Abbaye De Floreffe Double - Brasserie Lefèbvre SA

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle (at room temp): Poured a cloudy deep brown color ale with a super huge head with perfect retention. Aroma of caramel malt with distinctive Belgian yeast. Taste is a well balance mix between sweetness, strong malt with a nice touch of caramel and some subtle sourness with light funky yeast. Body is a bit thin for the style but overall this is a very nice dubbel.

Serving type: bottle

09-23-2005 13:57:38 | More by Phyl21ca

Tim2000

Quebec (Canada)

3.23/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

330 mL brown bottle. Apparently, this is a "Stromg Beer".

Dark brown opaque brew with a healthy beige head.

Spicy aroma with metallic yeasty notes.

Taste starts off with a spicy cola sweetness that quickly turns into a phenolic/metallic flavour. Black cherry comes to mind as well as a mint and ginger spiciness. Body is medium and I consider this beer to be overcabonated.

Quite complex and interesting brew, although I find the lingering metallic taste somewhat unpleasant.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2005 03:33:58 | More by Tim2000

Barraclou

Quebec (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: Double - Dubbel Floreffe - Bière d'abbaye brune, 6.3%, 330ml brown bottle.

Appearance: A very dark / almost black ale without head. Very light carbonation. It looks like a stout.

Smell: It smells dark fruits with some malt and caramel perfume.

Taste: A good mix of roasted malts and fruits. Not really bitter, but lots of flavors.

Mouthfeel: Good carbonation. It is very smooth and creamy to feel.

Drinkability: It is a very good beer. I enjoyed to review it.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2005 20:51:44 | More by Barraclou

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Decent Belgium though under average double. Spice.Smooth cream in mouthfeel, though was a bit at end of its expiry leash. Herbs, citrus, cinammon, licorish. Malts with some bittersweet character. Coca Cola ingredients. Good sour yeast sediment to close. Had agaiin 7 months later and ingredients mellowed, cinammon more pronounced and was drier. More notuiceable aroma and colour.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2005 04:03:25 | More by northyorksammy

Bdc

Oklahoma

3.38/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Sampled on draft, Tapwerks, OKC. Poured a hazy, reddish-copper color with a sparse head and no lacing. Cherry and hint of spice in the aroma. Flavor was very malty but cherry was too noticeable for my liking. Low in carbonation, a bit watery and smooth.

Serving type: on-tap

10-25-2004 21:12:24 | More by Bdc

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

2.8/5  rDev -24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Maybe its the flu i had, but it was hard to detect anything else but brown sugar amd some sweet candy. Really fizzy (like coca-cola fizzy) on the tongue, with a metallic finish, not really what i was hoping for, dissapointing. Simple and candyish, got increasingly harder to drink.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2003 00:38:54 | More by rastaman

Morris729

Texas

4.03/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a very dark brown color with a tall fluffy light tan colored head that dissipates very slowly into a thick and rocky lace that loves to cling to the glass. Nose is sweet cake-like malts and candied fruit. Medium to full in body and very smooth in texture. Taste is sweet malts and caramelized sugar followed by notes of rum-soaked raisins. Notes of bread dough and spicy hops come through towards the finish. A great double and an absolute steal at only $2.99 for a 750ml!

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2003 20:10:04 | More by Morris729

Gusler

Arizona

3.95/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On the pour a deep garnet to almost brown, the head massive in its size, the texture creamy smooth, the lace in portly sheets that cling mightily to the glass. Nose fruity sweet like over ripe pineapple, malt, and hints of citrus and quite pleasing to the senses. The start a nice sweet malt, the top skimpy, finish has an impressive hop spiciness, bitingly acidic, droughty long lasting somewhat alcohol bitter aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2002 06:34:20 | More by Gusler

marc77

California

3.98/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Deep ruby in hue w/ excellent clarity when held to light, topped by a tan, formidably thick, creamy, well retained head. Attractive, intricate lace is left. Perfumed, pungent, sweet star anise is perceived at first in aroma, then mellows and yields to a signature ester profile comprised of banana and mellow clove. As the beer breathes, chocolate malt surfaces along with subdued dark caramel malt. Overall, the star anise augments what would otherwise be a pedestrian dubbel aroma. Caramelized dark candi sugar sweetness is perceived upfront, and is ensued by dryish prune and an assertive combination of nutty malt and bubblegum esters reminescent of marzipan. Star anise retains its perfume like character, but is much more mellow that the aroma implies and provides a pleasantly floral and bright contrast to the yeast esters. Dry, powered cocoa like chocolate emerges mid palate, but is overshadowed by dark fruitiness. Moderate in body, w/ a smooth, but slightly chalky mouthfeel. Finishes minerally and dry, w/ light bittersweet chocolate briefly lingering on the palate. Floreffe Double is an enjoyable and flavorful brew. Although lacking in complexity overall, the star anise provided a unique complement to the malt profile. With more body and / or malt backbone this would be excellent.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2002 18:14:00 | More by marc77