Affligem Dubbel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

330ml bottle. Pours a beautiful slightly hazy garnet colour with a large frothy light brown head. Aromas of yeast, red wine, dried fruits, earthy notes, banana. Begins sour, with dried fruit, espresso, plum, molasses, pomegranate, earthy notes. Taste wise, slightly thin, but it does work. Surprisingly light bodied.

Bottle 33 cl, Cracked Kettle. Pours clear copper mahogany with a nice tanned head leaving some lacing. Aorma is sweet, hoppy, malty, prunes, dried fruits, some raisins and alcohol. Flavor is sweet, has nice maltyness, fruity, phenolic and bitter hoppy. Finishes bitter dryish with a very nice fruity touch.

33 cL bottle from the LCBO, served in a Trappist glass. Pours hazy ruby with a moderate tan head. The head slowly fades to a thin cover and leaves a small amount of fine lace. On the nose, there are notes of Belgian yeast, candied fruit, caramel and a touch of delicate spice. The flavour is moderately sweet with caramel, flowers and fruit. The finish is medium-long with flowers and fruit. On the palate, it is medium in body with a smooth, milky texture and soft carbonation. Overall, this is a nice dubbel with a delicate floral character. Well constructed, but the malts could be more complex. 2011-10-05

A dark caramel color with ruby highlights. Almost mahogany. Big-bubbled light tan head that is quick to drop and leaves a little lacing behind. Big metallic and caramel aroma. Malty and sweet in the mouth, with a big fruitiness. Along with a slight roastiness. A little sweet in the back. Overall not bad.

Deep brown pour with a thick tight tan head. Excellent clarity with a little bit of some ruby highlights. The aroma is really lovely. Lots of soft cherry and a touch of plums and toasted malt. A little bit of soft rummy character along with a lovely kiss of clove and spice. Sort of fruity with a touch of lingering berry. Blueberry along with a touch of sweet malt along the base. It’s well-integrated with a lot of soft spices coming through on the back. There is a little bit of leather flavour as well. A touch of light malt astringency comes through along with a touch bread crust. I like it.

Clear brown coloured beer with small white head and no carbonation visible. Spicy hopped aroma. Full sparkling and creamy palate. Finish is malty roased bitter with a spicy touch.

Bottle. Clear dark amber/brown with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, yeast and spicy. Flavour is malt, caramel, yeast, fruit, spices, hops, medium bitter and a little sweet.

Bottle 33cl. Reddish colour with an off white creamy and durable head. Aroma to brown malts, peach, caramel, vinous; good presence. Taste to toasted malt, no so hopped and not very sweet, with some vinous and alcoholic hints. Medium carbonation and good body.