Pours 2 fingers of foam, very dark brown to the point of being black. Aroma is sweet yeast with a touch of toast. Flavor is burnt dark sugar and fruit along with yeast phenols to a low extent, then the flavor morphs into dates and roasty ash, ending with a misplaced bitterness. Body is medium and there is quite a bit of nucleation sharpness. Overall, the aroma is great but the flavor has something to be desired, essentially the flavor is dominated by burnt sugar and then ash, which is not what I care for. This is too dark for a dubbel, so I'm going for 2 stars as it doesn't achieve what I'm looking for.
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