This is a beer I've been looking forward to trying for some time - and it didn't disappoint. Apparently adapted from a seventeenth century recipe, everything about it calmly states classic English strong ale. At 7% this is hardly a session beer, but one can well imagine having a few glasses in front of the fire during the winter months. Technically it's a Trappist style Abbey Dubbel with a pleasantly dark flavor and authentic sediment, but I find myself preferring it to many of the Belgian beers as it is less fruity and more malty. Impressively, for a strong beer, it avoids being syrupy or overly sweet. Indeed, the flavor itself is difficult to describe as it quite complex yet without readily discernible elements. In general other reviewers have been slightly less glowing in their appraisals, but I found myself quite taken with this beer and its classic elegance - 8/10.
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