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

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RATINGS: 400   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.45   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
DutchDrebus (1112) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JUN 25, 2011
Taste was quite okay. Not really my style, but still got a nice score. Not a big fan of the mouthfeel.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Travlr (4534) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JUN 5, 2011
Bottle. Dark brown, tan head. Aroma of black bread and caramel. Taste has candied figs, raisins. Decent.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Sigmund (3495) - Hafrsfjord, NORWAY - JUN 4, 2011
330 ml bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgård, Denmark. ABV is 8%. Brown colour, large off-white head. Strong sweetish malty aroma, notes of caramel and brown kandij sugar, hints of dark fruits and chocolate. The flavour is also malty with notes of caramel - sweet, but not too much. Also notes of brown kandij sugar, and a very moderate spiciness in the finish. Very moderate hops. Smooth and pleasant to drink.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Koelschtrinker (6544) - Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, GERMANY - MAY 6, 2011
Riecht verdammt lecker, leicht fruchtig. Ein malziger Geschmack ist die Grundlage dieses Biere, es Ist das erste und letzte, was man schmeckt. Den Alkoholgehalt schmeckt man nicht heraus. Anaonsten kann ich Marienkäfer nur zustimmen! Das Blone entäuscht, dagegen punktet das Brune! Tolles Bier dieser Gattung! Test vom 20.4.2005, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,11,7,11,7,11

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
molly75 (133) - (Madrid - España), ITALY - APR 9, 2011
(BEVUTA SOTTO IL NOME DI MASET CERVEZA DE ABADIA TOSTADA) SCHIUMA: buona presenza, non molto fine, color panna e persistenza media COLORE: marrone scuro, con riflessi ambrati e rossastri INTENSITA’ / FINEZZA / AROMA profumata, abbastanza intensa, con note caramellate, zucchero di canna, lieviti in stile belga e qualche sentore di alcol GUSTO / RETROGUSTO / PERSISTENZA sbilanciata sulle note dolciastre, molto evidenti, che lasciano un sapore in bocca di caramello, affiancato da un leggero fruttato anch’esso dolciastro. i lieviti smussano un pochino con leggere note acidule, ma sfuggenti. Sul finale si nota un leggero amarognolo di luppoli che però spofonda irrimediabilmente nello zuccheroso retrogusto che oramai comanda in bocca. Qui entrano sentori di alcol anche se gli 8 gradi rimangono piusttosto dicreti. CORPO / CARBONATAZIONE / CONSISTENZA corpo medio, poco carbonata sulle birre di abbazia devo ancora affinare le mie conoscenze; un minimo di bagaglio comunque già è stato creato tra birre più o meno buone. Questa birra si coloca in una via di mezzo, senza eccellere però senza neanche lasciare "l’amaro in bocca" - nel vero senso della parola - si fa bere però il mercato è ampio e ricco di prodotti migliori e meno statici in bocca.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
LilBeerDoctor (2568) - East Setauket, New York, USA - FEB 23, 2011
Bottle. Pours a deep brown with a small white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, dark fruits, raisin, sweet malt. Flavor is actually a little roasty on initial sip with the sweet malty and fruity flavors arising in the finish. The sweetness starts to dominate the flavor and becomes slightly overwhelming by the finish. Still decent though. 6/4/7/3/13 [3.3/5]

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fredandboboflo (1570) - East Setauket, New York, USA - FEB 23, 2011
Bottle. Aroma centered around cola with some nuts, caramel, chocolate, and just a distant hint of some sort of spice. Flavor quite sweet with a big malt punch. Some nice qualities, but the cola is tough to get over for me.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
tkrjukoff (2284) - SWEDEN - FEB 12, 2011
Pours clear deep mahogany with a great creamy tanned head leaving nice lace. Aroma is sweet, malty, dark fruits, raisins, alcohol and floral. Fullbodied crispy mouthfeel. Fruity, malty, hoppy and alcohol flavor in excellent mix; very tasteful. Acidy fruity palate. Finishes a bit sour sweet leaving a nice fruity tart aftertaste.


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