Adelardus Dubbel / Adelardus Trudoabdijbier Bruin

Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 4 14, via Guy Lévesque (merci!), savoured on January 26 2011; eye: brown with a caramel hue, hazy, tiny sheet of beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, toffee, light spices including anise; mouth: malt, toffee, light spices including anise, medium body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, a bit thin; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 4 14, via Guy Lévesque (merci!), savourée le 26 janvier 2011; œil : brune avec une teinte caramel, trouble, petite couverture de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, toffee, léger épices incluant anis; bouche : malt, toffee, léger épices incluant anis, finale en malt avec présence de toffee, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, un peu mince; en résumé : bien

Clear dark brown, small yellow brownish head. nutty, dark fruity slightly oxidized aroma, also some dark caramel and some malts. Considering best before on this one is 2 years earlier than the sampling date i’d say it have survived pretty well. flavor is caramel, malts, faint spices (i think i can detect anise amongst them). ends caramelly and sweet malty.

23rd September 2008. Dark brown beer with a small cream head. A little chocolate and a malt that is both sweet and sour. A little creamy and quite soft, just a little carbonation. Soft sourish finish.

Bottle. Blackish brown beer with a strong head. The aroma is mildy spiced, and the flavour is spiced, herbal and yeasty. Overall an average Belgian beer.

Deep brown colour with thick soapy head. Aroma is very sweet with some sugary fruit tones. The soft malty flavours are pleasant but it’s a bit too sweet overall.

(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, 13 Jan 2009) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit, prunes, raisins, chocolate and hints of herbs. Fruity, malty taste with notes of dried fruit, prunes and a slightly spicy and herbal, bittersweet finish. Great balance. Medium body, balanced sweetness throughout. Very nice beer.

Bright reddish-brown. Molasses-toffee aroma is simple but tasty. Soft body has nice toffee notes and a light chewiness. Smooth, easy drinking example.

Bottle @ Plan B, Copenhagen. BB 08/08. Pours dark brown with almost no head. Aroma is dusty malty, yeasty & very vinous. Plum & port. Smooth & soft - nearly no carbonation. Round, mild & sippable. Well aged!

Bottle picked up from Ken Sheathers Wines, Cheltenham, 22-12-07 Pours a very dark, muddy murky brown. Wonderful flavours of dark molasses (also present on the nose), plenty of sweet malts and even a chocolatey creaminess in there. I really liked this. A7 A3 F8 P4 Ov17 3.9 Had this again Dad picked this up at Dranken Geers, Oostakker, Gent, Belgium Feb 10, consumed 19-03-10 Pours dark brown. Once again quite a murky beer, there is indeed plenty of dark sugars in this (this is about all I got!) and its also very malty but unlike last time I was less impressed, its fine but no 3.9 I’m afraid. A6 A3 F6 P3 Ov12 3.0

Bottle. (thx for sharing, papsoe.) Hazy, reddish brown pour. Nice, dense, beige head on top. Roasted and sweetish nose with some butterscotch. The butterscotch is evident all the way, but not ruining the beer. The flavor is sweet and slightly roasted as well, finishing with some toffee-ish flavors. Medium, slightly sticky mouthfeel. It is too buttery, but quite nice anyway. Rating: 5-4-6-3-12-3. 071006

Bottle. It’s a slightly unclear, brown beer topped by an off-white to beige head of moderate size. Some cellar, alcohol and nuttyness on the roasted nose. Something herbal too. Tea, perfume, herbs, caramel and bitterness in the flavor. Medium to full body, nicely carbonated and quite dry. Perfumed, herbal finish with caramel and roasted malts. Overall, too perfumed for my likings, but nice in a way. 110501