Corsendonk Pater / Abbey Brown Ale - Brouwerij Corsendonk

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pour dark brown with a slight fizzy head.

Instant aroma of dark bread, dark fruits, chocolate, and brown sugar.

You taste what you smell, and then some. Alcohol is also present. Specific hits of the chocolate, raisin bread, dates, and burnt sugar.

Medium body to the point of thinness -- it is a surprise as your nose and tongue are hit with so many different smells and flavors that you expect this to be a chewy one -- it's not.

I gave the drinkability score the lowest of the lot in this review. The alcohol is a kicker here, and this is not in any way a session brew - 1 or 2 and you are done (and the 12 oz. bottle was $4.00). I like this alot.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2008 00:31:06 | More by OtherShoe2

Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-15-2013 17:26:14 | More by Zimm

jkball01

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-13-2013 16:25:07 | More by jkball01

Minkybut

Virginia

3.09/5  rDev -22.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

I poured this beer into my tumbler at 45 degrees. This is my third attempt at this beer in several years. Beautiful beer, pours a wonderful dark mahogany color and has an awesome dark tan head. Fine bubbles great lacing . Roasted nutty smell richly bleeds out of the glass. And then I tasted it. Same as all the other times. Sour Sour Sour. Yuk. Last time I ever buy this. I guess some people like sour beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 16:12:23 | More by Minkybut

Stugotzo

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-10-2013 22:24:46 | More by Stugotzo

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

05-10-2013 16:06:39 | More by twenty5

Flounder57

Massachusetts

4.14/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

11.2 oz bottle was poured into a goblet.

Appearance: This beer poured a one finger head that reduced to a puffy off brown layer. It is a dark brown color with no clarity or bubbles coming up through the glass. Looks very traditional for a dubbel.

Smell: Spicy, caramel, toffee, raisins, bananas, chocolate, and toasted malts.

Taste: Same as above. Extremely delicious and balanced.

Mouthfeel: Smooth, full bodied, medium carbonation, a little chewy, and a little dry.

Overall: Goto love those Belgian dubbels. Will look for more of this in the future.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 00:13:51 | More by Flounder57

Satchboogie

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-04-2013 04:17:43 | More by Satchboogie

Beer-A-Lot

Virginia

4.23/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Such a delicious, smooth, well balanced beer. Can't tell it's a 7.5% at all. Goes down way too easily. Nice hints of fig, grape, but not too sweet. Just a hint of breadiness. Lots of complex flavors, but the basic point is this beer is so well balanced, smooth, tasty, not too heavy in alcohol. Very strong offerring in an extremely competitive field.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 22:45:45 | More by Beer-A-Lot

randylangford

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-26-2013 23:18:07 | More by randylangford

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-26-2013 15:21:59 | More by Jason1337

tbryan5

Louisiana

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-24-2013 01:30:22 | More by tbryan5

NorthernSoul

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4/5  rDev -0.2%

04-17-2013 22:26:25 | More by NorthernSoul

nzerbe

New York

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

04-14-2013 14:05:05 | More by nzerbe

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.46/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Corsendonk Pater Dubbel has a medium, cream colored head and a dark brown (ruby under light) appearance, with some light lacing left behind. The aroma is of spicy, sweet, bread, and the flavor is of peppery, spicy, sweet bread, coriander, a hint of banana, raisin, dark fruit, a touch of chocolate, and a mild bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium to heavy, and Corsendonk finishes semi-dry, sweet, and carbonated. Overall, this is another great Belgian ale, and I score it most excellent.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

04-14-2013 14:03:35 | More by RonaldTheriot

Bamarooster

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

04-11-2013 22:16:18 | More by Bamarooster

beernads

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.2%

04-11-2013 07:15:23 | More by beernads

wmobley

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +6%

04-09-2013 16:32:04 | More by wmobley

BoRaeCho

California

4.75/5  rDev +18.5%

04-04-2013 23:28:23 | More by BoRaeCho

DenverLogan

Colorado

3.99/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

From corked bottle 22/05/15 A 11:02 - cork says lot 3911 and at the bottom D1213.
Big cork pop.
Medium dark brown with small amber head.
Aroma of light roasted dark malts, amber malts, slight caramel, vanilla and nuts.
Significant carbonation and mouthfeel.
A nice balance on the taste buds with nothing overly influential. Flavors of roasted malts, brown malts, caramel, cola...there's a peat like flavor, weak coffee, black pepper, minerals and nuts. Overall I prefer a bit more body and a touch less carbonation and dryness...their Christmas beer fills that beer, but this is a fine dubbel.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 04:20:13 | More by DenverLogan

Beerdudenumberone

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

04-01-2013 16:07:16 | More by Beerdudenumberone

Casey3236

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-31-2013 09:08:54 | More by Casey3236

Proteios7

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +6%

03-27-2013 03:36:08 | More by Proteios7

Hoppsbabo

United Kingdom (England)

3.91/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: Black with an off-white quickly dissipating head, which eventually settles to a few millimetres in thickness. Leaves nice lacing.

S: Pungent Coca Cola and coriander seeds.

T: Strewth, freshly roasted coriander seeds at the forefront. It's lacking a sturdy malt base and it's initially a bit watery or cola-like, with the cola flavour being assumed more than anything. It's sweet enough without actually being sweet. As for the fruit I'd say cooked rhubarb was the closest thing to it.

O: I'm pretty sure the coriander is meant to be the centrepiece here. It's well crafted but I'd prefer a sturdier malt base. A bit of an oddball and not my cup of tea but I can see other people liking it.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 03:31:05 | More by Hoppsbabo

HabiMendes

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -0.2%

03-25-2013 01:01:09 | More by HabiMendes