Postel Dobbel

Brewed by Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Opwijk, Belgium

A deep red beer with a huge orange-brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of berries (strawberries, red currant et.al.), wood, and is quite sweet. The flavor is sweet with notes of berries (somewhat artificial), spices - some cinnamon, and a little wood. The mouthfeel is quite carbonated - with the bubbles bursting on the tongue. The alcohol really doesn’t kick in until after You swallow, then it leaves You with a warmth in the mouth combined with a dryness and notes of berries.

(Bottle 33 cl) Amber coloured with a small dense head. Very fresh, sweetish nose - a bit like fruit winegums... With an Abbey Dubbel you expect a sweet, malty, fullness that spreads in your mouth by the first sip - but not here. On the contrary this is slightly watery and rather light in body. The flavours take a little longer to appear, but then you do get some caramel- slightly burned malt. But still more dry than sweet. An unusual but very nice Dubbel. 280897

33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden amber with a slowly collapsing light tan head. Fruity and light yeasty aroma. Flavour is mild roasted malt and mild overripe fruit. Goes into a more sharp fruity flavour before the finish. Ends with a light yeasty note and mild bitterness.

Nut brown. Sweetish, malty & bitter.

<b>Bottle 33cl. @ home.</b>
Clear medium red brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramle, candy sweet and acidc ala "kongen af danmark bolsch". Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20081017]

Bottle. Sweet and vinous berry aroma. Dark red colour, very small head. Metallic flavour, a little fruity and tanninish, giving it a harsh bitterness.

Bottled. Amberish ruby colour with huge longlasting beigeish brown head. Aroma is caramel, fruits and spices with a slight yeasty touch to it. Flavour is caramel and spices along with dry dark fruit and yeast. Pleasant palate. Finish also has some berryish notes, especially once the beer gets a bit warmer.

Dark amber color; big, thick, creamy head. Not extraordinary, but undoubtly a good Dubbel, with the usual caramel character, nutty; a quite dry mouthfeel.