Westmalle Dubbel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

Bottle. Pours coppery/brownish, with a gargantuan, long-lasting head and great lacing. Aroma of malt, fruit, berries, concord grapes, toffee, and cognac. Tastes very malty, with a complex fruity flavor. I tastes plum, pear, grapes, licorice, brown sugar, and port in this one. Finishes smooth, crisp, malty, with some sweet brown sugar taste at the finish. Nice complexity and nicely balanced.

11.2oz bottle, BB 7/14/07 (inspired by the "I can’t believe I haven’t rated..." thread). Poured a deep plummy caramel with a delicate and creamy cap of yellowy-beige head... left a nice, thorough lacing as it went down. Nose picked up a hefty dose of plum and raisiny fruits, dry, almost dusty notes of earth, and lesser notes of chocolate. The flavor department began with spicy and lightly sour hops, transitioning well into a creamy middle of darker fruits and caramel.. with spicy earth returning for the finish.. rather dry across the palate with a heavy yeast presence.. the finish didn’t carry much weight and felt almost empty after the fuller body. Very good brew, but fell short of the upper echelon.

UPDATED: DEC 19, 2005 Exellent excellent excellent, one of the best iv ever had up there with the rochefort 10. Nice complexity, smooth, not a hint of alcohol great beer. One to have again defo

Bottle. Pours dark brown mahagony with a huge mpale like frothy head that is somewhat diminishing and frothy lacing. Oak fruity (apple, pear) malt (cookie, meal) and yeast (cellared) aroma. Nutty malt medium roasted fruity flavor, medium acidity and bitter hop finish. Medium bodied and fizzy, lively carbonated palate.

330 ml bottle 2003 vintage poured a hazy deep russet with a large lasting creamy tan head. Aromas of plums, dates, spices, grapes and some faint vinous notes. Palate was light to medium bodiede. Flavors of spice, grape, apple and yeast with a crisp slightly sweet finish.

UPDATED: APR 2, 2007 330ml Dark Chocolaty brown with a slightly brown head that lasted for some time, plenty of flavours swishing around malty, fruity and a little sticky. Excellent!

its great, theres no doubting that. Rich in flavour, and lovely dark appearance. i think that my rating would have been affected by the weather (it was hot), but i still thought it pleasant to drink, but i will be retasting it, theres no doubt about that.

Ahhhh, my favorite style of beer and this one doesnt let me down. Nice dark reddish brown color and a nice light tan head. Malt, dried fruit and cane syrup on the palate. Good beer.