Carbolic champagne fizz nearly overwhelms candi-sugared yeast zest and honeyed butterscotch modesty of middling pale ale. White peppered hops spice up lemony clementine-pear-peach tang and musty horse-blanket reminder. Wavered banana-clove clip and bitter orange rind snip need deeper penetration.
Tag Archives: dubbel
ABDIJ-ABBAYE ENAME DUBBEL ALE
LA TRAPPE DUBBEL TRAPPIST ALE
After battling difficult corkscrew, reddish-browned bottle-fermented malt-sweetened ale resonates with floral yeast creaminess, peat malt earthiness, and lingered butterscotch sweetness. Roasted coffee, raisin, and cider illusions strike mid-palate before doughy bottom and cork-like finish secure ideality.
AFFLIGEM ABBEY DOBBEL ALE
(NORTH COAST) BROTHER THELONIUS BELGIAN-STYLED ABBEY ALE
ALLAGASH DOUBLE ALE
OMMEGANG BELGIAN-STYLED ABBEY ALE
Luxurious dry burgundy-like Belgian dubbel pleats spicy citric sweetness with dry earthen dankness, securing tofutti dessert profile. Sweet orange peel zest coats advertised licorice root and cumin herbage. Sugar plum, bruised banana, coriander, fig, date, anise, and ginger illusions pep up medicinal candied cherry finish of beige-headed red-wined elixir. Suitably fruity, moderately creamy, and always elegant. Barleywine fanatics will be pleased. On tap, sharper hop spritz envelops mustier dried fruited affluence.
ALLAGASH DUBBEL RESERVE ALE
ST. PAUL ABBEY DOUBLE ALE
In peculiar small-necked wide-bodied cask, this raisin-esque brown ale goes down like mellow plum wine; bold and determined yet serene and mild. Artisan water adds refreshing silkiness to luxuriant perfume-hopped fig-date souring resonating to earthen peat bottom. Creamy chocolate-covered raisin finish lingers. Perfect aperitif for seafood, lamb, and veal dishes.
ANDERSON VALLEY BROTHER DAVID’S DOUBLE ABBEY STYLE ALE
SCHOUNE REB’ALE
Ethanol-charged bottle-conditioned Belgian-style dubbel with explosive champagne fizz, cloudy amber turbidity and large bottom-floating yeast clumps. Zippy orange blossom entry ripens apricot-peach-grapefruit tang after lustful carbonation and lengthy alcohol burn subside. Off-dry sour-fruited finish picks up oaken acridity.






