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Grimbergen Double (Dubbel)

Grimbergen Double (Dubbel)

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An Abbey Dubbel brewed by
Brasserie Union (Alken-Maes / Scottish & Newcastle)

Jumet, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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6493.4/5.03.4/5.06.5%63 Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Double has undergone two fermentations, which gives this ale a chocolatey, toffee taste with a warming brandy-like finish.

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 FishManLA (166), Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/516/20

May 12, 2008  
Pours a deep brown that becomes a lovely ruby red when held to the light. Medium sized tan head that dissipates at a moderate rate. Potent nose of plums, figs, cloves, and other herbs and spices. Fruity taste like brandy or perhaps port wine. Sweet and fruity finish.

 Lubiere (3251), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 1, 2008  
A reddish brown ale with a thick creamy moka head. Nice caramel toffee aroma with orange peels notes. In mouth, a sweet caramel malt, orange peels and light hopping, treacle notes. Medium bodied. A classy dybbel. Bought at Supersol, Vall d’Hebron, 1.35 E. and tasted mid Nov. 2006.


 AllAboutStout (471), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Pours a ruby brown in color. Decent amount of pillowy head. Decent carbonation. I’m usually not a big fan of Dubbels, but this had more flavors that I do like. There was a definite toffee flavor, as well as a very nice dark fruit appearing as well. Which I didn’t mind at all. Good beer.


Straling (21), Amstenrade, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Bottle 33cl. Pours an nice clear brown/red colour, good size head, but doesn’t last very long. Very sweet aroma, can detect many fruits, mainly cherries and pears. Also a faint smell of nuts. Goes down the hatch very smooth, taste gives away the fruits again, but even stronger and more powerful. Hops also in the taste, with a touch of the alcohol, great combination all together.


Gary__ (95), London, Greater London, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 24, 2008    Updated: Aug 26, 2008
Ive past this up many times @ a local bottle shop.On this night It was gratifying or something sippin’ on a goblet of Grimbergen Dubble as if I were Henry the 8th.
This beer drinks down resembling Rochefort 6,I reckon.Or maybe a watered down Rochefort 8,but without the street cred :
I got crud loads of burnt chocolate...spices and dry backdrops Is that Forest Gateau in the aromas or something ?. I think this is coolio.


spkevin (15), Doetinchem, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Aug 18, 2008  
bottle. pours a dark ruby red colour with a good head. sweet aroma. taste is bitter/sweet and the aftertaste is very good.




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