Westmalle Dubbel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

overwhelming aroma of whiskey and alcohol. the aroma overwhelms the taste as well. not really a pleasant experience. was my first trappist so i was quite disappointed

This is the first trappist ale to disappoint. Significantly different tasting then the others I have tasted. First you notice a very similar smell to whiskey and the flavour is quite similar to the smell as well. Glad I only purchased the one bottle because at the price it is over here, thats all I am likely to purchase.

33 cl flaske. Mørkebrun med en rød tone, stor off-white hovede. En meget rafineret og kompleks smag, som er svær at skelne neuanser. Lys karemel er dog dominerende med jeg fornemmer også en snert af rosin. En fin og lidt tør afbalenceret finish. DK-B-69,00

nero impenetrabile, malto tostato scuro, calda di alcol, ma scorrevole. molto piacevole, va abbinata al cibo correttamente. bella esperienza. impenetrable black, dark roasted malt, hot alcohol, but smooth. very nice, it goes to the food properly. good experience.

06/12/2010 - 33cl bottle @ home

Dark brown slightly clouded beer, big beige creamy and adhesive head, very stable. A little sediment floating around. Aroma: banana, dried fruits, caramel. MF: nice carbon, full body. Taste: mocha, dark chocolate, sour fruits. Aftertaste: hop bitter, tart, banana.

Note: so I finally got around to taking some notes for the trappists. I’ve been drinking them for years and usually when I did not felt like sampling something new and taking notes. Tasted them with 2 friends for a trappist review article in the student society magazine.

Not too much on the nose up front; beautiful looking brown with thick frothy head; taste is dry spicy with dark fruit accents; finish clean and dry

Bottle. Very dark brown, large mostly lasting light brown head. Moderate malty sweetish aroma, fruity with plums and dates, faint notes of spiciness. Body is average, malty and lightly sweetish aroma, some hoppyness with light spiciness. Finish is average, malty and dryish. Quite dry dubbel with nice hoppy aroma and flavor (and not too spicy).

Ruddy dark brown with a large tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, Belgian yeast, candi sugar, spices, raisons and brown sugar. Taste is standard dubbel faire dark fruits, yeast, candi sugar along with spices, malt and brown sugar. Finish is spicy with just a hint of bitterness. Decent.