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Texels Dubbel VOC

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Formerly brewed at Texelse Bierbrouwerij
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Oudeschild, Netherlands

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RATINGS: 6   MEAN: 3.3/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.02   EST. CALORIES: 192   ABV: 6.4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A dark, sweet beer especially brewed to guide the 400 year celebrations of the VOC, with intent to continue the production after the festivities. VOC stands for Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie. Founded in 1602, this was the first commercial trading company of the world, and it helped out former colonies in the far east. The ships used to get there fresh water supplies from Texel, because of its longlasting qualities.


2.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
DKthe13 (54) - NETHERLANDS - OCT 8, 2009
Tasted a vintage bottle 30cl from 2003. full brown beer with a malty nose and taste. Due to age, some notes of chocolate, sherry and alcohol. Too bad, i should have drunk it fresh in 2003.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Hildigöltur (5107) - København, DENMARK - NOV 7, 2003
Brown coloured. Nutty and malty with notes of chocolate. Smooth and mild mouthfeel.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
duff (5483) - St, Margarets, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 21, 2003
Caramelly, yeasty,flavours dominate. Quite dry and mild, with some mild tartness, quite Belgian in character, enjoyable (Bottle-GBBF 03')

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
rauchbier (3135) - Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND - AUG 10, 2003
Bottled. GBBF2003. Muddy red brown, good thin white head and moderate condition. Low malty aromas, with hints of figs and roast barley. Slightly apple tangy in the mouth but with plenty of dark malt to counter it. Dry and roasty finish with some faint hoppiness lingering. Not a bad dubbel.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
caesar (3722) - Bunnik/Utrecht, NETHERLANDS - APR 10, 2003
Dark brown color, with firm thick lacing, very nice. Aroma of roasted malts and caramel malts. Sweet taste, again a bit 'stouty' of the roasted malts, coffee, salami. Bitter palate. Decent dubbel, but somewhat too roasted for me.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
jerohen (1775) - Bussum, NETHERLANDS - FEB 16, 2003
UPDATED: APR 10, 2003 Mmm i see i'm the first one to rate this beverage, so i guess i have to say more than just "good dubbel" ;-). Very dark brown appearance, initially large head, beautiful lacing, similar to La Trappe's dubbel. Aroma of roasted malts, raisins and liquorice perhaps? Nose is pretty nice but not very strong (perhaps gets better when warming up). Malty flavour, obvious sweetness, a bit of coffee and a hint of chocolate. Quite nice, but it could use some additional elements, perhaps aging could help. Palate is initially bitter, but then goes on to be more sweet and a bit coffee-ish. Overall quite nice. Likely to be one of the best beers of this brewer.


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Beer: Texels Dubbel VOC Rating Avg: 3.02 No. of Ratings: 6
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