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Ovila Abbey Dubbel
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Dubbel
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 11.78%
- Reviews:
- 456
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 18, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 12, 2011
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 134
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Darkmagus82:
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.62/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from bottle into chalice glass
Appearance – Pours a hazy brown color with a hue of red. Upon pouring there is a big off white head that has a very decent retention. Eventually it fades to give a light level of lacing.
Smell – A strong brown bread aroma is the heaviest in the nose. This breadiness is mixed with darker fruit aromas of cherry and some prune, a strong yeast smell and a medium boozy smell.
Taste – The taste starts out with a dry bready flavor. Towards the middle some flavors of dark fruits and a good bit of yeast cake come to the tongue. These flavors sweeten the brew a bit, but overall it is still rather dry. At the end these flavors are met with an alcohol flavor that leaves a slight booze burn on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the creamier side with a medium level of carbonation. With it being more on the dry side a bit more carbonation may have been better, but overall it’s not too bad.
Overall – It is an OK dubbel, but nothing too spectacular. It has a more subtle flavor profile and for what you pay for this one you could find other more common dubbel’s that are better overall.
Jun 04, 2012Appearance – Pours a hazy brown color with a hue of red. Upon pouring there is a big off white head that has a very decent retention. Eventually it fades to give a light level of lacing.
Smell – A strong brown bread aroma is the heaviest in the nose. This breadiness is mixed with darker fruit aromas of cherry and some prune, a strong yeast smell and a medium boozy smell.
Taste – The taste starts out with a dry bready flavor. Towards the middle some flavors of dark fruits and a good bit of yeast cake come to the tongue. These flavors sweeten the brew a bit, but overall it is still rather dry. At the end these flavors are met with an alcohol flavor that leaves a slight booze burn on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the creamier side with a medium level of carbonation. With it being more on the dry side a bit more carbonation may have been better, but overall it’s not too bad.
Overall – It is an OK dubbel, but nothing too spectacular. It has a more subtle flavor profile and for what you pay for this one you could find other more common dubbel’s that are better overall.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Brolo75 from California
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle poured into a chalice
A: Pours a light mahogany with a light khaki head, beer looks hazy, not a lot of carbonation, looks lighter in body and color than other dubbels I've tasted.
A: Very sweet, brown sugar, cherries, red grapes, touch of spice, slight banana and honey in the finish, subtle aromas.
T: Follows the nose, sweet, brown sugar with notes of dark cherries, red grapes, and wine-like notes, touch of spice with a moderate amount of bitterness in the middle, finish has subtle notes of banana and honey, very smooth and drinkable.
M: Nice creamy, smooth mouthfeel with a good amount of carbonation.
O: This showed up about three months ago at my local bottle shop, so I think this bottle is aged as the flavors and aroma are muted compared to other dubbels I've tasted, overall, very drinkable.
Jan 20, 2017A: Pours a light mahogany with a light khaki head, beer looks hazy, not a lot of carbonation, looks lighter in body and color than other dubbels I've tasted.
A: Very sweet, brown sugar, cherries, red grapes, touch of spice, slight banana and honey in the finish, subtle aromas.
T: Follows the nose, sweet, brown sugar with notes of dark cherries, red grapes, and wine-like notes, touch of spice with a moderate amount of bitterness in the middle, finish has subtle notes of banana and honey, very smooth and drinkable.
M: Nice creamy, smooth mouthfeel with a good amount of carbonation.
O: This showed up about three months ago at my local bottle shop, so I think this bottle is aged as the flavors and aroma are muted compared to other dubbels I've tasted, overall, very drinkable.
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
4.21/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Found a bomber at a Whole Foods in Dallas. Poured a nice creamy head with great lacing, and a beautiful deep brown. The smell was sweet and fruity. The taste had cherry, vanilla, prunes and other dark fruit. Very nice!
Jan 31, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.79/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.79/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Substantially deep and dark red pour, crimson, looks menacing and awesome all at the same time with a full half inch of white head off white head on it. Quite the complex bread grains going on with belgian spice rack.
Lots of caramel and more bread. Toffee. 2 row substantial. Perfect carbonation for the mouthfeel.
This is a damn good dubbel, nicely done, the spice rack in the aroma doesn't intrude at all in the mouf.
Jan 18, 2016Lots of caramel and more bread. Toffee. 2 row substantial. Perfect carbonation for the mouthfeel.
This is a damn good dubbel, nicely done, the spice rack in the aroma doesn't intrude at all in the mouf.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours hazy brown with a pillowy white foam cap that rises above the rim of the glass. Fruit and malt aromas. Rich malts with a light fresh fruit and dark dried fruit. Starts sligyhtly sweet but finishes dry. Medium full body and above average carbonation. Domestic Dubbel tastes imported.
Aug 04, 2015
Ovila Abbey Dubbel from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
1040 ratings
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