Westmalle Dubbel

Brewed by Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Malle, Belgium

I finally rate this awesome brew. Pours a dark ruby color with a large foamy white head. A nice yeast-filled, fruity and malty nose. The flavor is excellent; smooth, loads of dark fruits, yeast, some dry notes, but very flavorful. A toasted malt profile also. Very easy to drink and tasty. I enjoyed this one a ton.

Bouteille brune de 330ml, achetée à la LCBO Rideau/King Edwards. Dégustée dans un calice Westmalle original. Le nez est assez discret. On remarque entre autre de la levure, du chocolat, des raisins secs et un soupçon de vanille. En apparence, le liquide est foncé et d’une magnifique couleur rubis sous la lumière. Une mince couche de mousse s’estompe lentement. On remarque également de minuscules sédiments en suspend dans la bière. En bouche, dès que l’on avale, un picotement remarqué se fait ressentir. La bière est très effervescente. Cela lui donne du corps et une sensation de velouté/douceur par la suite. C’est sucré (chocolat/raisin) et amer (levure), mais le tout est si équilibré qu’on doit bien réfléchir lorsqu’on décortique cette bière. En finale, c’est l’amertume de la levure et un léger goût de vanille qui ressort. Bière dégustée en accompagnement d’un rôti de porc aux pommes et aux pruneaux ayant mijoté 9 heures. Un accompagnement idéal. Une grande bière trappiste, humble et sans haute voltige, mais remarquable pas son équilibre. Le dicton : «La modération a bien meilleur goût» s’applique très bien à la recette de cette bière.

330 mL bottle, best by Jan. 23, 2010. Pours murky brown with an off-white head that subsides fairly quickly. Aroma is very strong, with sweet honey, caramel, cherry, dark fruit, and biscuit. Very promising. Flavor is equally sweet and dominated by honey and caramel flavors, with touches of cherry and grape as well as some light apple flavors. Strong carbonation. Finishes on a mild biscuit and raisin note. This is my new favorite dubbel.

Pours reddish-brown with mahogany hues around the edges and a light brown head. Aroma was very malty with a whiff of alcohol and the flavor was similar. The palate was nice. Lively on the tongue, smooth, and a long finish. Overall, though, seemed pretty average.

very nice opaque brown with a thick creamy light tan head...great retention and great lacing. mild prune aroma but mostly smells like new sneakers...thanks alot jeff. flavor has a slight sweetenss of caramel malt and a bit of prune with a leathery tasting finish. mouthfeel is very watery...not the silky outstanding dubbel i remebered from years ago. So disappointed...this used to be one of my favorites and is not at all what i remembered.

11.2 oz. bottle. Pours a deep brown with a dark cream colored head. Flavor: Very malty, with hints of raisins and dried fruit.

I will rerate this at some point... Pours a deep brown with a big head... Aroma reminds me a bit more of a doppelbock than that of a world famous dubbel... Caramel and dark fruits waft in and then, the scent that ruins the experience for me... New Sneaker smell... From that moment on all i smell and taste is new sneakers, i tried, i wrote down caramel, almost winelike in texture, slightly vinegarous(sour), but i kept coming back to New Sneakers... The bottle was most definitely not old, and kept in good temp for the duration... New sneakers, but based on the overall score of the most recent ratings, i’ve got to believe this has lost a bit of its luster

bottle, dark brown-reddish with medium brownish head. tastes good, though i prefer its tripled brother.