Dubbel Kloat

Brewed by de Bassus - Schlossbrauerei zu Sandersdorf
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Altmannstein-Sandersdorf, Germany

Serve in Trappist glass

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A clear dark red/brown colored beer, with a small beige head. The aroma of caramel malts with fruits and a little sour in the back. The taste is fruity like apples, a bit watery, with some bitter and also a little sour. The aftertaste is sweet with a little bitter.

UPDATED: APR 16, 2012 75 cl. bottle shared / thx to tderoeck – past 2012 BBF date – very dark mahogany brown with a tanned head, smells like mocha, chocolate, truffles, plenty of malts, nuts, taste like bitter chocolate, toffee, dark malts, bits of wood, nuts, bitter lingering zing aftertaste, spices & biscuits in the finish blended with porto & berries, substantial, slightly dented body, has held up quite well, interesting but not in the top league

75cl clay bottle, thanks Tderoeck for the share. Brune, col fin beige. Arôme de fruits noirs, caramel, chocolaté. En bouche, malt caramel/toffee léger chocolat sur un léger profile noisette et fruits noirs, biscuité mais qui est un peu dénaturé par ce côté veille levure. Houblon reste discret et en retrait.

14/IV/2012 - 75cl bottle @ home - BB: 27/II/12 (2012-362) Thanks to Mattie for getting me the bottle!

Clear dark brown beer, lots of sediment floating around under a small off-white head, unstable, little adhesive. Aroma: dried fruits, chocolate, port, caramel and mocha. Amazing smell! MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: dried fruits, chocolate, berries, some speculoos spices, mocha, port notes, caramel, bitter hops. Aftertaste: more chocolate, mocha, bitter hops and liquorish. In all, not nearly as bad as I had anticipated!

33cl bottle from ABCBeers Amber colour. Ok head. An ok dubbel.

Bottle. The smell is sour and malty. The head is small, white and foamy with a short duration. The body is brown. The taste is malty with some hints of chocolate. It’s body is light to medium strong with a light creamy texture and a normal carbonation.

Bottle 300ml. @ Fastelavnssmagning, Ulfborg.
Clear medium to dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, roasted, caramel, vintage malt, dried berry, burnt brown suger. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100220]

Clear mahogany with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel, overripe fruits and honey. Sweet flavour with roasted malt, caramel, overripe fruits, rye bread and yeasty notes. Finished sweet.

Bottled. A dark chestnut brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of nuts, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and nuts, leading to a dry nutty finish.

Bottle 30 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear reddish brown with a tiny off-white head. Sweet roasted malt and pumpernickel. Solid body, roasted malt, dried fruit and pumpernickel. Warming alcohol finish. Closer to a Dutch Bock really. 200210

Swing top bottle. Labeled as Dubbel Kloat, 8.5% ABV. Brewed for Huttenkloas B.V. of Hengelo, Netherlands by Schlossbrauerei zu Sandersdorf. Pours a really dark crimson color, showing mahogany at first glance. A small, foamy, beige head leaves behind wet, soapy spots on the glass. Aromas include dried prunes, stale raisins, and boozy, slightly astringent fruit liquor. Strange, and kind of watery. Flavors are equally unimpressive, showing more dry, dark fruits, primarily prunes, along with an odd, watered down, boozy earthiness that I just can’t pinpoint. Medium-light in body and semi-dry, the palate seems a little papery and dry, and shows overly alcoholic and boozy. This is one strange, strange brew, and fortunately one I doubt I’ll ever come across again.