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 ...