Westmalle Dubbel

Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Malle, Belgium

Bottle. Pours an average sized, frothy, off-white head. Amber-brown, murky body with chunky particulate. Malty aroma of fruit - fresh berries, pear, plum and cherry. Faint doughy yeast. Flavor is dominated by the malt profile - caramel and raisin. Yeast also makes its presence known - dough and some must. Fruity esters and light phenols of milled spice. Fairly light bodied with lively, prickly carbonation. Crisp finish with light, warming alcohol - avoids being boozy. Overall a fun, refreshing, delightful dubbel. I’ll be buying this again.

Pours a beautiful dark red with brownish foamy head, nose of chocolates and molasses, some citrus and alcohol. Great taste of coffee, barley, burnt malts, dry and bitter finish. Really good.

Very enjoyable beer. Deep brown body with red tints. Big creamy head. No lacing. Sediment floating throughout the beer. Grapefruit and cocoa taste with the bite of hops and balsamic. The chocolate taste with citrus was refreshing. Thanks Westmalle.

Drank from 11.2 oz bottle in Brussels, Delerium Cafe. Head - big nice white head, that stays around for awhile. Aroma - strong fruity smell Color - dark amber color Taste - This is great dubbell, well balanced flavor of fruit and malts.

Damn what a great Dubbel! I’m not sure why I waited so long to finally try this one but I’m glad I eventually did. The flavor is a nice balanced combo of sweet malts and dark fruits. Has a slight grape flavor that mixes very well with the malts. Pretty delicious brew.

A beautiful dark brown beer, with a nice white head. Very good balanced flavour, sweet and fruity with a mild bitter finish. A heavenly brew. (Bottle 33cl)

Bottled on 5/13/2008 - tasted on 6/21/2009. Pours a small, light tan head. Aroma of plums, dried fruit, and rye bread. Tastes of complex dark fruits, raisins, tempered with a slight balsamic note. Finishes slightly dry. A well composed, delicious beer. Given its age and distance this bottle traveled, it was surprisingly unmolested, and matured quite nicely.

Smells of apples, pretty strong. Nice dark transparent amber hue. unsuppressable golden white head. good lacing. Taste is less acerbic as the aroma, which is good. Distinguishing characteristics of this beers flavor are somewhat more subtle than other dubbels, besides a nice bit of sour apple fading into a light bitterness in the end. There is a nice earthy bitterness to it. I feel that this is a dubbel that a dubbel lover would love for its adherence to simple dubbel standards. Yum. nothing too extreme here, just simple pleasure.