Dogwood Winter Ale 2003

Formerly brewed at Dogwood Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Thanks to TheBeerCellar2 for this trade! Big Mocha head that slides into a nearly opque dark brown beer. Malt aroma carries caramel and a hint of spice with it to the nose. A hint of smokeas well. Rich smooth malt and roast malt flavors with very little contribution from the hops. This has things in it that remind me of a Brown Ale, a Porter, A Smoked Beer and a Bock. A nicely done flavorful beer, but not typical of an Abbey Dubbel.

Soapy off-white head, dark mahogany body. Charcoal/smoky, whiskey aroma. I think I got some brown sugar and spicy red wine in there to after it warmed up. Flavor is predominently smoky and roasted, with a subtle sweetness. Some hops. Quite powerful overall. Seems like a smoked porter.

pours a deep, slightly cloudy vrown with an off-white head. Aromas of roasted malts and not much else. Fairly bitter mouthfeel with light yeastiness, and mild hop bitterness. Flavors are almost porter-like with a nice roasted flavor with a mild spice to it. As mr_kimchee stated, it doesn’t seem likd an abbey dubble... more like a porter.....or hybrid of some styles.

not sure if this beer is mis-labelled or not because it sure didn’t seem like an abbey dubbel. hazy deep brown, bubbly off white head. aroma of nuts, brown sugar and a bit of dried fruit. sweet and chocolatey flavour with some roasted veg notes. nice even if it isn’t a dubbel.

Roasty hops and malts, deep brown, small tan head. Has a bitter almond flavour, light bodied, smooth and creamy. Quite a nice beer. Doesn’t fit the style. Thanks MrManning.

Dark brown in colour. Aroma of moalsses, chocolate, nuts, and some licorice. Flavour was lightly malty, with some dark chocolate, some coffee and a little sour. Finishes with a mild bitterness and dry.

A little too heavy and alcohol-y for my tastes. More malt than hops and much more assertively "sweet", as oppossed to bitter/spicy, than any dubbel I’ve ever had.

TheBeerCellar2 hooked me up with this brew. Nice rich flavor, light alcohol with malt taking the front. Cocoa and nuts. Interesting brew, lots of flavors.