Grimbergen Double (Dubbel)

Brewed by Brasserie Union (Alken-Maes / Heineken)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Jumet, Belgium

Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear deep ruby, majestic cloud-like head. Fruity nose with dried plums and lemon. Sweet and medium bodied with lots of perfumy soap and an unusual estery apricot flavour. Some soothing caramel mixes with dextrose. Drying finish with low bitterness. Despite all flavour it feels mild. Complex, but with some drawbacks.

(Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Dark ruby colour with firm, creamy, beige head. Fruity, yeasty nose with dried fruit, prunes and caramel. Malty, fruity taste with sweet notes of cherries, dried fruit and blood oranges turning into a malty finish with nuts, chocolate and toffee. On the sweet side, with distinct macro character (i.e. hardly no unique character at all), but still rather tasty.

Bottle - Poured a beautiful dark mahagany/deep copper hue with a huge frothy head that lasted quite a while. The appearance really got my hopes up, The mouthfeel is nice at first smooth with good body like you would expect from a malty beer but then too much carbonation (and I pour my beer hard from high to get rid of the carbonation) . In the smoothness there is the carmel, some dark fruits but it all transits too fast into a very short finish that too quickly becomes yeasty, & astringent. Especially the carbonation kept hiding what I could tell should be a more complex flavour and I kept getting left with a bit of metalic after taste. I will revisit this one as it has high potential and may have just been an off batch. It drinks easy, maybe a little too easy as it goes down very fast - possibly in the search for the flavour I keep expecting from such a great looking beer.

Amber/brown. Pours nicely clear. Malty aromas ... few hops. Hints of dried frut and caramel throughout. Slightly oily and an almost non-existent finish.

Bottle. Creamy white excellent mostly lasting head. Wonderfull red-amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Week but nice fruity flavor. Average finish. Oily palate.

Drank with Stegosaurus and Beereded_one at Newton brew fest. Poured a reddish brown. Head dissapeared quickly. Mild brown sugar aroma with hints of fruit. Weak after taste but not a bad beer in all.

Dark brown, with a malt nose, lots of roast malt with a little sweetness and chocolaty bitter finish

Pours out a dark brown/amber with a medium sized light brown/beige foamy head. Aroma of of malts, brown sugars, caramel, hazelnut. Nice smooth dubbel, flavored with raisins, figs, definite malts, with a particular caramel ending. Not my favorite style, but still yet a fine beer from our friends in Belgium!