Bastone Dubbel

Brewed by Bastone
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Royal Oak, Michigan USA

I had this on tap at the brew pub in Royal Oak, MI. It was a lot darker than I expected, and had no head. I actually really liked the caramel and slight tangy fruitiness on the finish. We ordered some soft pretzel sticks with cheese dip that went incredibly well with the beer. I think this should be at least an 80 overall. Cheers!

Reddish brown with thin white head. Fruit and sweet malt aroma. Dark fruit, grain, and caramel flavours. Medium body and sweet. My cousin noted that it reminded him of chicken wings....

Carmel color with no head from tap at brewery. Dried fruit sweet. Very smooth but to light. Carmel sweet finish.

7-22-06 MBG. Mahogany, with huge tan head. Aroma is very muted. Fruity esters but a certain soapiness I can’t get past. Flavor quite nice. Plenty of dark fruit, prune, fig, and overripe banana. Again get a certain soapiness in the finish, really kills the beer for me. Re-rate in the near future.

I live down the street from Bastones and I never get tired of this one. Medium body, smooth carmel flavors, and it goes down nice.

Cloudy dark amber pour with a thin offqhite head. Boring, ordinary and simple flavor of caramel malt.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a head of finely sized white colored bubbles that was mostly lasting and left behind a hazy no visible carbonation brown colored body and a fair lacing. The weak aroma was malty. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish. The flavor contained notes of malt sweet and mild caramel. An OK brew just nothing special.

Draft at Bastone. Small head that was mostly lasting, lackluster lacing, no visible carbonation, cloudy appearance, and an amber hue. Nose was lightly malty, some dark fruits, sweet and somewhat sugary. Flavor was malty, vinuous, hints of dark fruits, sugary, and a warming taste. Tingly, warming mouthfeel. Medium body.