Cardinal Syn
St. Austell Brewery
- From:
- St. Austell Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Belgian Dubbel
- ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 7.77%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 19, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 29, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MrDell from Switzerland
4.24/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.24/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
24.03.2016
St. Austell Brewery – Cardinal Syn
Dubbel – 7.8% - 750ml Bottle - Best Before End Dec 2016
Been looking forward to seeing how this compares for a long time, being a Cornish Belgian-beer fan.
Appearance: Black, very dark for a dubbel with small light brown head which dissipates quickly.
Aroma: Not much here apart from Belgian yeast, alcohol and dark sugar.
Taste: Wow, what it lacks in aroma it certainly makes up for in taste. It actually looks and tastes more like a Belgian strong ale (Chimay Blue) than a dubbel in my eyes. You get yeast upfront, dark molasses and spices in the middle and then a long, sweet finish, courtesy of the caramel and demerara sugar. Don't know which yeast is used here, but tastes similar to Chimay's.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body. Not as carbonated as other bottle conditioned dubbels I've had in the past, but it's nice.
Overall: Very nice indeed. While it’s never going to take over cellar space that has already been allocated to the classics from Belgium, it is still a top interpretation of the style that I thoroughly enjoyed. 8.7 / 10
Mar 29, 2016St. Austell Brewery – Cardinal Syn
Dubbel – 7.8% - 750ml Bottle - Best Before End Dec 2016
Been looking forward to seeing how this compares for a long time, being a Cornish Belgian-beer fan.
Appearance: Black, very dark for a dubbel with small light brown head which dissipates quickly.
Aroma: Not much here apart from Belgian yeast, alcohol and dark sugar.
Taste: Wow, what it lacks in aroma it certainly makes up for in taste. It actually looks and tastes more like a Belgian strong ale (Chimay Blue) than a dubbel in my eyes. You get yeast upfront, dark molasses and spices in the middle and then a long, sweet finish, courtesy of the caramel and demerara sugar. Don't know which yeast is used here, but tastes similar to Chimay's.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body. Not as carbonated as other bottle conditioned dubbels I've had in the past, but it's nice.
Overall: Very nice indeed. While it’s never going to take over cellar space that has already been allocated to the classics from Belgium, it is still a top interpretation of the style that I thoroughly enjoyed. 8.7 / 10
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