Westmalle Dubbel

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

From a 330mL Bottle. Courtesy of oteyj. Mostly cloudy, ruddy, cedar bark brown colored body with a thick layer of fizzy cream head. Distinctive yeast profile that contains hints of toasted coconut and raisin esters along with a perfumey phenolic spice. Hints of chocolate fudge and prune. Medium bodied, heavily carbonated mouthfeel with a soft, almost creamy texture. Sweet malt flavors of raisins, toasted nuts, and cocoa up front on the palate, developing more of a tannic, prune skin dryness toward the finish. The yeast contributes a bright, white pepper quality toward the finish, enhancing the perception of dryness. Low levels of hop bitterness left lingering on the palate. A well deserved world classic. Thanks, James!

Clean caramel malt witha touch of cocoa and dried dark fruits. Bready and winelike with an extremely clean finish.

Brown bottle, 33 cl, 7,5 %, best before 02/08/07; couleur: reddish brown with a nice coffee head that persists, opaque, no effervescence; nose: caramelized malt, alcohol, dark small berries, chocolate, clove; mouth: caramelized malt, fizzy, finale lightly sirupy with presence of chocolate and clove, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, really lightly salty, full bodied, creamy texture, good carbonation, lightly astringent; overall: really good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 02/08/07; oeil : brun rouge mât avec une belle mousse café persistante, opaque, pas d’effervescence; nez : malt caramélisé, alcool, petits fruits foncés, chocolat, clou de grofle; bouche : malt caramélisé, pétillante, finale légèrement liquoreuse avec présence de chocolat et de clou de girofle, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, très légèrement salée, bière corsée, texture crémeuse, bonne carbonatation, légère astringence; en résumé : très bonne

Pours brown with big tan head. Aroma is tasty toasted wheat bread. Slightly fruity flavor with some cherry and plum. Finish is a little bitter and hoppy. Creamy texture and a malt profile that has some caramel and toasted grain. All together a medium sweetness.

Deep and rich, but has an interesting dryness in the finish that makes one want more. Figs plums and dark fruits abound. The yeast is the star here, sweetish and tart at the same time. Delectable.

Re-rate: Still as good looking as ever. This time I picked put a spicey apple fruity calvados and port wine aroma and flavour I was not able to quite pin down before. Perhaps this one was a little on the lighter side compared to the others as far as flavours go but still an damn fine beer. I also got this celery and chicken noodle soup tang thing that crops up occasionally in nearly all the trappistes - I’d really like to know what that is? Everything else in previous rating stands.
Second rating 7/7/2002 4.4 Dense brown-red murky colour with large fluffy mid-tan head, nice lacing as well. Gorgeous complex floral aromatic and spicey nose and flavours. Superb body and nicely balanced palate and finish. One of my favourite beers made even better by drinking it with a meal at an small Belgian streetcafe on a mild summers evening.
First rated 4/5/2002 4.3

11.2 oz bottle, tulip glass. Rich brown body has traces of red. Giant, fizzy, off-white head diminishes quickly. Caramel/Nutty malts; flowery hops; earthy yeast. Raisin, alcohol / solvent aromas along with some darkly sweet aromas. Moderately sweet / lightly acidic start and a lightly sweet /lightly acidic / moderately bitter finish. Extremely carbonated watery body. The bottom line is: I found this to be a fairly underpowered beer.

Pours with a frothy brown head. Deep amber color. Yeasty, sweet(plums, brown sugar,carmel) aroma. Soft creamy mouthfeel. Neutral finish in terms of dryness and acidicity. Very good Dubbel. Thanks CaptainCougar