Ename Dubbel

Brewed by Brouwerij Roman
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Oudenaarde, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Pours dark caramel brown with thick sticky brown head. Aroma is fruity with tones of caramel and plums. Taste is slightly metallic, some viniousness and a caramelly finish. No bitterness.

Bottle at home in London. Pours red brown with a moderate, light tan head. Some fruits in the nose, perhaps berries, with light caramel. Medium sweet, plenty more berries, some mild herbal hops, lightly toasted sugars. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Sweet but dry to finish, some dried fruits, berries, mild sweet bread. Alright.

Bottle shared by KingCecil. Pours hazy deep amber with a fluffy light tan head. The aroma is sweet caramel, light spices, yeast and some dark fruit. The flavour is light alcoholic with notes of dark fruit and caramel. Some yeasty notes.

Bottle..... It pours dark reddish with a medium tan head.... The aroma is sweet, fresh, roasted malts, spices and dark fruits.... The flavor is alcohol, belgian yeast, fruits, plums and spices....

I don’t quite get dubbels. There are many decent brews, but I still haven’t found a truly magnificent one. This goes for the Ename Dubbel as well. The appearance is not bad: an inviting dark brown body crowned with a fairly long-lived, light-brown head that laces the glass well. The aroma is pleasant, but very faint. It’s yeasty, lightly toasted, some mild dried dark fruits, a bit of caramel, a touch of bread and a hint of spices. The taste is medium sweet with a misplaced light sourness, and the whole thing ends in a light to medium bitter dry finish. The flavours are even fainter than the aroma, but again, quite nice. Surprisingly light body and a rather watery texture. Nah.
[33 cl bottle, enjoyed 1.5 years before BB date, from Vinmonopolet Vika, Oslo]

33cl bottle. Brown colour with a good formation but quickly diminishing tan head. Aroma is toasty, caramelish and nutty. Flavour has dry fruits hints, toasted malts and moderate candy sugar. The final has an average duration maintaining the sweetness. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium to high. Texture is oily.

UPDATED: JAN 15, 2012 33 cl. bottle @ home. Reddish brown with a quiclky disappearing tan head. taste of dried fruits and caramel. A bit thin bodied in my opinion.

Double with light sandy taste (mysterious double). Elegant foam with little aroma.

2012 - 01 - 07 330ml bottle.clear brown colour. big creme head. iron in aroma. very light sweet taste. bit disapointing...