Iron Fist Dubbel Fisted

Brewed by Iron Fist Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Vista, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass

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On tap at Iron Fist - Darker amber with slightly off-white head and cloudy. Not much nose here. Starts off OK but fades to muddy flavor. Strange aftertaste, a bit medicinal. I could do without that. Least favorite of the 4 I tried.

Draught. Reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is of dark fruits, light yeast spice, a bit of molasses or caramel, lightly toasted malt, and a bit of citrus. No indication of the high abv. Sweet finish. Decent.

(750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy orangish body with a medium beige head. Aroma of raisins, plums, cocoa, vinous, caramel, and spoiled fruit (infection). Flavor of raisins, spoiled citrus, caramel, toffee, and cola. Noticeably infected.

750mL bottle, no date from Best Damn Beer Shop, don’t remember the price. Cloudy orange brown with a one finger beige head, fair retention. Yeasty dark fruity aroma of figs and prunes, reduced caramel syrup and dark toffee follow--very sweet--with a tinge of toasted malt. Flavor follows suit, but the toasted malt and alcohol do help a bit with keeping this from becoming cloying, which I was afraid of. Flavor does add a tinge of a misc fruit tang. The finish has some toast, minimal earthy bitterness, and only a tiny bit of alcohol--not the 8.1% that’s stated on the label, though. Scant carbonation with a medium body, but seemed a tad thin. Not bad.

Pours a dark brownish-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes slowly. Rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of dark fruits, caramel malt and yeast. Medium to full body and slightly syrupy with flavors of sweet caramel malt, fruit and yeast. The finish is sweet and malty with a lingering fruity yeast aftertaste. Decent overall.

750ml bottle. Clear amber/brown with a medium beige head. Aroma of bread dough, caramel and raisins. Flavor is rich and bready malt with hints of toffee and musty yeast. Medium body with average carbonation and a smooth mouth feel. Pretty good Dubbel, a bit more bready than others I’ve had though.

750ml bottle. Poured a brown color with a small sized off white head. Ots of dark fruitiness with caramel, and lighter earthiess.

UPDATED: OCT 17, 2011 750mL bottle. Pours a dark reddish-brown with small white head. Aroma is subtle chocolate, dark fruit, a bit of booze...nothing overwhelming. Taste seems very salty; I can’t stop thinking of soy sauce. Also very sweet, caramel, more dark fruit. Carbonation is almost absent. I like this, but there is nothing special/bold/outstanding about it.

Bottle… Murky light brown ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Decent retention. The nose is malty, fruity and lightly tangy - praline, date, fig, plum and brown sugar. Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. The flavor is bursting with dark fruits, roasted tree nuts and both fruit skin tannins and tanginess. Malty, nutty finish.

Bottle. Clear amber pour with a white head. Aromas of belgian candies, yeast, and caramel malt. The taste follow suit.

Bottle. Mahogony beer with a dark cream colored head. Yeast and spice aroma with light banana and light malt. Malt and light caramel flavor with yeast and light spice. Medium bodied. Malt and spice lingers with light caramel, yeast, and light banana.