Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours a rather cloudy golden yellow with nice, thick, lasting head. Aroma is quite heavy on the grassy side of the hops. Flavor is dominated by a very bitter, hoppy-citrus combination that almost veers a bit more towards the witbier/wheat side of things. From a company that specializes in Belgian-style ales, this maybe isn’t such a surprise. Very bitter finish to the beer. Interesting but not my favorite.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Autumn Brew Review 2012. A fair amount of hops in this tripel. Sweet with yeast, but lacks the complexity of the best tripels. Well carbonated, and dark gold color. Solid tripel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750 ml bottle purchased at Zipps in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pour is a brown golden, with a 1/2 inch off white head. The aroma is dark fruit, honey sweet malt, a light roast character, and ester clove Belgian yeast. The taste is the sweet malt, black cherry fruit, a touch of the faint roast, and the Belgian yeast character. The palate is medium bodied, soft carbonation, and a sweet yeast finish. I am not normally a huge Dubbel fan, though I liked the fruit and yeast character in this one. Both of the Boom Island beers I have tried are solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750 ml corked and caged bottle purchased at Zipps in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pour is a hazy golden with a thick two inch head that leaves behind pretty lacing. The aroma is fresh floral hoppiness, a bit of detectable bitterness and a nice backbone of mildly sweet cracker malt. Nice balance in the nose. The taste is the nose, clean fresh floral hops paired nicely with a lightly sweet cracker malt. Additionally, there is a bit of honey and citrus fruit in the flavor. Nice subtle character. The palate is medium bodied, soft carbonation and a dry slightly bitter finish. Nice solid beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
tap at the lyndale tap house. hazy orange. mild hops throughout the flavor and aroma with lightly sweet malt. I think I am picking up Belgian yeast.smooth palate. it is ok, a decent session beer.
JK (8181) reviewed Hoodoo Dubbel from Boom Island Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Happy Gnome Firkin Fest 2012. A brown beer. Belgian yeast and malt in the aroma. Sweet, and true to style. Some dried fruit and Belgian yeast.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at SPSBF. Pours a hazy pale gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of sweet grains with a bit of caramel and toffee backed by light fruit. Flavor is a bit lighter with sweet grains and only a hint of caramel with hints of grassiness, belgian yeast and light fruits.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at SPSBF. Pours a hazy amber orange with a fluffy white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a bit of grassiness and tropical fruit backed by light grains and yeast. Flavor has a good amount of grassy hoppiness with some backing light sweet grains and a hint of light fruits.
CLW (16859) reviewed Silvius Pale Ale from Boom Island Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750 ml bottle thanks to tripplebrew, happy for the opportunity! Hazy copper in color with thick, full white head after a slow poor into a lager glass. Excellent retention. Nose is mostly a Belgian yeast and undefined fruit notes. Taste is bread malt with fruity undertones. Wheaty yeast and some light grain. Sweet. Medium in body. Highly drinkable with a dry texture. This would work well as an session ale.