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Willoughby Abbey Road Dubbel

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33.53/5.03.26/5.0Winter8%NATrappist glass
Commercial Description:
A smooth Belgian ale brewed in the traditional Trappist style. Copper colored with a medium body and hints of dried apricot and plum. The light hop character and big alcohol finish make this a very enjoyable Belgian dubbel. 8.0%abv 20 IBU’s
 Brigadier (1257), Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 6, 2009  
On tap at brewpub
This has made the rounds again. It’s hard to compare this to the previous ratings as it has been five years but this had much more promise on the board. It might just be that I recently had a few true Belgian abbey dubbels but this does not do the style justice at all.

Aroma / Appearance - The minimal head disguised a sticky sheen of lacing and caramel brown liquid. The nose was malty and strong with a cloying sweetness that indicates something was just out of whack. It seemed so much more than 7.2%.

Chewy and thick it took too much work to move this one to the throat. Gingerbread and chocolate make it palateable but overall there is nothing interesting here. By either scaling back the alcohol (unlikely) or adding some balance they could improve this one vastly.


 hershiser2 (923), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/513/20
Jan 31, 2004  
This time instead of a trippel, they went with the dubbel, and I must say it's been an improvement. The trippel had too much of an alcohol taste right up front. Nice dirty brown, small head. Cloudy and thick looking. No smell... unless my nose is broken. Sweet cider with hints of chocolate and alcohol. Nice and not overpowering. A little thin in the mouth, but OK.


 obxdude10 (1563), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2003  
Excellent Beglain dubbel, very sweet & tart, great balance & body, all-around a great Belgian beer



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