Vleteren 8 Port Barrel Aged
Deca Services in Woesten, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
6.86
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, chestnut colour with ruby shimmer and small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Slightly toasty and nutty, malty as well as woody and minimally yeasty fruity aroma, hints of oak, Port, a touch of cherry and blue grapes. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally sugary, caramel malty, minimally toasty, dark malty, slightly woody and minimally yeasty fruity, hints of caramel, a touch of malt lozenge, some Port, a touch of oak, cherry and blue grapes.
Watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Light, weak, rather simple - a bit disappointing.
tricksta_p (13806) reviewed Vleteren 8 Port Barrel Aged from Deca Services 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is malty and a bit fruity with caramel, yeast, brown malt, touch of oak barrel, dried fruits. Flavour is medium sweet with a mild bitterness. Medium body. Barrel a bit too subtle, but otherwise quite alright.
MiP (20379) reviewed Vleteren 8 Port Barrel Aged from Deca Services 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle, 8%. Very fruity aroma, oxidised or barrelled, some metal. Deep reddish dark brown colour, seems clear. Stable off-white head. The flavour is fruity, malty with roasted bread notes. Rough bitterness in the finish. Sweetish notes to balance. Fairly low carbonation, but just enough.
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed Vleteren 8 Port Barrel Aged from Deca Services 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Dranken Vandewoude and drunk at home. Black beer lasting tan head. Decent brown malty beer. Some barrel ageing I guess. Some port flavour. I liked it. Good character. Some chocolate. Good
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
I have had this 33 cl bottle for a while now, my thanks to Belgian Happiness. A long time since I have sampled a new dubbel, time to proceed with a pour inside of my ABGB glass. The body is a dark caramel and the head pours a large top of pillowy foam later settling to a consistent cover of taupe-colored, very fine bubbles. The scent provides a good helping of dark fruit and baked bread. I lift the glass and take a drink to find dates, barrel, grain, leather, raisins and malt. The port provides a bit of a sourish, vinous touch, not bad. Slightly sweet and the same with bitterness. Quite the decent dubbel.