Brouwerij der St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse
Belgian Dubbel
8% ABV
OG?
IBUs?
11.2 oz bottle with a best by date of March 17, 2012 poured into an Ommegang balloon on 11/16/2010.
Appearance 5/5
Clear, but not brilliantly so, with a rich and deep dark caramel color, and a big, dense, rocky light tan head. Good retention and excellent lacing. Very beautiful.
Aroma 3.5/5
Brown sugar and caramel notes upfront, with perfumy phenols and some lightly tart, lemony notes, that could've been because of escaping CO2. Yeasty. Weak smelling overall.
Taste 3.5/5
Brown sugar and caramel for the most part with no elements of dried fruits; very slightly bitter towards the end with a medium, long-ish finish that had hints of hops and residual sugars. Mellowing. Slightly tannic right before the finish, after it warmed up.
Mouthfeel 4/5
Medium to thin body; quite effervescent: the glass seemed too small at times to contain the huge carbonation!
Drinkability 4/5
I can throw back a few (and then get in trouble) but seemed like some mildly bittersweet tannic concoction to me, akin to a lightly sweetened black tea.
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