Abbey Brewing Brother Dans Double

Draft at the pub in South Beach. The lightly hazy, reddish-brown body is crowned by a small, creamy head of beige colored foam that settles in to a thin layer. Minimal, spotty lacing dots the glass. The aroma shows notes of cocoa, hazelnut, caramel, and brown sugar, with hints of various dark and earthy fruits. Flavors are very similar, quite nutty and chocolaty, with loads of sweet dates and figs. There’s a light earthiness that seems to keep things grounded, not allowing it to get overly sweet. The body is substantial, but perhaps just a bit the style. Still, it’s smooth, easy drinking, and not a bit hot or sticky. Overall, this is not bad at all. Pretty nice, in fact.

Draft at the Abbey. Amber orange pour with good offwhite head. Nose and flavor is very sweet with just the tiniest twinge of alcohol on the nose. Very sweet brown syrupy body.

Draft @ Abbey Brewing Company. Pours mahogany color with tan head. Molasses and malty aroma. Sweet candy sugar, raisins and spice flavors. Alcohol is slightly noticeable but not overpowering. Medium to full body with soft carbonation and a syrupy mouthfeel.

Enjoyed on tap at the brewery, with the owner and with Josh Oakes and Beershine. A mild aroma. Chocolate dark, nice lacing. A bit sour which detracted. Above-average mouthfeel rom the yeast. Hard to believe its contracted out to Florida Brewing. A sipper.

A waste of money, this was a watered down buttery farmhouse tasting abbey. All my friends were drinking St. Bernardus and I was drinking this. Never again. Not bad, but definitely not good.

Draught @ Abbey Brewing Company Miami. Small light beige fizzy head that mostly diminished. Spare display of lacework. Cloudy brownish amber color. Aroma was a nice mix of fruity and nutty malty notes. Raisins, toffee, apricot, fig, yeast with a mild feel of chocolate as well. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation and light dry alcoholic texture. Moderated sweet flavor with mild bitterness. Lingering sweet dried fruity and mild warming alcoholic finish. What an Abbey Dubbel BOMB.

On tap at the brewpub. Pours murky brown with one inch head of tan foam. In the aroma I get blunted and nearly musty dark fruity esters of prunes, dates and sweet black grapes to go along with smooth yeasty spice and dark brown candi sugar. The taste begins with both rich and creamy dark fruitiness from sweet grapes, prunes, figs, pears and sugar ripe plums. It then picks up mild notes of some dark candi sugar as in the nose along with earthiness and spices. Very nice offering with plenty of interesting and smooth yumminess.

On tap at Abbey. Reddish brown "nut" colour. Very light skiff. Smells like alcohol. Dominant alcohol with sweet caramel underneath. Seems a little plain. Like a dirty triple.