Brouwerij Affligem Affligem Dubbel

“Aroma of white bread and toasted crusts evolves into brown-bread maltiness in the flavor. Stays a bit one-note. Perfect level of bitterness balances the malt, rounding out the overall impression. Light, highly quaffable, agreeably smooth. Barely toasted cool liquid.”

“Nicely harmonized in the aroma—notes of light clove, chamomile tea, subtle lemon-lime-floral-herbal hop, soft grain, all melded together into an integrated ‘saison’ aroma, classy and familiar. Lightly sweet on the palate with a slightly resinous bitterness—tasting a little heavy-handed after such a restrained aroma. Wanting more sparkle and dryness in the finish.”

**Aroma:** “Wonderfully tricky aroma, hard to pin down the various fruits (pear, plum, cherry, raisin, apricot) and rich malt notes (caramel, slight chocolate, and toast) that emerge from the glass. There’s even a touch of floral hops that works well.” **Flavor:** “Rich, sweet maltiness in the front. Some slight caramel and chocolate-malt flavors with prune, raisin, plum, and apple fruit character. Some earthy pepper-like spice character. High carbonation. The esters and mild alcohol complement the malt. Finishes pretty dry and slightly tart (the high carbonation contributes).” **Overall:** “A perfectly balanced Belgian beer that does everything well without being over the top—strong malt complexity and dark-fruit character. Very pleasant. Palate is well blended.”