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

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 758   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.33   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Very dark, coffee color - full rich body - staying head - effervescent nose - soft velvet feeling in the mouth - luscious. Malt character with a hoppy aftertouch. Monks used to fast on this type of beer for 40 days! No food, only beer.


3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
fugitive (776) - Athens, GREECE - JUN 20, 2011
Bottle. Color brown with big head. Aroma caramel, roasted, alcohol. Taste caramel, cherries, sugar, alcohol.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
RedSox2004 (749) - Pacific Palisades, California, USA - JUN 17, 2011
Dark mahogany.brown, with a generous tan head that lingered and left very nice lace. Dark fruits, toasted malts, yeast and spice aromas. Black cherry and fig sweetness accompanied by a green apple tartness.Light to medium body, moderate carbonation, and a pleasant sweetness in the finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jjuf1853 (953) - Land O Lakes, Florida, USA - JUN 16, 2011
Bottle (11.2 oz). Pours a dark brownish amber color with a dense tan foam head. Sweet aroma of caramel, roasted malt, cherries and alcohol. Bit of tartness in the taste initially followed by caramel malt sweetness, some frutiness plus yeast and spice.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
markas101 (1438) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - JUN 16, 2011
Bottle, The Ship and Miitre, Liverpool. Deep brown. Raisin aroma. Sweet, brown sugar. Long alcohol finish

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jkwood04 (1207) - Connecticut, USA - JUN 12, 2011
11.2oz bottle in a Trappist glass. Pours brown with a thick, lacy beige head. Aroma of spicy yeast, hints of dark fruit and chocolate too accompany the sweet malts, and floral hops. A pretty good blend in the flavor. Average texture. A good beer.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Travlr (4538) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JUN 10, 2011
Bottle. Maroon color, off white head. Aroma of caramel, peanuts, hazelnuts. Taste is malty but not too sweet. Not bad.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
r464 (943) - Earth, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 7, 2011
A medium brown color, not opaque. Light tan head. Malty aroma and taste. Hints of caramel and nuts. The alcohol content is masked well.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Martinus (663) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - JUN 6, 2011
Dark brown colour, off-white head. Aroma mostly sweet, caramel, some liquorice. Flavour mostly sweet. Caramel, malts. Quite full though, not cloying. OK, not great. (From 33cL bottle)


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