Abbey Dubbel
Ampleforth Abbey in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Little Valley BreweryBelgian Style - Dubbel Regular
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Score
6.66
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Brewed to an old monastic recipe by Little Valley Brewery in Hebden Bridge, this dark, Trappist-style beer is full-bodied with a taste of rich fruit and malt. Bottle conditioned to ‘dubbel’ strength.
Working closely with Wim van der Spek, head brewer at Little Valley Brewery in Hebden bridge, the monks of Ampleforth have once again begun to sell ‘La Biere Anglaise’. Following extensive research, Wim has paired modern brewing techniques with the fragments of information available to produce Ampleforth Abbey Dubbel – a beer as rich in history as it is in flavour.
Working closely with Wim van der Spek, head brewer at Little Valley Brewery in Hebden bridge, the monks of Ampleforth have once again begun to sell ‘La Biere Anglaise’. Following extensive research, Wim has paired modern brewing techniques with the fragments of information available to produce Ampleforth Abbey Dubbel – a beer as rich in history as it is in flavour.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Foamy tan head stayed on a well carbonated mahogany coloured body. Liquorice, malt & blackcurrant aroma. Medium bodied, smooth, creamy & clean. Liquorice, herbal, sarsaparilla & blackcurrant tastes.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2022
at 16:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Thanks, Jeremy! Blackhaddock) Bottle. A- Malty, dark fruit, alcohol. A- Deep dark mahogany color, dark liquid, beige head. T- Dark fruits, raisins, black pepper, slightly sweet, molasses. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Great ale. I could drink a few pints of this and enjoy it throughout. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2022
at 18:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Blackhaddock: pours brown with off white head. Aroma is dark fruit, caramel, slight earth. Taste is sweet, yeasty, some spicy notes. Solid ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2021
at 04:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, shared by mansquito. Pours dark rubescent brown. Toffee, cherry, raisin, prune, biscuit, caramel. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2021
at 03:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle. Nose is yeast, chocolate, little coffee, hint of cola, caramel. Taste is bread, yeast, dark fruit, plums, Malt, figs leading to hints of cola, pear drops,. Finish is short and the body thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2021
at 19:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle bought from the Offie, Leicester and drunk at home. Ruby brown,mostly clear with an uneven beige/khaki head. Spicy yeast, cinnamon toast, some sarsaparilla, bourbon biscuit. Sweet taste with a warming spicy booziness mid-sip to the short finish. Despite the heavy carbonation, it fizzles out a little bit, and is too basic to compete wih the best Abbey dubbels. However it's an enjoyable drink from a new brewery, and tastes good enough to recommend.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2021
at 23:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Opaque amber brown colour with a ruby hue, good frothy beige head, slowly receding, light lacing. Aroma roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, light dark fruit. Smooth velvetty taste, light heavy to medium sweet and light bitter, roasted mals, toffee, milk chocolate, candy sugar. Malty sweetbitter finish, chocolate, spicy notes, medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Quite good dubbel, smooth and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2020
at 10:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle, mini-tasting with Mike. Pours hazed deep brown, pale tan head. Aroma is grainy, sweet dubbel yeast. Taste presents a balanced, grainy sweet dubbel with lingering dried dark fruits, moderately rich toasted malts, medium bodied. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2019
at 14:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Huge thanks to Erzengel for sharing! Bottle looks very simple. Beer in the glass dark brown, small head. Roasty malty aroma. Starts roasty-malty, modest sweetish, also some hints of caramel. Some cookies. Finish well balanced, warming malty, still light sweetish. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2019
at 18:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Many thanks to Simon for this bottle. Fresh grainy fruity beer. Lots of fresh fruity earthy maltiness. Moderate bitter, round and malty with chocolate caramelly hints. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2019
at 21:34