Allagash Dubbel Reserve

Brewed by Allagash Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Draft at Moriartys for an Allagash event. Tulip. Hazy copper pour with a tight foamy head. Nice mix of dark caramel and red fruit. Plums. Raisins. Toffee. Some drying spice. Less malty and sweet than traditional Dubbels but also has a higher ABV which goes down smooth.

Toffee, light fruits, Carmel. Malty body with light hoppy finish. Like a little bit more of fruits in the dubble but not too bad. Drinks almost like a scotch ale it’s so malt dominant.

Thanks for the share, OmegaX. This was a good example of a dubbel - lots of sweet flavors and a fruity-spice esque in the background. There is no doubt this would age quite nicely, just another great job by Allagash.

A nice dubbel. Aroma is caramel, bread, tons of fruity character and yeast. Flavor is the same, on the sweeter side. Not bad.

I enjoyed this well enough. Nice yeast and fruit character. The only fault is that it is a little thin.

From a 12 oz bottle at home. Pours a cloudy amber with a fine off white head. Aroma of caramel and Belgian yeast. Flavors of caramel, bread and hints of roasted nuts. Mellow aftertaste.

Pours medium brown and slightly red with a decent off-white head. Nose is typical for the style and a touch weak, with brown sugar, caramel, apples, and a touch of bread. Flavor is quite rich a bit bready for a dubbel; hops are also somewhat sharp, as is the carbonation. The usual sugar and fruit expected from abbeys is present but not in-your-face. Finish is fairly long, sticky, and a touch hoppy. Solid example of the style.

Uploading old ratings that were missing comments. Nutty and yeasty. Would like to try this again with a little more age on the bottle. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Great ruby amber color, typical dubbel notes like raisins, plums, cake. Taste is smooth, uncomplicated, a little underwhelming. Sweet aftertaste. Still a good beer, but for Allagash, well...

fan of Allagash; big fans of dubbels; not a big fan of Allagash Dubbel. it was just there... nothing else. not much in aroma; slight dark fruit; nice caramel color; med - thick palate. for a dubbel, just nothing happening in taste. dry finish. not bad but not worth a bomber...