Bornem Dubbel

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

(33 cl bottle at The Rover, Göteborg) Sweet fruity scent. Dark brown color, small tan head. Spritzy yeasty malty spicy scent. Spritzy, very high co2 level mouthfeel. Low bitterness. Taste is fruity and alcohol.

Bottle: Pours a dark brown, with a light head which flattens out in a quick manner. Aroma was very good with straw, a perfume scent, maybe nutmeg and cinnamon, and what I would describe as a gingerbread or pfefferneuse. A little light bodied with only a metallic tinge standing out at the start. Caramel, toffee, with the faintest smoke flavor hiding in there. Flavor is a bit less than I would have liked, but the aroma was pleasant.

Sweet caramel, butter, and plenty of yeast in the aroma. Very dark copper colored brew has a medium palate. Nice spices in the flavor up front with tastes of yeast and caramel/toffee flavors throughout. Suprised me.

(bottle, traded with bierkoning) Hazy, murky brown colour with a reddish shine and a rocky beige foamy head. Yeasty, sweet toast-malty with caramel, notes of dark berries and a vinous alcoholic touch. Moderately sweet flavour, medium to full bodied with a moderate, almost crispy mouthfeel. Toast-malty taste with raisins and a touch of caramel; sweetish malty, slightly fruity and alcoholic finish. Rather average Dubbel.

I consider Abbey Dubbels to be my favorite style but it is hard to find an exceptional one. Beer number two in my "Dubbel Friday" and this one misses the mark. Aroma was yeast and cereal (call me crazy but it’s Cinnamon Toast Crunch). Pour was a dark brown with a nice 3 finger puffy head that laced the whole way down. Taste was musty yeast and not much else. No dark fruit. Aftertaste was dirty. Not very good.

dark brown appearance with a creamy head. flavor is somewhat malty but overall not very powerful. decent beer

Aroma was of yeast and alcohol.Pours a deep copper with a large off white head.Flavor was dominated by caramel malt and yeast.Medium mouthfeel with a sweet malt/yeast finish.

On tap at Trollenkelder, Gent, as Trollenbier Dark. Didn’t realise this was a rebadge of Bornem Dubbel, else I wouldn’t have ordered it. But it turns out I hadn’t rated Bornem Dubbel anyway. Very dark brown colour with a fluffy tan head. There’s a sort of moist malt character running through the beer. On the nose there’s some fat fruit and a candi sugar sweetness. And, although the fruit carries through into the flavour, its sharp rather than rich and the mouthfeel is curiously thin. Not unpleasant but I didn’t find it particularly engaging.