Bristol Belgian-Style Dubbel (B6000)

Brewed by Bristol Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Pours a murky amber brown with not much foam or head. Aroma is banana, yeast, slightly floral with a little spice note. Taste is sweet, malty with strong caramel notes and slightly spicy. Not as much carbonation as you might expect but enough to give a little bitterness and carry those aromas. Finishes smooth but not super dry. nice.

Reddish gold and cloudy with quite a lot of lacing and a large frothy head. Aroma of grass or hay. Taste is lightly sweet with hay and cloves. Light bodied, thin, and pretty bubbly at first.

Sampled from bottle at Rackhouse Pub, Denver CO, on October 10, 2012, during the event Colorado Rare Beer Tasting
Cloudy orange color, white head. Banana, sweet taste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Phenolic scent.

Bottle. Hazy orange-red pour. Thin white head. Peppery aroma with some cherry notes. Dry peppery malty flavor. Burns quite a bit.

Bottle. Pours clear amber with thick, frothy off-white head; good retention and lacing. Aroma is Belgian yeast, caramel malt, pears, grassy hops, and a slighty soapy note. Flavor is heavy malt, light hops, and average esters; dry, malty finish. Medium body, low carbonation, and high warmth.

The pour is a translucent, deep chestnut-amber color with a full, canvas-colored, creamy, rocky head which settles to a very thin, rocky layer which leaves scattered Belgian lace. The nose is bland and lacks yeast presence; dark candi sugar, toasted caramel, sweet almonds, an earthy presence, and some dates. The flavor is still lacking in richness and yeast complexity; still candi sugar and toasted caramel, an orangey note emerging, toasted almonds, an earthy bitterness, a faint roast, and cereal note. The palate is very lively, medium, creamy, and velvety. The beer finishes with some clove (finally), orange and faint roast lingering, and candi sugar still in the forefront. Weird beer, not bad but certainly not a good dubbel. The malt presence reminded me of a bock or Scottish beer but just lacked the yeast presence to be a nice Belgian. The palate had plenty of carbonation for a bottle conditioned beer, more like forced carbonation. Not bad but not a good one.

750ml bottle 9/17/11 (Davidson’s Liquor)-56° in Snifter-Pours a dark ruby red with a big off white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, sour, roasted malt, and caramel. Taste of yeast, malt, and sour. This medium bodied brew is not what I was expecting. A little sour for a Dubbel but still tasty.

Turbid reddish pour - pretty fizzy, but doesn’t kick up too much of a head - aroma has some odd meaty/smoky phenols, yeasty/doughy character, very mild esters - flavor is slightly nutty, with quite a bit of the same smoke/meatiness from the nose - light acidity - nothing all that dubbelish about it, but I guess it isn’t terrible.

Bottle courtesy of Brandon. Thanks! Dark red orange appearance with an off white head. Toasty, caramel-toffee, a touch roasty-burnt, slightly belgian aroma. Slightly burnt-toasty, toffee, mild caramel malty, slightly belgian flavor. I’m pretty disappointed.