Tasting Notes: Stift Engelszell: Benno
Stift Engelszell: Benno (Austria: Dubbel: 6.9% ABV)
Visual: Reddened brown, with a just slightly hazy body. Thin off white dash of a head and no real visible carbonation.
Nose: Brown sugar. Slight cherries. Wet oak.
Body: Brown bread. Charred bitterness. Brown sugar. Liquorice. Vanilla custard. Light fruity esters. Crushed Blackpool rock sweets. Dried banana. Slight palma violets.
Finish: Liquorice. Clean sheen on the tongue. Light nut oils. Slight hop oils. Dried banana. Palma violets.
Conclusion: This, well, reasonable. I’m probably judging it too harshly as I am comparing to the classic six ...