Val-Dieu Brune

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

Dark brown pour, thick one-inch white head. Nose of dark fruit. Sweet and malty taste, very much a dubbel. Pleasantly effervescent mouthfeel. Excellent.

This one is much better than the blond... excellent color with minimal head. Nothing special about this one and is an average Dubbel or brown. Alcohol is blended very well and has a rich medley of dried fruit and light chocolate tones. Definately worth trying.

Bottle 0,33ltr: This is pretty great Abbey Dubbel version i ever drunk, some driedfruits, coffee and chocolate taste in it.

Pours dark brown w/ a tall, semi creamy froth. Superb hangtime dissipating to a full silky canopy and a fluffy ring. Mild aromas of malted dark fruits. Medium nectar w/ good carbonation and very expansive on the palate like Champagne. A roast character comes alive first and paves the way for a slew of complexites. Dried darkfruits, roasted coffee bean, bakers cocoa, vanilla, tree bark, and cola. The finish is bittered nicely leaving behind a kiwi acidity to cleanse the palate. I can’t believe this brew has 8% abv. VD Brune is refined, complex, and very well balanced. I highly recommend it.

bottle. Brown colour, rather small head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate. Flavours of chocolate and coffee. Full-bodied and malty. Good!

330ml bottle. Dark brown colour with a reddish tinge and a big tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, toffee and molasses. Flavour was very sweet with candy sugar, prunes and almonds, before an alcoholic finish. Overall,the cloying sweetness was too much for me.

Deep dark amber colored with hazy appearance. Medium sized light brown head. Sweet and chocolaty-toffeeish aroma, some nice vinous note with warming alcohol there too. Medium bodied. Flavor is more nutty and chocolaty with sweet caramel, some syrupy brown sugary note also here. Aftertaste turns to somehow sourish and yeasty with mild alcohol and berries. Fine dubbel.

11.2 oz bottle purchased in a variety pack at Shangys. Pours a deep dark brown with an average size frothy white head and some rel nice lacing. Big malt aroma, especially considering this is an Abbey Dubbel, lots of chocolate notes going on. Body is thin and watery but a slight bit of creaminess from the head is noticable. Sweet flavor but an acidicness comes through as well that really knocks this ber down some. Really a let down for a Belgian.