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Brewed by St. Bernard Brouwerij
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Watou, Belgium

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RATINGS: 723   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.59   EST. CALORIES: 201   ABV: 6.7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Josh’s translation of the French description..."Aged in the caves of Kanne, where the exceptional climatic circumstances give it a unique aroma and flavour without equal." In the U.S., the label will read "Grotten Brown Belgian Cave-Aged Ale." ABV of 6.5% or 6.7% depending on bottles.


3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Prokroustis (362) - Thessaloniki, GREECE - NOV 7, 2011
Very dark red body with a foamy off white head. Malty aroma with melon, caramel, some sourness. Sweet flavour with melon and brown sugar. A decent dubbel.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
rodenbach99 (1750) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - NOV 7, 2011
Bouteille de 750ml. Bouchon de liège, version à 6,5%. Bière brune avec une mousse beige, il y a une forte carbonation. Elle mousse beaucoup. Le nez est bien complexe avec des épices, des noisettes et du chocolat. La bouche offre des saveurs de noisette, d’épices, de chocolat, elle est piquante et elle prend beaucoup d’expansion en bouche par le surplus de gaz carbonique. 7/10

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Yves (1553) - Turnhout, BELGIUM - OCT 30, 2011
Brown coloured beer with small off-white head and only few carbonation. Fruity malty aroma with some sweet hints. Full sparkling palate. Finish is sweet malty, soft finish slightly dry ending.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ShelbyGrey (117) - Barcelona, SPAIN - OCT 22, 2011
Cremosa al paladar con cuerpo, aromas a caramelo y mantequilla. sabor dulzon a levadura con notas amargas, buena abbey!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
northropfrye (653) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - SEP 21, 2011
Bottle in Toronto. A nice sweet dubbel. Dark brown, dried fruit, caramel. Excellent spicy mouthfeel.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DomCharbonneau (22) - , Quebec, CANADA - SEP 20, 2011
Strong alcohol aroma with raisins and plums notes. Gives a brownish hazy color with orange highlights, no foam unless a little brownish lace. Strong raisins flavor with fusel alcohols lght chocolate hints and nuts. Makes a interesting belgian dubbel but with no foam and a lack of maltiness. Little notes of oxidation after warming.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
davidm (1247) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - SEP 20, 2011
Bottle 750ml from Plonk. Great beer, very yeasty. Aromas of grain, butter, and burnt caramel. Taste is sweet, with sour and bitter notes, and very long length. Palate is creamy, and full bodied. Cloudy brown, with a frothy head.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Leighton (3598) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 29, 2011
On tap at the Cafe Belgique in Amsterdam. Pours dark brown with a creamy, off-white head. Dark malts, dark fruits, grapes, fruit punch and berries make up the aroma. Quite a sweet flavor, more dark fruits, light chocolate, almost licorice notes, sherry, some floral notes. Medium to full in body with average but heavy carbonation. Lightly warming finish, tingly carbonation here and some booze, sweet and fruity, florals on the tail, some burnt candi. Pretty decent brew.


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