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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.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
blutt59 (4665) - Dallas, Texas, USA - APR 4, 2008
750 ml. bottle, raisin nose and brown color, slightly watery but a nice little hop and a good tasty dubbel

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
ABUSEDGOAT (1937) - California, USA - APR 3, 2008
Draft at Toronado. Brown colored. Aroma is sugary with some darker malts, Belgian yeast, a touch of darker fruit. Too thin.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ethereal (2355) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 31, 2008
330ml bottle at the White Horse with tashi and renffisch, 23rd March 2008. Pours brown with a frothy head. Floral and citrus notes complement the caramel malt aroma. The flavour is very similar and the palate is reasonable. An interesting Bruin but nothing special.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
darkguardian (714) - Florida, USA - MAR 27, 2008
22oz bottle from Total Wine, poured into a Duval glass. Murky light brown, I see a little yeast. Small fizzy head. Smell is candi sugar, raisin and caramel with a bit of funk. Taste it classic dubbel. Up front yeast, sugar, raisin and chocolate caramels, on the back end some hops and spice. A slight touch of sour cherry comes through as it warms. This is pretty complex for a dubbel. Well done beer.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
nwilder (40) - DENMARK - MAR 26, 2008
It pours earthy amber with a coarse light beige head. The aroma is classic Belgian ale. Sweet caramel, dark candy sugar, dried prunes, infused with a peppery element. In the mouth, it starts mildly sweet with lots of caramel, spice and apricot fruitiness. As it moves around, the mouthfeel seems light with alcohol well hidden and a good amount of carbonation playing the tongue, finishing in mild dry streak.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Blom (778) - Odense, DENMARK - MAR 26, 2008
Brown with a huge head. Spicy with notes of roasted malts, citrus, pepper and toffee.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Jukkabro (3457) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAR 24, 2008
Dark brown colored with red hints. Medium sized yellow head. Dominating spices in aroma with some cookies, hops, syrup and mild alcohol. Medium bodied. Flavor is not so sweet with spices and hops, some berry sourness also present. Carbonated palate. Aftertaste has also this ginger bready cookie tone with mild alcohol.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ilovedarkbeer (1864) - Abilene, Texas, USA - MAR 20, 2008
Pours a dark reddish brown color with a small to medium sized light brown head. Nose is sour, fruity, and somewhat alcoholic. Taste is a tad bitter, fruity, sweet, malty, and dry. Not a full of a taste as I usually would like but it is super smooth and has a very nice mouthfeel.


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