Ovila Dubbel
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.06
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Ovila Abbey Dubbel is brewed in the abbey tradition, and perfect for the re-birth of spring. Clear and deep copper in color, this Abbey Dubbel has a complex and rich malty sweetness with hints of caramelized sugar. The aroma is a heady and layered mix of fruit and spice, with hints of clove, raisin, and black pepper from the use of an abbey style yeast
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4.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 3
27th May 2026
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to LKS for the rot. Hazy caramel colour beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head
. Smooth palate. Modest fine carbonation. Knackered caramel malts and cardboard. Whacked out.
Bottleshare at CBJ. Thanks to LKS for the rot. Hazy caramel colour beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head
. Smooth palate. Modest fine carbonation. Knackered caramel malts and cardboard. Whacked out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2026
at 19:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at CBJ TASTING. Murky dark toffee brown. No head. Aroma is fruity and boozy. And then big berries and more booze. Flavourwise it's fruity and slightly sour. Underlying chunky Malts. Light. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2026
at 18:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A hazed brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma is semi sweet jammy, cola cubes, raisin, stake grains, aged. White grape. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, jammy white raisin, aged grains, full, Belgian yeast light funk. White apple.
Tried
on 27 May 2026
at 18:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Showing signs of its age. Notes of toasted brown bread, subtle yeast expression, dried berries. Nips of cardboard. Drinks OK. Soft on the palate.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Craft Beer Junction
on 27 May 2026
at 18:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Beer Authority, New York. Colour is cloudy light orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, citrus, spices, some Belgian style elements? and malts. Not sure waitress poured right beer because this really has nothing to do with dubbels.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2016
at 11:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into chalice, bottled on 2/21/2011. Pours fairly crystal clear deep ruby red color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of raisin, plum, cherry, pear, apple, fig, caramel, brown sugar, toast, brown bread, light chocolate, clove, herbal, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast and dark/bready malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of raisin, plum, cherry, fig, pear, apple, caramel, brown sugar, toast, brown bread, light chocolate, clove, herbal, light pepper, and yeast/toast earthiness. Light earthy yeast spice on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, cherry, pear, apple, fig, caramel, brown sugar, toast, brown bread, light chocolate, clove, herbal, light pepper, and yeast/toast earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity and robustness of fruity/earthy yeast and dark/bready malt sweetness; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly slick/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent dubbel style. All around great complexity and balance of fruity/earthy yeast and dark/bready malt sweetness; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2014
at 19:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aroma is fairly fruity with raisin, fig and prune. Light oxidation notes of honey and faint cardboard. Medium caramel and toffee. Faint banana note with medium clove phenolics. Pours a fairly clear amber with some copper and ruby notes. Medium thick, tan head that recedes somewhat quickly to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor has a light sweetness to it with quit a bit of fruit character. Raisin, figs, prunes and even some overripe stone fruit are all present. Light clove character. Medium low bitterness dries out the finish just a bit and prevents it from being sticky. Some light honey character. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and slightly watery with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall an alright, dubbel but also somewhat bland and watery. Good fruit esters and phenolics, but its lacking the malt complexity and depth that I would expect. Easy drinking though.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2014
at 22:12