Westmalle Dubbel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

A great beer. Can’t tell any appreciable difference in the bottle or tap version. Thre are no tours of the Abbey, but there is a cafe accross the street that is an excellent place to have a few.

UPDATED: JAN 11, 2004 Strong plum/wine aroma. Powerful head that leaves a nice lace. Slight lingering alcohol aftertaste. The taste of dark fruit is surprisingly good. The bottle that I had was 10 months old. The next one I get will be aged for at least two years.

Bottle sampled in 2001 (no bottling date but prob 2000-01). Deep red-brown color with medium-thickness head; strong grapy aroma with I think a hint of cloves. Flavor very wine-like but with enough malt and hops so you know its beer; I personally loved it. Goes down very smooth; one of the most drinkable, ’quaffable’ Belgians, if not the most complex.

Found this on tap at Gollem in Amsterdam. The tap version is much less sweet than the bottled version. Aroma is complex, but one of the distinct things I could detect was a fresh, harvest apple aroma. That aroma was mildly present in the tasting also. Very fresh and enjoyable.

A very mild and pleasant beer. Delicate and smooth mouthfeel with a very well balanced complexity. If you’re not in the mood for the heavy Rochefort 10 or Westvleteren 12, this would be a great mild substitute. It is quite spicy and caramelly and the 7%ABV is not very obvious.

UPDATED: FEB 1, 2003 Cloudy brown color, average frothy, clingy off white head. Has a bready yeasty banana aroma. Sweet malty doughy flavors of dark fruits such as plum and rasions, medium body with a light bubbly mouthfeel, it finishes rather dry, which is a good thing, not the best trappist but still great.

Chestnut brown in color,smooth and complex,rich with malt falvor,fruity,bread and biscuit aroma/flavor.