Sierra Nevada Barrel Aged Ovila Dubbel

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Chico, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Bottle 375ml. corked.

Clear medium to dark brown - orange amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate yeasty, horse blanket, funky, wood, leather notes, earthy notes, red wine notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, fruity, dry, funky notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20121128]

Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy dark fruit aroma with weak woody hints. Fruity malty woody dark fruit flavor. Has a fruity malty dark fruit finish with woody hints in the aftertaste.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, white wine, malt, caramel and hops.

Draft. Large off-white head, clear dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, grape/vinouos. Taste is moderately sweet, grape, some vinous, light caramel, faint Brandy in finish. Medium body, low carbonation, easy drinking. Not getting much other than the barrel aging, but at least it’s tasty that way.

Tap at The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours dark brownish copper with a creamy tan head. Aroma is quite vinous and a bit tart. Med body. Flavor is a bit malty with brett and resulting tart/sour. With oak. It may not really be brett, but it’s a beautiful ale.

Bottle, 8.5%. Hazy dark amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, yeast, dark fruits and vinous. Flavour is malt, vinous, dark fruits, medium sweet, little dry, oak and wood.

Hazy reddish brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, wood and sour fruit. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 281112

On tap at the Blind Tiger, NYC during their Sierra Nevada event. Pours lightly hazy ruby with a fine, creamy head. Great dry fruit character throughout. Medium sweet, definitely some dry wood, vinous aspects, lots of dry berries. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Dry, vinous berry finish, some toasted sugars. Lovely. Great depth and balance.

Strong Ale 2012. Dark amber/copper colored pour with a khaki head. Fruity aroma of pear, plum, dates, and raisins. Slight sourness, some red wine, and a hint of metal. Tastes of wood, straw, and fruit. Slightly sour, some red wine, and bit sweet malt. Some brown sugar, dates, raisins, and plums. Nowhere near as good as the original/regular version.

2012-12-08. Dark mahogany brown, headless but looks nice. 3+ Flavour is quite fruity and tangy, fairly vinous after the first sip, light woody accents particularly in the finish, fairly fruit. 7+ Average plus bodied palate is nearly flat, to its detriment. Aroma is similarly vinous, fuity character, light wood notes. 7+ Nice, barrel is fairly dominant, palate is light for the style and needs some carbonation to add a bit of liveliness on the tongue. Okay. On tap at Coles, Buffalo