Westmalle Dubbel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Bottle. Large off-white tan foamy head over a hazy red brown body. Aroma-taste of apple/pear juice concentrate, cloves,bitter chocolate finishing with a moderate mouthfilling bitterness. Medium bodied, high carbonation. Nice.

Really good. I think this may get over looked some compared to their tripel. Dark loveliness. Serving: Bottle and tap

Not very much aroma but with a caramel with hop sent. Tastes better towards the end of the pint as the different tastes are not quickly released.

Rezes sötétbarna színű főzet, bézs habja krémes és vékonyan megmarad a tetején. Illata gyümölcsös és fűszeres. Picit csípősen kezd, íze aszalt gyümölcsöket idéz. Enyhén fanyar aromája pörkölt, gabonás, citrusos hatásokat hordoz magával. Befejezése fanyar, kesernyés, kicsit melengető és száraz. Teste sima és a viszonylag magasabb alkohol tartalom alig-alig érezhető. Összességében egy jófajta, élvezetes trappista dupla.

Aroma of raisins and nuts, with a little dark cherry and some herbal notes. Has a huge, cream colored head that slowly dissipates and leaves lacing. Color is dark brown with an orange-red tinge. This is a very fruity beer, with the focus mainly on the malt and yeast. It seems to have elements of all of the flavors, it starts off sweet, then tastes somewhat bitter and sour, and even has a little saltiness. The flavors are very subtle and not overwhelming at all. It is highly carbonated, with a full body and slick texture. The finish is sweet, sour, and bitter all at once, and is quite long. The alcohol is quite noticeable, this beer really packs a punch. I think it lives up to the hype overall. The high price makes it an occasional treat.

Bottle. Bitter. Should leave it a while to warm. Should be rating this on draught at Den Engel. Or maybe that 14 year old bottle from the Kulminator. Liquid plum pudding. Nice lacing down the side of the glass. Flavours starting to open up. Spicy, malty. raisins with a drying finish.

The bottle looks good, the beer in the glass also. Deep black, nice head. Starts malty and strong, quite fruity like berries, more and more sourish. Finsih well balanced, malty-fruity, but also quite dry. The notes should be more intense, but still a good beer!

A: snifter. opaque mahogany color. nice light tan head. great retention and great lacing. S: wonderful fruity aroma. some figs, pears, plums and some clove. T: nice and mellow. flavors of fig, plum and clove mostly. great palate for a dubbel. M: clean and crisp for the style. great carbonation level. medium to full bodied. D: great dubbel...as with almost all trappist beers, give it a shot and you won’t be disappointed.