Postel Dobbel

Brewed by Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Opwijk, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

Mahogany body, tan head. Chocolate, fudge, raisins, dark plums, yeast, porridge. Very nice that all the attributes are in the flavour. Could be little thicker.

Dark redish brown head with a nice head.Smell sweet roasted malts,caramel,milk chocolate,nuts,some fruits.Tasty bitter hops,malts,light sweet,roasted bread,light salty,nuts,some dark fruits, dry feeling.It is an unusual dubbel because it is more dry,salty and has more hoppy bitterness than the others.Nice

NOTE: the points on my rating are based upon the12 year old vintage , for the new beer check below !

12 year old vintage @ kulminator antwerp

head: thin, creamy, beige
colour: dark red/brown
smell: red fruits, port wine, sweet flowery bouquet, strawberry jam !
taste: sour/bitter start, malts, geuezy appeal, sherry, yeast, alcohol, dry palate, sweet in the end ,earthy aftertaste, very very very good !!! drink it now u can !!

head: big creamy , white
colour: clear dark red/brown
smell: daides, malts, irony, bittersweet,
taste: raisins, candy, vintage, almunds, dry palate , port end grassy aftertaste, good !
aroma:7/10
appearance:3/5
taste:7/10
overall15/20

33cl bottle pouted into a Chimay Trappist glass. Amber brown with two fingers creamy tan head. Aroma is sweet malt and soap. Flavor is sweet malt and earth. Mouthfeel is grainy. Not a great dubbel.

330 ml bottle. From Oud-Turnhout, Belgium.
Dark brown colour with off-white head and lots of floaters. Strong caramel/toffee aroma with dark fruits, chocolate and some hints of metal (only when swirling the glass). Flavour is first a bit less sweet but then hits caramel, toffee, hints of chocolate and dark fruits. Fizzy but slightly thin. Very drinkable Dubbel.

Aroma of caramels. Taste of burned caramel with a hint of citric acid. Aftertaste is sticky with sour notes. Flavor is watery, not in the least alcoholic. Head is a nice beige that stays very very long.

Pours out of the bottle with a hughe light beige head that holds nice, and sticks to the glass. A deep darker orange-brown colour. Sweet smell of red fruits and some caramel. Same with the taste, a bit spiced, moderated biterness at the end. Nothing special, but for sure not bad neither.

Bottle: Chestnut-amber coloured, lots of UFO#S detectable, small persistent off-white head; caramel and traces of dried fruits in the sweetish nose; moderate sweetish flavour, light to medium bodied; short dark-malty and light bitter finish. O.K., not unpleasant.....