Westmalle Dubbel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Bottle. Pours a cloudy brown with a thick light tan head. Aroma of sweet malt, sweet fruits (applesauce and fig), some cola-like notes. Flavor of bitter hops initially with lots of malt and sweet fruits, even some soda-like notes. Hmm, not what I expected from the #2 dubbel in the world. The flavor is bland and the palate a touch heavy. I would have liked more fruity notes or spices....oh well. 7/4/6/3/14 (3.4/5)

A big, robust Belgian dubbel. Tons of character form the Belgian yeast in this one. One of my first Trappist ales a few years ago.

11.2 oz bottle. Pours a deep, murky reddish brown with a nice beige head. Aroma has notes of dark fruit, spice, light dark roast, musty, light signs of bread. Flavor of light malt, yeasty, light dark fruit, some dark toasted grain, spicy, notes of burnt caramel, musty, some farmhouse notes and a little bit of earth. Mouth feel is medium body with very lively carbonation. Overall, a very enjoyable beer!

Delicate nose with yeasty and raisiny aromas. Brown base color with a slight red tinge. Nice tan leggy head. Sweet flavor up front that is spicey, nutty and has hints of honey. There is a woody finish that is slightly dry. Nice boost of taste from the alcohol. Complex palette. Mature and well-balanced. Enjoy this best by itself.

12oz bottle-pours a nice deep cloudy brown hue with a huge cinammon colored head with awesome retention. estery, spicy aroma with notes of banana. clove, cinnamon, slightly phenolic thing that kinda burnt my nostrils. Big spice nots start the flavors with some sourness in the mid palate (brett) followed by a somewhat short finish with lots of carbonation. in the finish, i got notes of banana, cinammon, clove, and some berries. Its good for the style, but i guess i have a bias against dubbel’s. one of my least fav belgian styles.

Brown with a little clinging head. Malty nose on a fizzy high carbonated body. Same malt flavor but a rough finish. I think this bottle had spent too much time on a shelf.

The smell is dark fruits, chocolate, candi sugar, caramel, and yeast. The look is cloudy, brownish in color, with a very nice foamy light than head. The taste is chocolate, malts, fruits, yeast, some sweetness. Nice soft feel of the beer.

Dark brown with light brown creamy head. Fruit aroma with a malty hint. Full fruit flavor with a bitter lasting finish.