Val-Dieu Brune

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Aubel, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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Dark brown beige head. Not much aroma. Taste roasted malts, black fruit, some funk, some wood.

Ma bière belge préférée! Lors de la visite à l abbaye Val Dieu, j y ai goûté la bière brune en pression.... Magnifique! Ça change un peu de celle en bouteille.

Aroma is aardig zoet. Smaak openbaart zich in kauwgomballen, fruit en meer explosief zoet, zachte nasmaak. @ de klep.

caramel, chocolate, heerlijk smaakvol donker biertje. brown, hazy, brown foam, Lekker bij de pindas. helemaal top!

33cl bottle. Brown colour with a tan, frothy and creamy head; nice lacework, perfect lasting. Aroma is strong caramel, sweet, yeasty. Flavor is chocolate, burnt sugar, caramel, toffe, bready. The aftertaste is sweet, strong caramel and alcoholic. Carbonation is medium. Body is high. Texture is oily.

750 ml bottle into chalice, 02/09 cork dating. Pours lightly hazy dark reddish brown color with a nice 1-2 finger light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of big raisin, prune, caramel, toffee, toast, chocolate, molasses, herbal, earth, clove, pepper, and yeast spices. Damn excellent aromas with great balance and complexity. Taste of raisin, prune, toffee, toast, bread, molasses, chocolate, herbal, earth, clove, and yeast spices. Lingering notes of dark fruit, molasses, caramel, toffee, toast, biscuit, nuttiness, earth, and clove on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance and complexity of flavors; no cloying sweetness at all on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a fairly creamy and slick mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed well after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent Dubbel! Great flavor complexity and balance; and very smooth to sip on. Highly enjoyed this one.

Chocolade en kleine koffie bitter. Vol met lang durende smaak. Vol aroma. Erg zwaak, drinkt niet snel weg maar blijft zelfs iets lauw lekker. Heerlijk voor later op de avond. Lelijke fles.

33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Traverse, Utrecht. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Spicy aroma with caramel and molasses. Tastes almost stout like with heavy roasted malts with some smoke. Aftertaste is surprisingly light but still satisfying. Good a-typical dubbel.

750ml bottle poured into a Tripel Karmaliet tulip glass. Pours a dark reddish brown with a nice pillowy head after a semi aggressive pour. Aroma is yeast, brown sugar, dark stone fruit. Taste has the same flavors. Nice clean mouthfeel the to the carbonation. Very nice beer.

Bottle@tasting (2003), 33cl. Head: beige colored foam. Color: dark copper. Aroma: not much. Taste: roasted malt, laurel, bitter. Palate: medium body. Overall: nice.