Marin Abbey Special

Brewed by Marin Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Larkspur, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass

A very good belgian style. Pours a deep red, with not much head, and a fruity smell. Very smooth drink, with a fruity aftertaste. Enjoyed. Had on tap at Marin Brew. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Color of maple syrup. Fluffy head. Spices overwhelm the palate. Light piney hops. Pretty one dimensional. Don’t taste the dark fruit I would expect from this style. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours very dark amber with a creamy beige head. Roast malt aroma with a hint of spice. Med body. Flavor is roast malt with yeast/spice. Somewhat tangy. Tasty. Not dry, but not very sugary either.

Draft. Brown with a beige head. Roasted malt and spice aroma. Very fruity, malty, spicey, yeasty flavor. Rich and complex. Lingering esters. Medium body and easy to drink.

Draft at brewpub, my version had fermented out to a solid 7.7. Deep brownish burgundy color. Raisiny aroma, but not strong. Belgian yeast notes were faint in the mouth, woven with dark fruits and a good malt body. It was good, but somehow not quite distinctive enough. Perhaps needs a funkier yeast?

Cask at the RAF 2003: Great yeasty aroma, though more like a tripel than a dubbel. . . Dark red brown, not too much spice in the flavour, but fruit and malt are very nice on the palate. Though a strange dubbel a beer I would do again.

The yeastiness didn't seem to mix with the red fruitiness (plum, grape, raspberry) and made it seem like a jumbled mess. Something was missing.

Deep dark brown. A kind of medicinal rubber quality. Fairly thin in the palate. Dark, malty, and grapes.