La Trappe Dubbel

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass

Great body, and fruit, strong taste in order to simulate a classic trappist beer. Of course is missing a real procedure to be a real flamish abbey beer... too industrial. Please I accept comments. Salud !

Bottle. Pours a hazy, dark, reddish brown with a finger of tan head. Aroma is very fruity, mostly prunes. Yeast is also very present, along with a herbal spicy side and some chocolate notes. Fairly sweet, with a medium to low bitterness in the finish, that saves it from being too sweet. It’s a bit too fizzy for me, also it has got this mineral sting on the tongue to it that I don’t like at all. Would have been great with smoother carbonation and less mineral flavours.

2009-06-05 10 grader, tapp (Delirium, Göteborg) UTS: Härligt mörk rödbrun med fint skum D: Jäst (inte lika påtaglig som andra trappist), torkad aprikos, vanilj fudge S: Jäst, torkad aprikos, vanilj fudge ES: Lätt, lite kärv - som rödvin Storebrosan Quadrupeln - var bättre, kolla!

330mL Bottle. Rated blind. Twelfth out of a set of 12 Abbey Dubbels. Aroma is rich with spiced white figs, cooked pears, and pale caramel. Zested tangerines fall in. Pours a dark red-copper, clearish, with a settle, super-soft head of tan. Flavor is zesty and super fruity. Beautiful almond paste, eggnog, and mulled spices. Juicy yeast esters, a twinge of hops, and great caramelized sugars mingle for a beautiful sensation. The best for last! This was far and way the best example in my book. Great spiciness from the yeast, wonderful chewy dark malts, balance from refined alcohols, and all around tightness. Stunning. GUESS: Chimay or Rochefort

330mL bottle. Pours a hazy amber-brown with a thin off-white head that quickly diminishes. Aroma is malty and sweet with slight hints of yeast. Medium bodied and quite lively on the palate. Fruity flavour with noticeable sweetness and a mildly sour aftertaste. As with the Tripel the last mouthful teases you.

Serving date: 2009-02-11. Served in snifter. 330 ml bottle with a logo and the word "trappist" molded into the glass. Interesting to note that there are two different freshness dates on the bottle. One is on the label (best before end of March 2011) and one is on an extra label (best before end of 2011) added by the Swedish importers. A rather significant difference between the two dates, but I think this one will be great quite some time after 2011, so it’s really no big deal. Dark ruby color, going towards dark brown. A small 1,5 cm tan head that looks rather creamy settles just a little to quickly. It leaves minimal lacings. In the nose, there’s sweet malts and general spicy aromas, but most of all a delightful smell of fresh fruits. Some faint notes of chocolate as well. Some phenols up front in the taste, but in no way sharp or harsh. Then some spices coupled with sweet and a bit vinous malts and fruits (definitely cherries, and perhaps fresh figs). Milk chocolate (that becomes more prominent towards the end) adds more sweetness. In the middle it gets a little tart. In the slightly dry finish there are warmth from the alcohol, herbal flavors, faint malts and just a tad of bitterness. Overall, the hop character of this one is really restrained. Very well balanced flavors. Medium to full body. Rather smooth and calm, despite plenty of carbonation. Slightly chewy. This is a great, slightly vinous, beer. It’s very complex, but most of all it’s so well balanced. Very pleasant mix of sweetness (mostly from fruits) and spices, phenols and tartness. Serving type: bottle (Copy of old Beer Advocate review)

Bottle from The Trappist. Pours a brown with a hazy color. Notes of fig and nut. Flavor has same nuttiness, as well as some dark fruit, and apricots. Has almost a smoky flavor. Has a golden raisin flavor.

300 ml bottle dark red/brown color smells sweet and spices tast sweet and spices with a little bitter