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    Ommegang Abbey Ale

    May 24, 2009
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    Name – Ommegang Abbey Ale
    Country – United States
    Type – Dubbel

    Appearance – Poured a brown to almost dark red color with a big tannish head.

    Smell – Cherries, raisins, grapes and some scent of caramel.

    Taste – As I have seen with most Belgian styled beers the taste is pretty on with the smell and very slight alcohol burn at the end.

    This is a pretty good American made version of a Belgian dubbel.  Ommegang are pretty damn good at making the Belgian style beers so I was not surprised.  The taste was quite warming.  It just felt good drinking it.

    Overall Grade – B+

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    Shipyard Imperial Porter (Pugsley’s Signature Series)

    May 21, 2009
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    Name – Shipyard Imperial Porter (Pugsley’s Signature Series)
    Country – United States
    Type – Porter

    Appearance – Pours a opaque black color with a slightly off white head.

    Smell – Roasted malts and an ever so slight chocolate smell to it.

    Taste – Toasted malts and grains with a little bit of chocolate notes to it.  Slight alcohol taste over time of drinking it.

    A pretty straight forward porter here.  Good roasted smells and flavors on it with a nice full body.  I don’t really see the imperial part of this but it is still a good all around porter.

    Overall Grade – B-

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    Brother Thelonious

    May 21, 2009
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    Name – Brother Thelonious
    Country – United States
    Type – Dubbel

    Appearance – Poured a brown color with ruby red highlights on the edges of the glass.  Came with a decent sized tan head.

    Smell – Sweet caramel with some fruit smells like apple, raisin, pears.  Slight pick up of alcohol.

    Taste – Pretty on with the smell and pretty distinct alcohol burn throughout.  It becomes even more potent the warmer it becomes.

    I’ve really been on a Belgian style kick lately.  This one comes from North Coast Brewing out of California.  It was okay but not as good as the actual Belgians of this style.

    Overall Grade – C

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