t Smisje Dubbel

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij De Regenboog
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Assebroek-Brugge, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

cloudy brown, huge light brown to offwhite head. very very nice aroma, citussy spicy notes, alcohol, belgian yeast, mild sweet malts, spices. faint honey. Well balanced, very complex, and very belgian. flavor is strong alcohol, sweet malts, honey, spices. Flavor is stronger and less complex than aroma, quite a lot of spicy floral yellow fruit peel frutiy bitterness, honey and sweet malts balance. Ends floral, fruit peely. At 9% the alc is pretty clearly there and it is also a bit high for the style. however, they seem to have beefed up the other ingredients too, so the beer does not present itself as a beer with too much alc.

A reddish brown pour with serious gushing and a subsequently robust white head. Lots of dark fruit in the aroma- vinous booze, cherry, and burnt bread. Lots of burnt malts in the flavor with sharp alcohol and dark fruit presence. The palate is medium bodied with a slippery mouthfeel and finish.

Pours a deep dark cloudy amber with a big long lasting creamy head. Huge aroma of dates and honey with some sweet malt, caramel. Taste is dates, dark fruit, plums, yeasty. Palate is med to full body with good carbonation, and creamy texture. Finish is malty, dates, dried fruit, yeast with some light bitter hops, ending has some bitter sweet dates, caramel and nuttiness. Overall an interesting brew but pretty good.

11.2oz bottle picked up at the Wine and Cheese Place in Clayton, MO outside of St. Louis. Pours a murky, brownish orange colored body with some particulate floating around. Finger-width, frothy, tan head that dissipates quickly and leaves a light lacing. Aroma is a mix between sweet bread and a good amount spices with a distinct Belgian yeast. Dates, ripe fruits, banana, and some strong earthy pepper comes out more as this warms along with some licorice and chocolate. Very unique and interesting aroma that also gives off some band-aid and funky smoke, but not in an offensive way. Flavor is similar. Lots of sweet and spicy bread with a fruity Belgian yeast. Lots of earthy pepper that gives off a bit of a blue cheesiness funk and some licorice. More ripe fruits and a light chocolate before the earthy pepper and yeast comes out more at the end that gives off a light bitterness. Finishes with a hint of smoke and band-aid similar to the aroma. Dry with a fairly lengthy aftertaste and a hint of booze following a medium body and moderate, lively carbonation. Overall, an interesting beer. Bready, yeasty, spicy, and fruity with plenty of peppery earth. A bit funky at times, but I didn’t find it offensive. Not one of my favorites, but glad to have tried.

11.2 ounce bottle. Not sure where I got this one. Pours a hazy muddle brown color with a few particles. Medium head, decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of raisins, toffee and a slight chemical smell. The taste is figs, dates and other fruits, candi sugar, toffee and a slightly burnt finish. Medium bodied. 6/5/10

Pours a hazy dark orange color with an off white head. Aroma of roasted malts, caramels, hints of chocolates, herbs and spices. Flavors of roasted malts, dark fruits, pepper spices, wallnuts and some liquorice. Good carbonation, light sweetness and good bitter dry finish. Interesting complex flavors, very nice and enjoyable.

Purchased at De Bierkoning in Amsterdam. Pours a hazy orange with a large off white head. The aroma is amazing. Wow... Blue cheese in all it’s funky earthy gloriousness. There was vanilla, dates, plums, and Belgian yeast on the nose as well. But I don’t think I have ever smelled anything quit like that before. The flavor is quite fruity to start with, dark fruit, soft fruit, and then moves into an earthy, musty, blue cheesy place. A tart berry like finish. A great dubbel!

At first I thought that this was a huge change from the blonde which I just tried from this brewery. Poured with a HUGE foamy frothy light tan head. Bottle started foaming over even though it was about 2/3 empty and some lace. Color isn’t too appealing - cloudy opaque coffee with milk brown. Aroma ends up being yeasty, malty, carmel, hint of bandaids. Flavor’s very similar but more sweet in the end. Both aroma and flavor degrades quickly after opening. Body is ok and carbonation is aggressive. Finish is a little boozy and like flavor with yeast standing out and then fading to medium length. Not nearly as good as I thought at first.