Westmalle Dubbel

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

From 33cl bottle. Brown hazy body with a large puffy beige head lasting and leaving a good lacing. Nice nose with roasted malts and banana yeasts. Plum sweetness at first approach in mouth, develops into a burned caramels and then a dark chocolate bitterness at finish. Nice complexity and great mix. Creamy and rich body with a low carbonation all fitting to the flavours of this ale. A wonderful dubbel which sets a standard.

*did not mind would not buy* smell: really mild, some flowers. clean smell. app: a murky ruby in the mud type look. looks like burried treasure. flavor: mild but nice, hint of pepper sweet refreshing watery, nice, not huge. palate: silky easy normal. OA: very refreshing and wasy going nice simple beer.

Bottle shared with the Hinkle Monster at the Devonshire. Darker caramel-cola like pour, nice foam head. Slight Aroma of grapes like a fine wine. Light on the pallet, not thick or weighted down. Mellow and clear-smooth drinking Ale with a mild pleasant semi sweet finish.

Bottle shared with a friend at St.Veronus. Pour was very dark brown with a white frothy head. Nose was sweet, with mild spice; cumin, coriander, maybe a little rm. Flavour consisted of dates, heavy cumin, coriander and yeast. Very enjoyable beer.

En klassisk trappist dubbel. Let banan/ester der dog hurtigt får kamp til stregen af frugt, malt, let syrlighed - og alt det der nu ellers kendetegner en god dubbel

This is a wonderful dubbel that pours dark chocolate brown. The body is dark and hazy. The head is off white thick and bubbly, that makes for good lacing. Aromatic roasted malts and classic Belgian yeast fills the nose. Also there were light unripe or green banana and caramel notes. It tastes as good as it smells, malty and sweet, with hops being very low key. Molasses and malts, banana and caramel blend together to round out this smooth and silky ale. The body is full with soft carbonation and finishes dry, slightly bitter.

Draught, Amsterdam. Had forgotten just how good this is! Deep dark brown colour with a decent off white head. Malty fruity aroma. Very smooth, flavour is more malt and fruit fruit. Wanted another straight away which is always a good sign. Think this is the best of the Westmalle beers.

Pours a dark brown color topped with a nice thick foamy tanish head. Aroma is nice and fresh consisting of dark fruits, yeast and a touch of wine. The mouthfeel is creamy, slightly tart and relatively full and rich. The flavor here is some sugary dark fruits with yeast and a touch of roasted malts. Not crazy flavorful but they all blend together quite nicely. The finish is somewhat mellow and clean. This beer is extremely smooth and easy drinking. Another excellent one from the Monks.