Southampton Abbey Dubbel

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Southampton, New York USA

Name: Belgian Double
Date: 02/07/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta

Appearance: clear brown, wispy dirty white head,
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma with a fruity sweetness and an overwhelming cabbage funk,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, nice fruity sweetness, lots of tartness comes in and takes over

Aroma: 2/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.6/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: -/4

(PPSG09, growler) Hazy chestnut body with small off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, candi sugar, light clove. Taste is moderately sweet, candi sugar, caramel, some clove, light toast. Medium-full body, somewhat sticky.

750ml bottle acquired in trade with EDA (thanks!). Poured a dark brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of earth, yeast, some dark fruits, and cork. Very different aroma profile for a dubbel. Taastes of sour and tart cherries, dark fruits, nutty and light caramel.

@Pilsner Petes East Coast Gathering-growler–pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is medium malt, some yeast. Taste is medium malt, some yeast/herbal. Lacked some malt and sweet. Thanks Beerbill for sharing.

Bottle a few years old, sampled on 2/07/08: Pours a transparent amber orange with a clingy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of slightly oxidized biscuity toasted Belgian malt and some light fruity notes. Body starts semi-sweet with some vinous (overly-aged) notes and doughy yeast before a thinner, semi-dry and tart finish.

Light brown, slightly hazy with a thick, which head. Aroma is very fruity and yeasty, apple, banana, peach and some bubble gum all make an appearance. Malts seem a bit muted and understated for the style, light caramel and lots of pale Belgian malt character. Light floral hop flavour is apparent as well. As the beer warms, some more peppery spice comes out along with the light clove and nutmeg that were there all the way through. Heavy on the ripe banana and peachy notes. Fairly refreshing. More of the Dark Belgian Strong but that’s the style police talking. It’s still a pretty tasty pint.

Draft at Craft. Hazy ruddy brown pour with off-white head. Tastes bready malty, with some brown sugar, yeasty spice, banana, raisin, and red wine grape notes. The nose was malty, with a hefty fruit and some fig, spice, and gingerbread notes.

Draught, Publick House, Southampton. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is medium brown. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (nuts, caramel), with notes of banana, clove, and alcohol. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic. It wasn’t quite as great as I’d hoped (based on many of Phil’s Belgian brews), but it was certainly better than the standard tap offerings.