La Trappe Dubbel

Dark colour with a taste that reminds caramel. Slighty sweet and yeasty. Mouthfeel not strong but deserves to try it as the glass is one of the best.

Bottle form the SAQ, poured in a trappist glass. Pours a dark brown body with a medium beige head that doesn’t last long. Aroma is a mix of sweet malt, faisins, plums and caramel. Taste is malty and sweet with notes of dark fruits and cognac. Mouthfeel is too thin for the style, but this is a good to very good beer anyway.

Bottle: Pours a dark brown body (w/ mahogany highlights) and an average-sized beige head. Aroma of mustiness, raisins, and sweet malts. Flavor of raisins and plum. Smooth mouthfeel.

On tap @ In De Wildeman, Amsterdam. Pours clear plain brown, small beige head. Strong caramel aroma. Taste is caramel as well, moderately sweet with some yeast and spices. Minimal hopped, and a rather thin mouthfeel. Drinkable, oh yes, but I miss the complexity a trappist dubbel should have.

750cc. bottle. Moderately opaque, medium brown color. Ephemeral light beife head. Yeasty, a bit corky in aroma. Light bodied, unfortunately thin feeling. Moderate to plus carbonation. Peppery, yeasty flavors. Modest alcohol. Decent at best.

750ml bottle. Pours black with a thick off-white head. Aroma of malt, yeast and black cherry. Some caramel too. Flavor is about the same, rather malty. Dry finish. A bit carbonated. Alcohol really present for 6.5%. Good one.

Bottle from Koningshoeven 4 pack. Poured dark brown with a large fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate toasted caramel malty tart fruit aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Medium balanced malty flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration.

Not much smell in this one, pretty good for an belgian beer, some bitterness, fudge and the usually strong alcoholic taste