“This Belgian Dubbel is rich, smooth and perfect for moments that ask you to slow down and savour them.”

Glassware: Trappist goblet.
Appearance: Deep amber to auburn complexion with a short off-white head that quickly collapsed. Minimal lacing as we go.
Aroma: Super rich and malty. Extremely heavy on the crystal malts but that’s somewhat expected with this style. Sticky toffee/toffee apple, caramel, bush honey, golden raisins and fig. We’re also picking a distinct floral hop profile, old manky herbs and some mildew also getting a look in. It’s not bad, the issue is that it gets a bit cloying and that’s one of our pet peeves.
Flavour: We didn’t want to come straight out and say it but we need to…we’re getting a burnt plastic/rubbery note and from our limited knowledge on faults that tells us there’s an issue with sulfur dioxide. We’re about 90% sure on it. Anywho, again it’s heavily dominated by the crystal malts, slightly bitter through the mid and a tad cloying in the finish. Sheesh.
Mouthfeel: Sticky, chewy, dries up a bit in the swallow. Flat-ish Co2, medium body and a well positioned 6.6% ABV.
Overall: Not fans of it at all. We absolutely love SR, they very rarely put out an average beer but this one is average AF. We hate to say it but it’s probably going to be sink pour material.