 awaisanen (1279), Irvine, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 24, 2009
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!
jnelson_22 (17), Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire, England
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 This pours a beautiful brown/ruby with a quickly populating, huge, persistent off-white head; it took me about five minutes to pour the whole bottle! The nose is rich with sweet, dark malts, some deep fruits with hints of chocolate and slight flowery hops. There is a slight bitterness at first in the mouth, quickly turning to sweet, deep fruits and toffee with lingering sweetness and chocolate. This is an excellent beer: deep, complex, and delicious. Truly memorable.
Muggus69 (566), Sydney, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 33cl bottle, Amsterdam.
Technically this was the 122nd beer of my Euro trip, but the 100th on my Top Deck coach tour, so why not celebrate in style.
Deep amber body, beige head which is a bit foamy and inconsistant for a Trappist.
Rich vinous aroma; sherry, toffee, biscuit and chocolate, plum, raisins and rum, woody funk.
Big velvety body, creamy carbonation.
Very complex body; rich caramalised malts, dried and dark fruits, spice and a unique slightly funky woodiness on a very lingering finish.
Excellent dubbel, though it probably doesn’t stand up to some of its close rivals IMO.
Hinez57 (132), Clinton, Mississippi, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Nice fruity, caramel sugars aromas with a hint of spice. Lovely bier in a glass. Good flavor profile, not as complex as I had hoped for. Estery, banana, bready, malty, & sweetish. Nice mouthfeel, to style. Overall very good, but not quite worth the money, unlike their tripel.
davisnmn (20), Connecticut, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Westmalle Dubbel pours nicely with a light density beige head that soon dissipates. The aroma is a lightly malted with an almost cindery note to it. You can certainly taste the yeast amongst the contributors to the somewhat undesirable bitterness. I will add however that I see mine was bottled aug 18 2005. I can’t speak to how this ale might age. I do notice what I would refer to as a “house” flavor similar to their triple, so it may simply be that I do not prefer Westmalle brews.
Ygberg (108), Sweden
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Aroma of prunes, swedish julmust and yeast. Appearance is dark brown with hints of red. The head is big and light brown. Taste of malt, prunes, fermented fruit and yeast. Overall a very good dubbel the style is however not very spectacular.
Toxygen (353), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 (br-btl br-lbl/cap, 7%)
br-opq, full bod, ^co2, ^head,
§spicy co2 T1, malty fruity T2, malt T3, hoppier Tf, too syrupy
topherh (940), Kearney, Missouri, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 Bottle pours a brownish ruby with a beige head. Aroma is fruity malt. Flavor is sweet and malty, some dark fruits and a long bitter finish. Well balanced and nice to drink.
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