Bornem Dubbel
Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
6.67
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The original Bornem abbey beer, originally (since 1957) brewed by Brouwerij Beirens in Wommelgem for the Sint-Bernardus abbey in Bornem, taken over by Van Steenberge in 1971 and formally recognized as an authentic abbey beer in 1999.
From the brewery's website:
Een levend, donker bier met een fruitige smaak.
8.0%
Kleur: Warm, donkerbruin
Alcoholvolume: 8% - 16° Plato
Aroma: Zoet en moutig
Smaak: Fruitig en hoppig
Afdronk: Hoppig en moutig
Verpakking: Flesjes 33cl, 75cl. Vaten 20l.
Weinig andere donkere dubbels kunnen deze Bornem Dubbel evenaren. De donkere dubbel wordt vaak met vleesgerechten geserveerd, zoals steaks, gegrild vlees, wild of zelfs worsten.
From the brewery's website:
Een levend, donker bier met een fruitige smaak.
8.0%
Kleur: Warm, donkerbruin
Alcoholvolume: 8% - 16° Plato
Aroma: Zoet en moutig
Smaak: Fruitig en hoppig
Afdronk: Hoppig en moutig
Verpakking: Flesjes 33cl, 75cl. Vaten 20l.
Weinig andere donkere dubbels kunnen deze Bornem Dubbel evenaren. De donkere dubbel wordt vaak met vleesgerechten geserveerd, zoals steaks, gegrild vlees, wild of zelfs worsten.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Lidl. It pours clear deep mahogany brown with a thick, beige head. The aroma is toasty malt, earth, brown bread, rivita, malt loaf, raisin, sultana, pie crust and fruit cake. The dry, bitter - sweet, sultana, raisin, dried fruits, candi sugar, a splash of cherry cola, cakey, malt loaf, plum, prune, a touch of spice, earth and a hint of alcohol with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Fairly straight forward, yet drinkable and moreish. Also shared a 1986 bottle at DHVL during my pre-wedding celebrations (!). An experience for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2019
at 20:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, many thanks Martina! Clear deep amber-brown color with white head. Aroma is caramel, chocolate, estery. Taste is lightly grainy, caramel, raisins. Oily mouthfeel with rather high carbonation. Fun!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2019
at 20:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle from Bliznetsy in Moscow. Pours opaque brown with a tall beige head. Aroma is caramel, dried fruits and phenols. Taste is medium sweet, dried fruits, yeast. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2019
at 11:00
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Malty aroma with peach and a hint of cinnamon. Long lasting big frothy head. Sweet, in fact a bit too sweet with some cinnamon, licorice, peach and metal. Bland, sweet and a bit disappointing
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle (as “Uilenspiegelbier”, 8%) from Carrefour Market (Chaussée de Boondael) in Brussels. F: big, tan to tanned, average retention. C: dark brown, hazy. A: dark malts, chocolate, cocoa, bit spicy, dark dried fruits, orange peels, bit nutty. T: dark malts, cocoa, chocolate, nutty, dark caramel, toast, dark dried fruits, medium to full body, medium carbonation, quite nice, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2019
at 20:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle poured into a Trappist glass. Dark brown colour with a creamy lightly tanned head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, rich fruity notes, chocolate and a toasted note. Taste is sweet. Medium to full body with a creamy texture. Slightly drying finish with an earthy bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2019
at 18:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
No dating on the corked and caged 750ml bottle.
Not a gusher. Pours a clear mahogany, with a finger of off white foam. Some good sticky lacing.
Smell has a ton of caramel malt and toffee, dark pitted fruits, a really delightful nose.
Caramel malt with an abundant flavour of dark pitted fruits that add a light fruity tartness. Toffee is there along with a mild oxidation. The abv is a non factor.
I'd call it on the lower end of medium bodied. Carbonation is fine.
Delicious and not bad on the wallet at ~US$11.00
Not a gusher. Pours a clear mahogany, with a finger of off white foam. Some good sticky lacing.
Smell has a ton of caramel malt and toffee, dark pitted fruits, a really delightful nose.
Caramel malt with an abundant flavour of dark pitted fruits that add a light fruity tartness. Toffee is there along with a mild oxidation. The abv is a non factor.
I'd call it on the lower end of medium bodied. Carbonation is fine.
Delicious and not bad on the wallet at ~US$11.00
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2019
at 21:57
6/10
Super sweet easy crushing dubbel
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2019
at 19:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Lidl, Tullamore [280718]
Caramel brown, light haze, frothy off white head
Aroma of Belgian yeast, soft raisin malts, dark sweet fruits
Taste as aroma, light spicy hops
Palate - Medium carb and body, soft sweet malts, alcohol well hidden. Finish of dark caramel, soft belgian yeast
Overall - Pleasant, if uncomplicated Dubbel.
Caramel brown, light haze, frothy off white head
Aroma of Belgian yeast, soft raisin malts, dark sweet fruits
Taste as aroma, light spicy hops
Palate - Medium carb and body, soft sweet malts, alcohol well hidden. Finish of dark caramel, soft belgian yeast
Overall - Pleasant, if uncomplicated Dubbel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2018
at 16:33
6/10
Tried
on 21 Aug 2018
at 13:04