Westmalle Dubbel

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

bottle picked up at metzlers in denton, tx. poured a dark brown with a beige head that lasted for a while. aroma of raisin and yeast. flavor of dark fruits,alcohol spice, and something else that i am forgetting(didnt write notes on this one. this was full bodied with medium carbonation and a little dryness. my first dubbel and i enjoyed it tremendously.

Dark brown with foamy tan head that laced glass as it thinned. Raisin, fruitcake yeast aroma like most Belgians of this type. Carbonated, dry, raisin, dark fruit taste.

Magnifica trapista. Negra con mucho aroma y sabor intenso con notas a chocolate y regaliz

What a good beer! Pours a dark brown with a tan head that hangs around a good while. It has that blotchy look like a bacterial growth. Flavors are cherry wood, yeast, coffee, dark fruit. Has a very nice zesty feel. Good!

Dark darkl, amber with huge tan head. Sweat yeasty aroma with stewed fruit hints. Bit of red wine hints. Sweet flavour with a lot of yeast and musty dust. Acidic palate light chewy. Glad I got a couple of bottles.

Poured from bottle.Dark red with a nice tan head. Wonderful aroma, can smell caramel, fruit, bread. Malty sweet taste, with just the right amount of hoppy bitterness to balance it out. Very dry but enjoyable. Medium mouthfell, just right. Excellent overall.

330mL bottle from the LCBO. Pours a very dark burgundy with a huge tan head that eventually reduces to some nice fluff. Aroma is really nice, some Belgian caramalt, loads of yeast and fruity esters, candi sugar, and some more generic sweetness. Smells quite enticing. Flavour is really good, and not what I’ve come to expect from Dubbels. Lots of the sweet malty aspects upfront, met with some nice herbal hops, a touch of alcohol, and rounding out very sharply with a lot of yeasty dryness. Mild hint of banana. The fruity esters in this one are just great. Very sharp. Some leafy hops are present in the flavour too, but were absent in the aroma. Red grapes feature prominently, and lend a very pleasant and apparent red wine characteristic to this well crafted brew. Very nice stuff, and I look forward to more.

11.2 oz bottle: pours dark brown with quick fading off white head, aroma has faint yeast smell aloong with hints of fruit, flavor is kind of weak has a light tasting base malt along with some raisons and along with that complex belgian twang thats hard to explain. pretty good beer but belgium has a lot more to offer.