Monks Mistake
Flesk Brewing Company

Had on tap. A fruited dubbel caught my curiosity, but now I know why it is not a thing. Opaque dirty violet body with a cream cap and spotted lacing. Aromas of tart blackberry jam with candi sugar, malts, and brown bread, odd but promising. Taste is like someone watered down a sweet dubbel with black berry nectar, leaving no definition to the fruit or base dubbel, malty. Feel is chewy, somewhat sweet and tart, yet bright. Warmed up it was drinkable

Served on tap in a globe at the Flesk taproom.

Adding blackberries to a dubbel does, indeed, sound like a mistake, but I'm willing to give it a shot. For the monks. Anyway, this stuff pours a murky burnt umber topped by a finger or so of dirty cream foam. The nose comprises toffee, light stone fruits, light cocoa powder, mild Belgian yeast, and some dried caramel for good measure. The taste brings in more of the same, along with the promised vein of blackberry, which does not meld with its surroundings well at all. In the finish, the resultant chaos serves to dull the tastebuds into submission. The body is a lithe medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fluid feel. Overall, the base dubbel seems fine, but the blackberries don't do the end product any justice.