Belga Brune

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Ertvelde, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Bottle at Belga. A fairly plain brown beer, slightly sweet, with not much character. Uninteresting.

Bottled. A red beer with some sediment floating around under a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt and caramel. The flavor is acidic with light notes of caramel. Thanks fonefan for sharing.

Bottle 33cl.
Light light unclear medium amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate yeasty, barnyard, sour yeast. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and sour, and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081128]

33 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours hazy brown with a slowly collapsing off-white head. Mild earthy roasted malt aroma. Extremely perfumed flavoured with an oxidised/earthy malty base flavour. Sweet and citric. Smooth roasted malty finish.

Bottle, 7.2%. Spicy aroma. Cloudy brown colour, with big chunks of yeast. Citric flavour, sweet, does not seem fermented enough. Mashy and sour. Muddy appearance and flavour.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Hazy orangey brown with huge unpleasant lumpy floaties and a lively beige head. Tart aroma with a hint of fruit. Medium body with a heavy carbonation, a light fruitiness and some yeast. Distinct underlying acidity. Yuck! 281108

Bottle@Home. Raisin, earth, milky and light lactic aroma. Chestnut brown, beige head, good lace. Light lactic, sweet, raisin, hint of chocolate, hint of licorice, light bitter. Bit thinnish.

Bottle: Poured a reddish dark brown with a fizzy light beige color head. Aroma is fruity with some sweetness. Taste is fruit with a dry finish. Middle of the road dubble for sure!