Val-Dieu Brune

Brewed by Brasserie de l’Abbaye du Val-Dieu
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Aubel, Belgium

Julio’s Belgian Beer Festival. Sample. Another one I do not remember to clearly due to the vast amount of sampling. I made note of it on my sheet so it must have been pretty good.

09-08-07 33o ml bottle cloudy brown colour. foams out of flask. herbale, taste. stays long in your mouth.

Bottle 33 cl. Gushes out of its bottle pouring a raddish brown with a big but fading white head and an aroma of molasses, brown sugar, ripe dark fruits, sweet malts, raw fish and sweet chocolates. The taste is pretty plain sweet, very malty and with notes of caramel, plums, sweet grapes and some sweet herbs. Not really a finish, just a sweet flavour staying in your mouth for minutes.

Good brown beer. I saw the brewery and have to say that it looked very good. The beer as a nice color, not to dark, just lovely brown. The taste was not clear but still good. The alcoholpercentage was not to high so I like it for once a week.

330ml Bottle: Aroma of dark ripe fruit, slight cocoa, fruit, and malts. Poured brown in color with a medium-sized, dense, tan head, that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of large particles throughout. Good lacing. Flavor is light to medium sweet. Tastes of malts, chocolate, wood, light dark ripe fruits, and cocoa. Medium body. Tingly, then very chalky texture. Average to lively carbonation. Chalky, cocoa and malt finish.

Peculiar Pub: dark molasses color, but clear, no sediments. Nice head, thick and dark. Smell of fruits predominant, although not a sweet atsting as expected. Overall flavor rather flat. Medium carbonation.

Opaque, deep amber-brown color with fluffy, tanned, fully lasting head. Rich fruity aroma with plums, grapes, liquorice and sugar candy. Medium sweet, vinous mouthfeel with dark fruits. More light and smooth bodied than expected. Slightly spicy, grapey acidity with some burnt feel in the finish. Nice one.

11.2 oz bottle 5/6/09 (Binny’s Naperville)-Pours a reddish brown with a nice tight off white head. Aroma of fruits, grape soda (scrizz),caramel, and yeast. Taste of sweetness, yeast, brown sugar, and fruits. Also a bit of alcohol. This medium bodied brew is not bad. Not the best Dubbel but still quite tasty.