Westmalle Dubbel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

2 x 10 cl. samples from 75 cl. bottle. Pours a light brown (read:cola) with a very big, very easy, tanned head that hangs around for a long time and leaves a lot of lacing on the sample glass. As expected a complex aroma: Raisins, plums, some light licorice, spicy yeasts, and a light alcohol touch. The initial taste is sweet with notes of raisins and plums. This then goes into light molasses with some spicy yeast on the finish. No or very little alcohol in the taste. Medium body with medium carbonation. Overall a very good beer.

This beer pours a nice dark cherry red color with a decent tan head. Aroma is a bit weaker than I remember from a previous tasting, but still very sweet and pleasant aromas of fruits and a bit of malt. Taste is decent enough, bit of fruits such as raisin and cherry with a cellared taste on the end with a bit of creaminess. Overall quite a good beer

Poured from a bottle into a chalice. Appearance is a dark brown with a nice head of khaki colored foam that lingered until the last sip. Aroma is figs, raisins, chocolate, and a touch of coffee. Taste is figs, raisins and chocolate mixing together to create a beautifully palatable beer. Thick and creamy mouthfeel. Very nice beer.

En två år gammal flaska. Bronsfärgad vätska med ganska lågt skum. Mest russintoner i doften. Smaken är mjukare i kanterna än de yngre flaskorna. Lagom sötma, mycket russin, madeira, fikon, och torkade päron, aningens vinös och liten jästkaraktär. Utan att älska dubbel som ölstil tycker jag att den här har en lite stramare, rundare och torrare smakbild vilket den vinner på. Borde nog vertikalprovat när jag hade chansen. Får väl prova igen om två år.

Non sono un grande amante dello stile, ma lei è decisamente la capostipite delle dubbel.

Bottle bought @ Systembolaget and consumed on October 7. Pours deep chestnut brown with a huge light brown head that slowly dissipates leaving some traces on the glass. Smell is very floral, almost perfume-like. It’s sweet and malty with roses and tulips. It also has some lemon hints. Taste is sweet and quite bitter with liquorice, oreganon and ash. It’s also slightly sour with some lemon juice. Mouthfeel is light and the finish is quite light and slightly bitter.

Verdammt nochmal! Auch bei mir schäumte das Westmalle Dubbel nach dem Öffnen gleich über. Eingeschenkt zeigt es sich herrlich dunkel mit feinem hellbraunen Schaum. Die Nase nimmt einen hefig-fruchtigen Geruch wahr. Der Geschamck ist malzig-fruchtig mit Gewürznelken-Aromen im ausgehenden Mittelteil.Abgang trocken-malzig mit einem späten Alkohol-Nachhall.Das Dubbel hat einen guten Charakter. Vollmundig und kribbelnd auf der Zunge. Ja!Test vom 4.2.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche

I’m trying hard to find this on par with the other big trappistes i’ve tried. But I’m just not getting the same depth as, say, Rochefort. Malty with dark fruit. Medium in mouth with big frothy head that has so far lasted 45mins.