Westmalle Dubbel

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

Pours a dark brown with red when held to the light with a medium light tan head with small bubbles. Lots of carbonation when opened and first poured. Great lacing down the sides of the glass. Head sustained but got a good bit smaller. Aroma is very fruity, dark fruits, toffee, sweet and very nice. Flavor was very yeasty at first, kind of covered up the dark fruits. A bit of a roasted malt coming through as well. Some nuttiness coming in the flavor also. Very carbonated on the tongue. Really was looking for more in the flavor since I enjoyed the aroma so much. Still a very solid beer...just couldn’t rate the flavor as high as the aroma.

Bottle. A huge sized head that was ivory in hue, foamy and fine-medium sized bubbles that were mostly lasting. The hue of this beer was reddish brown with a malty, sweet and fruity nose. The flavor was sweet, caramel and alcohol tasting with a smooth mouthfeel. This beer had good lacing to it. A worthwhile Abbey Dubbel and very recommended.

Nice brownish red beauty. Nose is full of chocolate, fruit, slight licorice, and malt. Rich tongue fulfills more of my spicy and sweet desires with some cocoa and dried fruit. Finishes very well and leaves a pleasantly earthy taste in the mouth. Very good stuff here!

Wonderful beer, with the kind of complexity you tend to forget with the more extreme stuff. Very dark red, lowely glow through the darkenss. Compact, Lot of dark berries. Cherries, prunes. Dryness from the hops, but they are not easy to distinguish. Dry finish. Should appeal to most peaople, shoudl be available in every beer bar that is to be taken seriously.

Black beer with a frothy off white head, and a weak but refreshing aroma. The flavour is malty and slightly fruity. Overall a very pleasant, very nice beer.

Dark chestnut pour with a very creamy mocha colored head with good thick lacing. Sweet malty aroma, hard to place my finger on what it reminds me of, sherry perhaps. Mouthfeel is just a tad too thin for the style and a bit too much carbonation. Flavor has some essences of sherry again, and not too much else - pretty one dimensional, but not bad. Perhaps a bit of Christmas spices.

Bottled(330ml). -deep red-mahagony coloured, medium beige head, slightly sour and fruity flavor, malty and mild coffee aroma with fruity hints and spicy notes, dry fruity finish

Bottle conditioned from Sainsbury’s. Looked a bit like a coke at first, but the frothy head lasted well. The taste was delightful: rich, warm, sweet and malty with an appealing bitterness at the end. Wish I had another bottle.