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Bornem Dubbel

Bornem Dubbel

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72
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An Abbey Dubbel brewed by
Brouwerij Van Steenberge

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
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5463.32/5.03.32/5.08%48.3Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Very dark, coffee color - full rich body - staying head - effervescent nose - soft velvet feeling in the mouth - luscious. Malt character with a hoppy aftertouch. Monks used to fast on this type of beer for 40 days! No food, only beer.

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 rickgordon (3073), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20

Nov 30, 2003  
Draught at The Bishops Arms, Göteborg, Sweden. Dark amber. Salty licoricy aroma with some prune. Bready, fruity flavour with notes of licorice, prune and rye. Slight sourish in the background and a fizzy palate.

Geuzelambix (72), København, Denmark
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/59/20
Sep 30, 2008  
A darl belgian dubbel tasting like a dark chech lager you say? Yes! In the beginning I didn’t think of it, but as I drank it one of my friends noticed it - and he was right. Nice color, nice bottle, but in the end a tad thinnish.


 Hazmatt (357), Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/513/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Bottle. Dark amber. Huge head, can’t even pour whole bottle no matter how slowly. Initial aroma is pure banana. Dark malt and then grape and yeasty aromas come through but banana dominates. Some tartness. Extremely high carbonation, acidic bite...not very pleasant. Taste is sour with light malt flavors and hints of syrupy fruits. Does not improve much. Not impressed.


 Indulgence (118), Ajo, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Unfortunately, this one does not stand up to the world class dubbels despite being from Belgium, I would have expected something better from the makers of Gulden Draak and Piraat. It is still a decent beer and was not totally disappointed, just will not race to the store to get it again. It kind of tasted like an alchoholized Dr. Pepper with prickley carbonation. Next up 100 ratings, so what will I drink, hmmmm?


 wyzzywyz22 (387), Wirral, Merseyside, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 12, 2008  
Bottle, Hop Devil, Zagreb; drunk in the bizarre enviorons of a mocked up trappist monastery in the bowels of a shopping centre, prior to heading to the Maksimir Stadium to witness Theo Walcott’s hat-trick for England !!!! Poured a hazy dark brown with a big ol’ rocky head. Aroma had yeast and sweet malt with a hint of fruit. Flavour was sweetish with some spice. Bit sticky. Drinkable, but lacking in wow factor.


 esox (111), Oulu, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottled. Light beige head is large and long lasting. Nice lace formation. Liquid is dark brown to amber. Aroma has quite intese banana, yeast and sweet caramel. Malts are medium roasted, dark and caramelly in the finish. Peppery spiciness and some sour fruitness of fermented fruits. Alcohol is well hidden. Flavor is quite only medium sweet, more like sour to me. Some bitterness in the finish. Palate is carbonated and foaming and a bit thin. Sticky texture in the finish, otherwise slick and quite oily. Simple but quite OK duppel. A bit too carbonated.




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