Affligem Dubbel

Brewed by Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Opwijk, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Went for the big bottle with the cork this time. Orange amber color that was topped with a big head but reduced to a thinner white blanket over the top. The aroma was perfumey flower and spice along with a rich maltiness. The taste was malt with a bit of booze which kept giving me the impression of whiskey. enjoyable carbination makes this one fairly easy to get down.

UPDATED: MAR 26, 2010 Pint bottle. Pours a cloudy, dark orange with small head. Aroma was honey, spices and mild caramel malt. Taste had a slightly watery malting, medium spicing with some booze in the background. Medium carbonation. Has a fair amount of sediment. I think I served this up a little too cold as it had a thinness to it that went away as the brew warmed. Overall I thought it was good... if I ever buy another I think I would serve it at close to room temperature as the body just seemed to fill out much better.

750 mL. Dark red/mahogany with legs, tan head. Lovely, big fruity nose. Super dry and lightly minerally, mild carbonation. Has some very mild astringent notes on the side where the bitterness comes through. smooth medium-full body, fully attenuated for sure. Classy, adult, suppressed alcohol. Superb.

Pours a dark orange-brown with a thin ring of white foam. Very faint honey-spice aroma. Slightly watery malting, light spice but very subtle, mild slightly nutty finish, light floral hops. Thin body, ok carb. This is a very mild dubbel, very quaffable but a bit watery and lacking in flavour.

330 mL Bottle. Murky amber-ruby body with a 3-finger pale beige head that settles to a tenacious foamy layer leaving ample lace. Mild but sweet aroma of malts with fruity-floral notes and yeast, very pleasant on the nose. Rich flavor of sweet and dark malts with notes of plum, raisins, and innuendos of banana and lychee fruit. A bit of hop bitter comes through in the aftertaste followed by a smooth creamy finish. Loud but smooth in every aspect.

Bottle from LCBO. Flavourful and unique while retaining a malty hop flavour and an alcoholic finish. Very good beer. Only improvement would be a better ’hiding’ of the alcohol content, which isn’t even that high.

330mL bottle, pours a dark reddish brown with a huge tan head. Aroma of dark malts and fruit. Sweet and somewhat bitter taste, with a dry caramel on the finish. Not really a complex flavour and a bit on the thin side. Still a good dubbel.

caramel, nuts, toast, amber, red, brown, brown foam, frothy, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, very nice specific flavourfull body, slick feel, lively, long finish, bitter, very good beer