Thanks go out to Brewfan for this one. I’ve been waiting on this one for a while, and perhaps I have built it up a little too much in my mind!
750 mL, Corked & Caged affair. Different bottle style and new label in 2007.
Pour is a little disappointing. Noisy, soda like carbonation that fades quickly to almost nothing. Dubbel, drab color in the body – a little murky. Not great looking at all.
Nose has the requisite Belgian yeasts and candy, as does the taste, BUT the beer is way too sweet for the style, and is even getting close to too sweet for me to enjoy. That is saying something since I really enjoy both the Quads/BSDA and other sweet beers. This one seems as if the fermentation has not been completed and the sugar has not been converted completely to alcohol, i.e. incomplete attenuation. Some spice notes but they are overwhelmed by the sweetness.
Bit of a disappointment, but I would like to try again.