smooth clean finish. Malt, chocolate, berries, spiced fruit & raisin tastes. Nice one.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

In my hand is a 33 cl bottle of Augustijn Donker delivered to me by the good people at belgiuminabox. My thanks. Dubbels are at the upper echelon for me, let us have a go at this. My Straffe Hendrik snifter is arrayed for this sampling. The pour is a brown-amber liquid topped by a respectable covering of light tan foam. I determine a scent of dark fruit, candy, grain and hay. The taste is a leap up and forward. Malt, toffee, candied fruit, yeast, biscuit, dark raisins and alfalfa. There is depth in this, chewy I think. Quite good. Well worth the effort to obtain.

World class beer. Only a few months before expiration and just on point. Malty yet belgian yeast driven with just a touch of beautiful belgian candi sugar. Rich caramel. Online beerwulf

Bottle from Belgiuminabox. Pours a murky chestnut brown colour with a thinnish soapy looking beige head. Aromas of dry dark fruits, caramel and some spice. Taste is again the same notes as the aroma more dry dark fruits, caramel, a little spice and also a little brown sugar. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation, slightly oil mouthfeel and a fruity, spicy and slightly sweet finish. Very well balanced. Moreish. Very nice Belgian brown.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

0.33 bottle. Great reddish brown color, large and durable creamy head. Aroma is restrained, sweet and fruity at the same time, round, well-hit. Simple but well-hit burnt sugar flavor. There is nothing that comes to the fore, smoothly a good sweet, fruity, sour, and at the same time bitter, well-hit dubbel. Not the most full-bodied, but that's why it's easier for me to drink. I recommend.
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Remek vörösesbarna szín, nagy és tartós krémszínű hab. Illata visszafogott, édeskés, egyben gyümölcsös is, kerek, jól eltalált. Egyszerű, de jól eltalált égetett cukros íz. Semmi nincs, ami előtérbe kerül, simán egy jó édeskés, egyben gyümölcsös, savanykás, egyben kesernyés, jól eltalált dubbel. Nem a leg-testesebb, de nekem pont ezért könyebben iható. Ajánlom.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

0.75l bottle, small explosion when opening but beer stay calm. Smell-weak malt, caramel, fruits. Foam- thin, bit to medium, caramel, malt, sweet, faint Belgian notes, acidic. Head is small to medium creamy, white brown-ish color. Appearance- simple bottle. Clear-ish dark ruby color, no carbonation. From - snifter Taste - sweet, acidic, caramel, malt. Generally malty, faint sweetness with acidic sourness. Not much to talk about, drinkable enough, but will not spend to try this again.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours light hazy dark brown with a thin off-white head. Aromas of spice, caramel, dried fruit. Taste is light sweet, light spice. Clean finish.

Perfectly drinkable yet super safe and boring Belgian dubbel. Plenty of cacao, nice and malty, reasonable body, pretty sweet. Ticks all the boxes, and there's nothing wrong with it. Just not great or exciting.