Bornem Dubbel

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Ertvelde, Belgium

Pours dark brown with a lasting tan head. Caramel aroma, carbonation fills the mouth. Earthy flavor with a plum finish.

Bottle. Dark amber color with large frothy head that diminished slowly. Full sweet fruity aroma. Medium to full body with smooth texture. Full malt, fruit and spice flavor with a moderate bitter alcohol bite at the finish.

Poured an effervescent dark amber with a large frothy white head. Sweet caramel dark fruit aroma. Taste is slightly sweet and vinous, with notes of caramel and coffee. Dryness takes over the sweetness and makes the beer more drinkable. Slight metallic banana twinge to the finish, though not terribly offensive. A simple refreshing Dubbel.

Pours with a generous thick, fluffy head over an amber-orange body. Aromas of yeast, crystal malt, banana and raisin are noted although a bit faint. Palate is light and fizzy, but unfortunately a bit thin. Flavors of yeast, malt, raisin, figs and some spices make a clean presence, but are a bit febrile and fade quickly. Amazingly with such a lightweight overall presentation, the 8% alcohol is virtually undetectable. In general, not a bad Dubble, but a bit watery and average.

Overall a solid ale with no obvious faults. The aroma is sweet and malty with tons of yeast. The appearance is a hazy red brown that pours a nice foam head. The flavor has a robust caramel and toffee taste along with malt, bananas, yeast, and figs. Bitter sweet aftertaste with some wood like characteristics and an small alcohol kick. Quite the complex blend that works well.

Bottle, part of the global beer network sixpack. Poured a nice, deep ruby-brown. Off white head, no lacing. Wonderful peachy, earthy and caramel aromas. Malty, very sweet flavors with a hoppy bite. Warming effect as you swallow hints at the alcohol.

330ml bottle - Pours dark brown with ruby highlights and a huge tan head. Aromas of raisins, caramel malts, a touch of chocolate, and pears. Flavor is quite vinuous,. yeast, raisins, caramel, roasted malts, and dark chocolate. Very sweet and rich. On the palate this is quite carbonated and feels pretty good in the mouth. It is medium bodied and the alcohol is covered very well. This wasn’t bad at all.

Bottled (BB 10/2006)
Dark ruby-brown color, firm cloudy tanned head. Fruity nose: apricot, pear and red currant. Carbonated, medium-bodied mouthfeel. All the right elements are there: plums, raisins, yeast, but this is very much watered down.