La Trappe Dubbel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

bottle 33cl Amberish/brown color with white head. Aroma is earthly yeast and of dark fruits (cherry or prunes). Grains. Taste is malty and fruity, lightly sugary and a little bitter/sour finish. Well balanced beer, awesome flavors.

Pours fizzy with small, quickly dissipating tan head. Deep brown colour, aroma fruity, spicy and slightly woody. Flavour rich and sweet, some spiciness, very smooth. Palate slightly sticky, alcohol evident. Some bitterness on the finish. Nice dubbel.

Bottle @ home. Pours deep brownred, with a thin off-white head. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, some alcohol. Taste is soft and subtle, with roasted malts, brown sugar and some raisin. Sweetness is balanced by a nice slightly bitter finish. Good dubbel.

The bottle pours deeeep cinnamon color with soft medium sized tan head that settles quickly. There is a sweet aroma of brown sugars, subtle roastyness, and syrupy fruits. Soft carbonation with sweet flavor and slight bitter bite. Just a little bit spicy. The finish is smooth with sugary retention. Good brew

Pours a brilliantly clear, deep crimson colour with a rocky tan head that retains very well. The nose is of aromatic, toffee-sweet malts and notes of honey and cherry. The flavour is earthy, yeasty (bubble-gum) and fruity, with plum and fig notes, light caramel sweetness, minerals, bubble-gum yeast, some dirty barnyard notes and some warmth from the alcohol. The mouthfeel is slick with a nice medium carbonation and a syrupy finish.

poors a brilliant dark brick color, very clear and carbonated. Poured a large head. aroma consists of very strong honey with hints of cherry and plums. Very smooth and pleasantly carbonated, Tastes contains hints of honey, fig, plum, and strawberry. a very good well made beer.

50cl Bottle. Short-lived, though effervescent and exuberant, head, and dark mahogany on the pour. Extremely appealing notes of honeyed-treacle to the nose, and similar on the palate with undertones of hops and yeast. Reassuring mouthfeel, with a profound morish quality. Very decent beer

Robust and luxurious head. Round presence and full mouthfeel. Carbonation is soft and pleasant. Not like a Unibroue fizziness. Very little heat. Not overtly malty and of course minimal to non-existent hoppiness. Less spicy and more thick than a Chimay Blue. That Belgian yeastiness is present throughout. Very enjoyable.