Jovial
Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Rotating|
Score
7.08
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obguthr (12524) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Briney cocoa nose. Hazy ochre, thick tan head, minimal lacing. Dates and orange. Medium body, easy carbonation. Rather simple for a style known for its complexity.
gave a cheers!
radagast83 (13601) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the main DC December Gathering. Poured a dark amber color with a small off-white head. aroma was caramel malts, lots of dried fruits. Flavor was dark fruit, spices. Malty, with a note of Christmas-style spices of the holidays.
gave a cheers!
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
375ml bottle pours a murky orange with some creamy, white head. Nose has spice, root veg, carrot, mild nutmeg, dates, fruit cake. Flavor is malty, fruit cake, raisins, dates, caramel, mild brandy. Full bodied, spicy finish.
gave a cheers!
voyageurmike (1087) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Amber brown with lots of carbonation. Aroma of raisin and caramel, flavor has figs raisins and malt. Medium bodied with a lingering sweet malt finish.
gave a cheers!
SHIG (13887) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to Gene (Travlr): Poured a clearing brown with an off white jello head. Aroma was fermented dark fruit and toffee malt. Taste was prune, dark fruits, fig, candy sugar and finished dry.
iphonephan (11573) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
From a botlle at the Ratebeer Dec 22 gathering 2015. Pours a clear mahogany with an ecru head. Butterscotch nose. Flavors of caramel. Light bodied. Smooth finish.
GenDV138 (9261) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at the DC December Gathering #2. Thanks Travlr. Dark amber with beige head. Aromas of caramel, malt, dark fruit. Tastes of dark fruit, caramel, spices. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Travlr (30174) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Crystal clear deep amber color, tan head. Aroma of herbal caramel. Taste is malt forward and lightly spiced. Decent.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Super hazy brown body with a ruby glow and a thinnish, single centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of nice caramel, pit fruits, caster sugar, light malt and a dose of anise and concord grapes. Medium-bodied; Assertive metallic flavour at first with a good deal of pit fruits and sweetness, showing some light grain and alcohol notes, all finishing with caramel, toffee, rich malt and a little brown sugar unfinished. Aftertaste is a little on the simplistic and mild side with not enough complexity for the style, but in general - too one-dimensional with caramel and a touch of sweetness overlayed by malt. Overall, a decent dubbel, but that isn’t saying much - doesn’t compare with even the worst of the real belgie dubbles and only is about average with the middle of the line versions from America - so not really worth searching out for, unless you really like the style and want to compare it against real belgian dubbels. I sampled this 37,5 cL split corked and caged bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 17-May-2015 for US$4,80 sampled at home in Washington on 12-September-2015 a few hours after returning from the great beer state of Michigan/home to make me realise what we have in the Northeast in terms of breweries - and the answer is, not much, in relative terms.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Jovial from Tröegs Independent Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Plums and some dark fruit. Cloudy caramel and a beige creamy head. Lots of plum, date and a nice finish. Solid dubbel.