Another Good Recommendation from BeerRiot

I just ticked off two more recommendations from my BeerRiot recommendation list.

Abita Turbodog, an English Brown Ale, was a great suggestion.  This beer was very flavorful, very smooth, and very easy drinking.  The beer pours a very dark brown color, almost porter-like.  It had a nice head that actually stuck around for most of the glass and left some nice lacing.  The aroma was of roasted malts with a hint of nuttiness.  The flavor was similar with lots of roasted malts, a slight chocolate flavor and a very slight hint of nut.  This was a great recommendation for a great brown ale.  Unfortunately, I didn’t have as good an experience with Jockamo IPA from Abita.  It was an average IPA, but certainly nothing special with a very weak hops profile.

Chimay Première (Red), a Belgian Dubbel, was my top suggestion with a 5.0 rating for me (what I assume is the highest rating from the site).  Unfortunately, I didn’t find this beer to be what a highly recommended beer should be.  However, I must make a little disclaimer.  I had a bunch of this at a Belgian Dubbel tasting.  It was a few tastings, but they were all 2 oz. pours.  It was enough to give me an idea that it’s not worth buying when there are many much better Dubbels available.  This one was weak in flavor and body and compared to a lot of the other beers we tried that night, it was mediocre.  I’d say, being as hyped as it is and the most popular Trappist brewery, it was a disappointment.  For a better Trappist Dubbel, Koningshoeven, Westmalle, and Achel were far tastier.