La Trappe Dubbel

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Tilburg, Netherlands

330ml Bottle from Corks, Bristol. Reddish-brown in colour with next to no head. Sweet red fruit and caramel aroma. Flavour of barley sugar, stewed fruit> Easy drinking with a light finish. Ok.

Bottled. Brown with off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and dried fruit. Flavor is caramel malt, coffee and yeasty fruit.

330ml Bottle, dark brown with a creamy head. Bubblegum and sweet malt aromas. Very sweet all round, almost too much for mine. Not really much depth of taste, mostly plums as has been said here by many. A little sticky on the lips too.

Not too shabby. Aroma has some warming notes of black cherry, plum, candy sugar, toffee, yeast. Flavor is similar,with dark fruits upfront followed by sweet malt and then a nice relaxing warming from the alcohol. Pretty tasty, although the price is a bit much for 7%.

Pours cloudy amber with yeast and other particulate matter floating about. The head is thin and fast to fade. Looks just like coca-cola. Aroma is of Cherry, perhaps cherry sorbet. Some notes of dark fruity malt. A bit of funky yeast also is detectable. A mixed fruit juice box flavor first hits the tongue with some alcohol that could be covered better and a bit of Belgian spice that is not overdone. Lively carbonation makes for an interesting experience with yeast and malt covering the mid to tail end. Good because its a bit different.

Koningshoeven Dubbel at the Thirsty Monk in Asheville. Nutty, malty flavor with traces of yeast. Dark fruits as well. Lightly sweet, but not overly so. Faint carbonation was perfect for the style. Just the right strength without being too alcoholic. Mild alcohol finish.

Poured into a La Trappe chalice. Rich head dissapates quickly leaving a swirling galaxy of soft bubbles and brandy stewed pears. Very fruit, stone fruit and caramel syrup with a restraing pepper spice. The alcohol gives a sense of texture and bolsters the fruit. A light dusting of cacao powder and a touch of percieved oak dry the palate out. Of all of the Trappists, this is the lightest in carbonation, and certainly built of fruity esters cooked sugar elements.

I had this on tap at the Thirsty Monk in Asheville, NC under the Koningshoeven Dubbel Trappist Ale name. Beautiful ruby red with a slight apple/pear undertone without being sweet... absolutely yummy.