“Floreffe Dubbel is a brown abbey beer with a deep brown color and red shades, revealing aromas of coffee, chocolate and liquorice with a hint of anise and white fruit.”

Glassware: Trappist goblet.

Appearance: Mostly light brown/auburn with some deep ruby edges. It knocks up a thumb of beige head that holds its shape pretty well. Excellent lace work left in its wake.

Aroma: Man we love the complexity to this style. There’s just so much going on it takes ages to list it all. Massive malt profile which throws out a tonne of breads like pumpernickel, sourdough and rye. Rich notes of fruitcake, dates and even a flutter of molasses. A notable array of spices like clove, aniseed, star anise and nutmeg. Subtle cola, banana runts, toffee apple and candi sugar coming through too. Amazing.

Flavour: Exactly like the aroma with seemingly endless depth and flavour. Obviously the malt presence is centre stage but the fruits and spices also lead out as well. A soft dry bitterness lands early on in the mid , carrying the doughy breads through to the ultimately dry but spicy, fruity and yeasty finish. Really good length on show too.

Mouthfeel: Kinda lighter than expected but still soft and creamy. Nicely carbed and the 6.3% ABV slots in well.

Overall: It’s easily on the same level of quality as the Tripel. Just a high quality Belgian ale with a tonne of character.