Brother David's Double
Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.00
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From Aug 2007
Another brew that I got in trade with Wasatch. Thanks, John!
Pours from waxed 22oz bottle a clear deep amber with a good head of foam that shrinks to a fine layer and it has some good lacing.
The smell has strong notes of caramel malt along with some dark fruit and alcohol.
The taste has the caramel malt in big abundance ie it's up in your face. After another sip or 2, the fruit gets more assertive with plum and fig and I get some chocolate as well.(not what I would expect from an Abbey Dubbel) Swishing the brew in my mouth, there's also a touch of sourness and I'd have to say, it's a pretty good tasting interpretation of a Belgian Dubbel at this point, but it *could* use a bit of tweaking. A few more sips in and the alcohol becomes more noticeable but it's not intusive, just warms my tummy a bit. It finishes on the semi sweet side and the aftertaste is on the short lived side. Not a bad brew but when I think of other Dubbels that I've tried and enjoyed, this one misses the mark for the style by a fair bit. I think it's the lack of spiciness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Poured from a bottle it is a clear dark amber with no head. The aroma is coffee the taste is sweet raisins
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
From a 22 oz bottle shared at home. Pours a light clear cola brown with a tan head. Aroma of toffee. Flavors of raisins and toast. Medium bodied and medium carbonation. Smooth slightly sweet finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From bottle to tulip. Thick bread malt with moderateate dark fruit (raisin) and slight chocolate. Pours a ruby-brown with strong ruby highlighting throughout. Light brown head leaves quickly after covering the top. Looks slightly oily like a cognac. Taste is bread loaf with slight oxidized like flavor. Molasses and caramel in reserve. Moderate high roastiness is noticeable on the end, with slight alcohol warmth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Refrigerated bottle poured into a Trappist glass. Dark brown with medium brown highlights and small beige head. Aroma is dark candy sugar, medium body, low carbonation, and some small-bubble lacing. Taste is earthy, dark fruit (mostly raisins), some spice, some sugar, and dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber. From old notes. Strong, sweet malts, chocolate and caramel, spicy Belgian yeast. Reminiscent of Westmalle Dubbel. Very well done.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at the Hanging Bat. A nice dubbel, rich caramel, fruity, toffee, berries.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at The Hanging Bat. Pours clear dark chestnut brown, thin off-white head. Aromas of spice, dark sugar, Belgian yeast. All good stuff. Taste does not disappoint. Enjoyed this.