Rubbel, GrandTen Rum Barrel Aged
Trillium Brewing Company

Rubbel, GrandTen Rum Barrel AgedRubbel, GrandTen Rum Barrel Aged
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From:
Trillium Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Dubbel
ABV:
8%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 8.05%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
82
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 23, 2017
Added:
Jan 25, 2015
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  5
Inspired by the Trappist Dubbel style, Rubbel is an ode to a Belgian classic with a contemporary, rum-barrel aged twist. Our version of the dubbel pours amber-brown in color and emits aromatic qualities of toffee, sweet-candi sugar, toasted bread, raisins, mild molasses, and faint oak. Medium in body with a pleasantly dry mouthfeel, Rubbel drinks with a restrained malt sweetness and complementing flavors of caramel, dark fruit, molasses and underlying, yeast-derived spice.

MALT: American 2-row Barley, Valley Danko Rye, Munich, Abbey, C-120, C-60, C-80, Caramunich, Turbinado Sugar, Dark Candi Sugar

HOPS: Columbus
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Ratings by WanderingFool:
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Rated by WanderingFool from Massachusetts

3.94/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Feb 07, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.56 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Jan 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.3 by rderedin from Maine

Dec 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by braican from Massachusetts

Jun 27, 2016
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Reviewed by ThisWangsChung from Maryland

3.43/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A little light in color for the style, the thick, durable head gives it some aesthetic appeal at least. A gentle aroma of oak, molasses, and chocolate doesn't impress much, but the flavor is richer and more defined. There's a nice rum essence without any palpable alcohol anywhere. It's smooth and subtle, but there's no real Belgian yeast presence. All told, a solid rum barrel aged experience.

3.43/5: My first Trillium beer isn't a showstopper, but it's very likable
Apr 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by Bilco from Pennsylvania

Mar 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by devilfluff from New Jersey

Mar 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by grahuba from Connecticut

Feb 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by griffey123 from Connecticut

Jan 18, 2016
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Reviewed by ThickNStout from Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
750mL bottle from 7Sport (thanks man!). Bottled 1/21/15. Served in a goblet.

Pours a deep burnt amber with a tall, three finger cap of beige head. Near solid layer and slight halo remain, leaving some expansive sheets of lace in their wake.

Aromas are very sweet overall. Rum, cherry, candy syrup, yeast, prune, plum, vague banana and a little caramel. Nice.

Flavors are a smooth blend of strong, flavorful Belgian yeast, varied fruits and soft, sweet rum. Berry seeds, currants, candy syrup, cherry cough syrup, toffee, rum, prune, candied banana peel, faint wet wood and a slight nip of booze. A pleasant harmony is reached between malts, yeast and barrel.

Creamy, medium body with moderately soft carbonation. Wood, stone fruit, toffee and rum in the aftertaste.

Trillium's Rubbel is smooth, rich and easy to drink. The rum barrel seems to round it out and add depth to the fruity yeast. Certainly worth a try, particularly for fans of the style.
Dec 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.11 by shehateme from Massachusetts

Dec 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.76 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Nov 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by 7Sport from Massachusetts

Nov 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by RAlmeida77 from Massachusetts

Oct 20, 2015
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Reviewed by vfgccp from New York

3.72/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan 2015 bottle, opened Oct 2015

A - Nice ice tea brown body with 2 fingers of bone white head. Great retention and lace.

S - Light nose. Belgian candied sugar, bread crust, and lemon.

T - Bread crust, caramel, yeast, prunes, cardamon, apricot, and Belgian candied sugar.

M - Medium-light frame. Nice carbonation.

O - Lighter than what I had expected, but overall a nice take on the style.
Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by Mikexw from New York

Sep 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by SveNss0N from Massachusetts

Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by oline73 from Maryland

Sep 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by nmann08 from Virginia

Aug 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.68 by JOSHRINARD from Massachusetts

Aug 07, 2015
Rubbel, GrandTen Rum Barrel Aged from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 82 ratings