Dubbel de Gruit
Urban Farm Fermentory in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Gruit Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.73
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stevoj (18137) reviewed Dubbel de Gruit from Urban Farm Fermentory 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Taster at brewery. Medium, clear brown, ring of head. Woody, nutty aroma, hint of Belgiany yeast. Taste offers muted pit fruit and yeasty flavors.
Mansquito (18977) reviewed Dubbel de Gruit from Urban Farm Fermentory 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the brewery: bubbly brown color. Aroma is earthy, fruity, herbs, dirt. Taste is earthy and lightly sweet. Definitey a strange beer. Some minor aftertaste. Very drinkable.
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Dubbel de Gruit from Urban Farm Fermentory 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at the BA Belgian Fest, 9/17/16.
Deep, copper-mahogany body shows a light haziness and a beige head with moderate retention.
I was expecting them to take the anise/licorice route here, not really sure why, but they didn’t. Rather, there’s a healthy dose of malts, with good depth showing sweeter vanilla and honey but also grainy specialty malts. Light gingerbread notes and maybe something like cardamom add dryness/spiciness while there are light plum and black pepper notes from the yeast. No alcohol or flaw.
Sweet initially with a bit of warmth and gaining more balance with both emerging black pepper and strong herbal notes (along the lines of rosemary, sage and or very light ginger). Malty, soft texture with low but engaging carbonation. Earthy, herbal and spice notes linger alongside the strong vanilla and caramel malt flavors. Maybe just a touch too much maltiness here, but I do like that it certainly restrains the adjuncts (not suggesting they’re overdone). Certainly ambitious beer here, which I respect.