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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.


3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
DrnkMcDermott (2393) - Downers Grove, Illinois, USA - JAN 23, 2006
UPDATED: MAY 29, 2008 Bottle purchased 2004 at Whole Foods, Chicago. Hey, it’s my 750th rating, so let’s rate something from a 750 ml bottle. And that means Belgian! Pours a deep brown with golden highlights. Rocky ecru head fed by streams of bubble. Smells sweet and malty, with a touch of brett. Taste is nice, crisp golden malt. Sweet, but without the usual candi sugar overload. Alcohol warming builds very slowly. Light suggestions of brandy or sherry. Bubbly continues well down the bottle, making it pretty filling. Should be enjoyed with a good meal.

2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
beerledgend (1050) - Waterloo, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 23, 2006
Ruby red in colour with very"old spice" taste. A very different style from Belgium.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
stouby (2726) - Holbæk, DENMARK - JAN 22, 2006
Bottle, at Benny. Dark golden with a large off-white head, almost diminishing, unfiltered. Aroma moderate malty, light hoppy. Flavor moderate sweet and acidic/sour, long duration. Light body, watery, soft carbonated. Must be tried again, I got all the sediment in the bottom. The others samples were much better.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Skinnyviking (5472) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JAN 22, 2006
Bottle. White head. Dark amber body. Aroma of green apples. Spicy flavor with hints of berries.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
FrankJohansen (3592) - Sabro, DENMARK - JAN 21, 2006
Brownish colour with a medium laasting head. Aroma of malts and fruits. Sweet flavoured. Great beer.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fatty (363) - Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 11, 2006
Copper, nearly mahogany body with floaties and medium fine bubbly off-white head. Aroma of yeast, malt, cane sugar. Flavor is malty and nutty. Smooth medium, slightly watery palate.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
JK (3400) - Uptown, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - JAN 11, 2006
UPDATED: MAR 19, 2007 Mmmm..delicious cave. This is a good but not excellent dubbel. The aroma has carmel, dried apples, and malt. . Very dark brown and cloudy. No head at all, and very little sediment. Flavor is sweet malt and some fruit, as well as surprising smoke in considerable quantity, with an earthy quality as well. Heavy palate. Sampled on draught at De Garre in Bruges, March 2007. Score raised. Previous 8/4/7/5/15

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
luckygirl (1221) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - JAN 9, 2006
UPDATED: DEC 24, 2006 Originally had this at Vail Beer Fest in early ’06. 7/4/7/3/14.<P> Rerate from 750. Beer is murky, medium-brown with a large, frothy, off-white, diminishing head.<P> The aroma is lightly malty with notes of toasted grain, cookie, trace of milk chocolate; Hoppy with a light note of herb/thyme, trace of resin; Yeasty with a moderate note of dank basement; Trace mscellaneous note of cola, light spicy alcohol.<P> The flavor is lightly bitter, lightly sweet and moderately acidic wth a longish, wam, lightly bitter finish.<P> The body is light, the texture is watery and the carbonation is fizzy.


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