Four City Brewing Company Four City Brewing Company St Cloud Belgian Style Dubble

**Aroma:** “Classic Belgian ester profile with banana and some apple, plum, and raisin notes. Slight peppery notes. Rich dark malt with some hints at melanoidins. Mild alcohol and some hops there, too.” **Flavor:** “Toasty malt sweetness, but also a fair amount of balancing hops, both bittering and flavor hops. Banana, some cherry, raisin, prune, and dark fruit notes with plenty of spicy phenols. Some alcohol warmth. Long, smooth, off-dry finish.” **Overall:** “The malt and ester balance is artful, but they don’t integrate as well with the hops. There is a lot going on in this beer that took a while to fully comprehend—at first sip the subdued nose undersold it, but the character came out deeper into the glass. The flavors are very well blended; nothing sticks out at all.”

“Clear medium amber, well-carbonated with an off-white head that never goes away. An intoxicating licorice character in the aroma, with light lemon, coriander, and caramel malt. Spice and more licorice in the flavor with some bready malt in the background work well with a creamy mouthfeel and body. Sweet malt, a touch of toast, and lightly spiced hops play well into the integrated coriander flavor. Semidry, smooth bitter finish. Offers something new in the flavor and complexity each time you come back.”

Diverse aromas: black peppercorns, lemon, mushroom, lemongrass, grape must. Aromas weave seamlessly into flavor, with pronounced grapefruit pith lingering from front to back. Soft sweetness lifts the fruity grape character. Bitterness is a bit restrained, allowing the vinous notes to linger.