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Bornem Dubbel

Bornem Dubbel

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An Abbey Dubbel brewed by
Brouwerij Van Steenberge

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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5393.32/5.03.32/5.08%49 Trappist 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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 janir (157), Oulu, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20

Jun 1, 2008  
Color is clear ruby brown. Big off-white head is creamy. Arom is mild: malts, yeast and some fruits. Sweet spicy flavor is a bit fruity and also somewhat alcoholic. Medium-bodied and smoothly foamy palate.

 blutt59 (628), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 21, 2008  
bottle, great dark cola color with big foamy head, nose is sweet cherry, flavor is sweet fruit and caramel, finish is oaky


 mansquito (608), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Pours a thick head and has a muddy brown color. When the head goes down it looks like oil on water. Pretty fruity aroma. Fruity and sweet taste. A lot of malts in it. A rather uneventful double, but still a good brew. Thick body.


 CheersMate1 (282), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/514/20
Aug 14, 2008  
This beer looks interesting. The picture has a beer with a head very white, and the beer is more transparent than translucent. Well, the picture does not look like the beer I poured. It is the exact same bottle, except the dubbel and double translation that had to be made to accompany my lack of common sense. Anyways, the beer looks like a caramel brown. I mean this beer looks like liquid caramel. The head is very nice and tight, there is not too much of it and not too little. This beer seemed heavily carbonated when I poured it, so who knows what will happen. This beer is extremely aromatic. A nice yeast and fruit flavor. Wow, this aroma packs a punch. There is no aroma of alcohol, but the sweet candy/dark fruit smell is just everywhere. The alcohol is well hidden. This beer has a sweet before and after taste. A little burn in the throat which is surprising because I did not feel any alcohol on the way down. This beer is extremely fruity tasting. Leaves a sweet taste on the tongue but the beer is just too fruity. There are not many nuances in the taste. I can taste sweet, and that is about it. Too overpowering for me in the fruit department, and the carbonation is a bit much too. The beer smells awesome, but for one of the first times ever this beer tastes just like it smells. If you want an extremely fruity beer, this is your beer. Decent brew.


 legion242 (1516), Richardson, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 2, 2008  
A nice enough dubbel. Great head with beautiful lacing. Will revisit another time perhaps.


 BoBoChamp (622), Gent, Belgium
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 20, 2008  
33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, yet easy to drink, hazy, rocky head, nice brew, but not a topper




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