Witkap Pater Dubbel
Brouwerij Slaghmuylder

Witkap Pater DubbelWitkap Pater Dubbel
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From:
Brouwerij Slaghmuylder
 
Belgium
Style:
Dubbel
Ranked #60
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,481
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 12.17%
Reviews:
53
Ratings:
96
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 07, 2023
Added:
Oct 07, 2003
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by WOTO97:
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Reviewed by WOTO97 from California

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Had a half pour at Beachwood yesterday, and I was taken back just a bit by this one. Pours like a foamy apple cider with a thin sudsy head sitting atop a dirty, cloudy brown body with very nominal lacing. The nose was very much of the holiday season: cinnamon, nutmeg, faint fig, and bold red apple notes. The taste profiles did not waver much from this. Lots of spice notes on the front palate with a slightly dense, dry fruit finish. Again, a big apple crispness and flavor. At the same time, the flavors felt a bit one-dimensional. Slightly chewy but a pleasant finish. Overall, this was a very interesting beer, and I would likely go back for another if given the opportunity.
Mar 28, 2010
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland

3.69/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4, 7 (3.75), 7, 4.25, 15
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe (£2.61):
Dark caramel to mahogany with a foamy, light beige head that's just under 1cm tall with some bubbles around the sides & surface. Dark fruits, caramel malts & faint roasted notes open the nose with some spices & nutmeg, toffee, figs & prunes coming through; it's rich without being overly pronounced but the balance is pretty good. Caramel & toffee malts adding a nice sweetness, then dark fruits that carry over from the nose; prunes, figs & some raisin mainly. It's slightly spicy with a tiny bit of booziness but goes down very well with nutmeg, cinnamon & biscuit to finish. It's well-carbonated & balanced with a subtle bitterness at the end.
Jan 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.61 by bf7 from Pennsylvania

Jan 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.74 by eric5bellies from Australia

Apr 11, 2021
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.68/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle-conditioned, pour according to your taste for sediment.
L- Deep ruby-chestnut, poured with slight haze (much sediment left in bottle). 2Cm ultra-fine bubble pale tan head, holding very well (conts. to hold well right through + forms copious lacing)
S- Deep roasted grains, and a streak of scent through it... my first thought was cherry jam...
T- A roasty-toasty start, going into quite a hoppy-bright palate for a 7% beer. I still detect a mildly sour facet, sour cherry?... I'm not sure
F- The latter two elements balance well together yielding a versatile year-round beer.
O- I like it, it's well put together, and seems something a little different for a Belgian Dubbel.
Bought from BeersOfEurope (UK) £2.59. 330ml bottle BBE: Feb/2020 (the retailer did pre-warn on the short BBE date, but at 7.0% I was not concerned).

ps. Lable is now updated, featuring the monk and his beer and some of the text, but overall it's less trad looking/more contemporary in design.
Feb 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.97 by Antyk from Belgium

Apr 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by Fettpopps from Massachusetts

Dec 19, 2018
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Reviewed by OlaB from Norway

3.84/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a murky dark brown color with a medium top of beige head. Aroma is of roasted malts,caramel, matured dark fruits,brown sugar and spices. The taste is sweet with a malty presence in the back and notes of fruits and caramel. The flavour the gets a good presence of spices before finishing with a decent bitterness. The aftertaste is a little weak, but else is fairly good balanced. Mouthfeel us smooth and silky with a moderate carbonation and a medium body.
A good dubbel, but it lacks that little extra.
Aug 04, 2018
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

3.88/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Brown reddish color with a thick beige head with great retention and leaving laces.
Nice aroma with notes of prunes and plums, orange marmalade, mild cinnamon, caramel and biscuit malts, a bit of banana and roses.
Flavor with notes of tea, lots of flowers, brown sugar, orange marmalade with peel, toffee, prunes, some chocolate, cinnamon, sour dough, a bit of banana, grapes, figs, medicinal herbs and Belgian yeast. Dry aftertaste with a mild to medium bitterness.
Light to medium body with appropriate carbonation. No way this is 7% abv, amazing.
This might have been the easiest to drink Dubbel I had (within style), still quite complex. Lighter body with refreshing citrusy, vinous and floral notes that interplay with the expected style flavors.
Jun 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by jroof1 from Massachusetts

May 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.29 by 54V4G3 from Belgium

Mar 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.78 by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey

Jul 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

May 02, 2016
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Reviewed by PlutonowyManiek from Belgium

3.1/5  rDev -18%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Color: dark brown, with visible flecks in the middle. Head very abundant, creamy, dirty white in color.
Aroma: dark fruit, plums, blackberries, a lot of spices.
Taste: Again dark fruit, caramel, spices, or even vanilla. There is also the slight hint of alcohol, giving the beer liqueur character.
Gentian: herbal, grassy, ​​quite long. High saturation.
Feb 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.81 by Evil_Pidde from Sweden

Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by spycow from Illinois

Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by threedaggers from Kentucky

Jun 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by steverx8 from England

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by yemenmocha from Arizona

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by lmaduells from Spain

Nov 10, 2014
Witkap Pater Dubbel from Brouwerij Slaghmuylder
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 96 ratings