Anderson Valley Brother Davids Double

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Boonville, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Sampled @ Strong Ale Fest San Diego

The beer pours to a deep garnet color with a medium sized head that is semi-creamy in texture and a light tan color as it erodes the lace forms a satiny sheet to hide the glass from view. Nose is delectable in its hoppiness, the acidity biting and the aftertaste droughty, a fine beer from a fine brewer.

Reddish brown color. Small head. Aroma is fruity, malty and sweet. A medium bodied double, Malts are fruity, with touch of orange and apples. Nice touches of brown sugar and spices. A very nicely balanced double. Very smooth. No trace of alcohol at 8.5%. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Had on tap at the San Diego Strong Ale Festival, Pizza Port Carlsbad, December 6th, 2003
Pours with a reddish brown coloring with no lacing, very small head. Had a sweet flavoring with a bit of spiciness. Finishes nicely with a hint of lingering sweetness. Good, but I don't think I had enough. Perhaps another sample is in order.

Reddish brown brew with a nice tan head developing. First sip has me thinking candy. Very sweet, reminding me of caramel,toffee with hints of black licorice. Definitely some dark fruit also,prunes and raisins.

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2005 i sampled this at the whatever annual strong ale fest at the pizza port...first on friday...then lost my notebook with all my ratings, and decided to go back, just so that i could have some of this fine beauty which was by far the best of the fest.

deep dark clear red-tinted amber with a huge climbing brown head with very nice lacing talents..musty chocolate grapes and tartness in the aroma with that belgian yeast dubbel dustiness...dusty yeasty chocolate grape flavors with yeasty bitterness playing off those....reminds me of rochefort 10 or westy 8 without the alcohol presence and maybe a tad thinner body...that being said..Very authentic belgian dubbel! Big props...if they bottled this, they’de be..well..smart. (now that they’ve bottled it, i must deduct points because it did not live up to the first sample...i guess it wasnt smart to bottle after all)

This was a solid brew. Very dark color with a reddish tint to it. Had a really cool flavor that I really can't describe, actually it kinda tasted like some thick ass fresh apple cider with some kinda alcohol in it. Very impressive.

Very dark and very smooth, nice yeasty presence with a decent hop character. Malty with plenty of flavor, some apple and alittle banana.

Beautiful big lastin foam so atypical in a domestic brew. Rubber, yeasty and juicy nose. Creamy malt and juice taste character with some banana and smoke. Best less than 60 degrees.

A sensational abbey double. Unbelievably smooth and drinkable for such a flavor-packed, strong ABV beer.