Sydney Happy Hour - Happy Hours & Discount Drinks Around Sydney, Australia » Dubbel http://www.sydneyhappyhour.com Because its always happy hour somewhere! Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:02:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Bright Fainters Dubbel – 8.5% Alcohol http://www.sydneyhappyhour.com/2009/07/02/bright-fainters-dubbel-8-5-alcohol/ http://www.sydneyhappyhour.com/2009/07/02/bright-fainters-dubbel-8-5-alcohol/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:08:10 +0000 admin http://www.sydneyhappyhour.com/?p=694 fainters_dubbelAfter tasting tasting the Bright Staircase Porter i was very impressed with the effort from Bright Brewery and keen for more so i promptly rushed out and brought a bottle of their Fainters Dubbel to try.
Pouring the bottle into a glass revealed a slightly hazy dark ruby colour beer with a head around 2 – 3 cm high. This subsided rather quickly to a lacing around half a cm thick. On the nose i was blown away by this beer the smell was packed with the odour of raisins which instantly made me think of port wine.
On the palate this beer had a nice creamy body with the flavour mostly dominated by raisins, plum and hints of spice. The taste finished pretty dry, with a noticeable warmth provided from the alcohol content.

Verdict: Very unique in flavour and at 8.5%, it packs quite a punch, definitely a beer for sipping. It’s not something i would like to drink everyday but it made a pleasant deviation from the norm.

Score: 7.8 / 10

Link: http://www.brightbrewery.com.au/

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