Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan Brugse Zot Dubbel Abbey Dubbel at 7.5% ABV | 27 IBU (C$4.79 at Willow Park Wine & Spirits, 330 ml, best before 9-Sep-2017, acquired 11-Oct-2016, reviewed 10-Nov-2016)
Appearance: opaque amber-brown with two fingers of loose light beige head diminishing gradually to a thick cap, moderate lacing. (3/5) Aroma: dark dried fruit, toasted bread, nutty, earthy. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry warming and mildly bitter finish. (4/5)
A decent, if somewhat unimaginative, Dubbel. Pleasant dried fruit and toasty malt flavours dominate over mild earthy hops. However, this is a very competitive style, dominated by some of the greatest beers in the world (Westmalle, Westvleteren 8°, Maredsous 8 and Rochefort 6, just to name some of the best I’ve had), so this suffers somewhat by comparison. OK, but not worth making a special effort to locate. (14/20)
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