Val-Dieu Brune

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

Serve in Trappist glass

A solid, solid dubbel. It is mild and deep at the same time, welcoming the drinker sip by sip by sip as its flavors unfold. An excellent beer for introducing "virgins" to the joys of Belgian beer--no harsh flavors but lots of subtlety.

(bottle) Dark amber colour with a big frothy off-white head and nice lace. Aroma of caramellish malts and yeast. Medium body and carbonation with a creamy texture. Malty start with soft sweetness while the alcohol is detectable. Soft, dry and roastmalty finish. Well made Dubbel.

Bottle Deep brown body. Off-white, creamy head. Good lace. Nose of malts. Light bitter, light sweet flavour. Just another abbey dubbel.

Poured a golden brown with a nice head. There was lacing along the glass as the beer was drunk. Malt and caramel. Smooth beer with slightly bitter finish, but the bitterness does not linger. Good beer.

Aroma of sweet malt, toffee and caramel, cloudy pomegranate, pours a huge, firm, toffee head, yards of lace. Flavour has bitter malts, rich caramel, treacle, almonds and red plums. Complex, extremely well balanced, very smooth, with an appreciated bitterness. Sensational! Thanks Michael Robis of Chester’s.

Brown colour with a off-white head. Sweet yeasty fruity aroma and a sweet light alcoholic taste. Medium body and a sweet light alcoholic finish.

An eight percenter that pours a good head that leaves a nice amount of lacing on the glass. It has a full rich brown color. The smell of wheat, yeast, and a mild hint of hops catches the nose and warns the palate. This beer enters the mouth with a mild bitter taste that has the hint of malt and hops. The aftertaste lingers well and fades just as you are ready to take another drink.

Bottle, in Gent. Brown with light brown head, almost lasting. Excellent lacings. Aroma and flavor of fruit, brown sugar and light of hops. Medium to full body, oily, soft carbonation.