Anderson Valley Brother Davids Double

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Boonville, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass

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This beer was excellent. It was so good I practically drank the whole thing before I rated it. Spicy, caramel, toasty, rich, smooth, perfect. I was going to rate this lower and then I asked myself where does this beer not measure up? It’s awesome and I will make it a regular. If I had to give it a knock I would say that It would be more appealing cloudy in appearance like Chimay.

On tap. Pours a dark cloudy brown with a creamy off white head. Aroma is sweet malt, dark fruits, caramel and spices. Taste is also fruity, some caramel, spices and hints of nuts leading to a fruity and light bitter finish. Really nice.

What a kick up from the pedestrian Tripel. Beautiful clear brown with an off white head. The nose is all dates and figs with a hint of caramel. High carbonation leading to a great mouthfeel. Long, fruity finish. Paired with Chimay Abbey cheese.

bottle. clear light brown with no head. brown sugar, toffee, nougat, raisin and other dark overly ripe fruits in aroma. very light bodied for the style. flavors of dark fruits and sweet brown sugar with some banana. not their best work.

Dark brown with a beige head. Aroma contains some toffee, caramel, and spices. The flavor is quite malty with some nuttiness, caramel, and toffee. The palate is a bit thin but thats all good. Some booze in the finish. Overall not bad for a US made tdubbel.

22oz bottle. Pours a reddish brown with a light tan head that fades fast. Big apple aromas waft off the top immediately. A bigger sniff reveals a bit of smoke and cinnamon. Taste is big and malty. The apple comes through but is overwhelmed by dark fruits and a bit of oak and a big aftertaste of smoky malts. A bit of dry sweetness lingers on the tongue.

Flaske 6 fl. oz. på Bishops Arms, Kiruna 28 Mar 12. Mørk amber på farge. Hickory. Lavt luftig skum. Aroma dominert av plommer. Smaken mandler & plommer. Syrlig ettersmak.

Bomber. Clear, deep amber liquid with medium off-white/light tan head. Smells of dark fruits, caramel, toffee, banana, belgo yeast esters and biscuity malt. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of dark fruits and caramel. Light to medium bodied with OK carbonation. A bit watery actually. Overall, OK dubbel, but it has got nothing on the better Belgian examples.

660ml bottle shared at Bishops Arms Kiruna. Hazy, dark amber body with a reddish shade. Patchy surface. Aroma of dark and dried fruits, noticeable alcohol. Sweet malts, dark plums and prunes in flavour with a hint of mould cheese. Long-lived bittersweet ending sustained by alcohol. Full bodied. Nice, 28.04.2012

Bottle. Kind of on the imperial side of the Dubbel category. Pours with a very clear mahogany to very deep bronze hue, clear with reddish highlights, medium to slightly smaller head for the style. Off-white head doesn’t last fully. Some alcohol/viscous legs rise above any lace and bat it down slightly. Strong and complex aroma balancing malt and yeast. A plethora of dark fruits, plums, cherries, dates, raisins. Some pear, very light isoamyl acetate as well. Persimmon. Some nutty and light chocolate (fudge notes), caramelized and brown sugars. Light tangyness and low phenol. A bit of a floral, earthy presence that might be a bit of hop. Flavors show the alcohol. Warm, malty. A bit of an odd/too apparent nutty/toasty/earthy/lightly tannic character going on (at first, but it seems to fade (or get overrun by alcohol) as it warms). Big dried fruit character, dates, figs, raisins, persimmon. Lightly rummy and vinous, some floral notes. Malt character once warm is rich in a toasted malt way. Light musty quality from the yeast to go with the dark fruit esters. Very slight phenol presence. Medium sweetness through to the finish which is dry. Slight mineral character felt on the tongue in the finish. Lightly leathery. Some balancing bitterness and alcohol last through the aftertaste. Big and warming! Fuller body with medium-high carbonation. Pretty dry on the finish which is nice. Overall a pretty good interpretation of the style. In California fashion, this is a big version of the style with slightly more hop character than I am use to in the style. Still tasty. One problem I seem to find with American made dubbels are that they finish way too sweet. This one thankfully follows a more traditional model with dryness.

Poured from bottle a chocolate brown with a light tan head. Aroma of sweet fruits and some caramel. i did like the triple better than the double.