Double Barrel Ale
Sweetwater Tavern
- From:
- Sweetwater Tavern
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dubbel
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 15.56%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 03, 2018
- Added:
- Jun 01, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Chaney from District of Columbia
3.95/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I had this one on tap at the Merrifield location.
A: Murky, dark brown in color, with a bit of ruby showing through when I held it up to a light source. The slight beige head died down to nothing within seconds.
S: Caramel, no hoppy bitterness, and with with massive quantities of malt and candy sugar.
T: If someone poured this and served it to me sight unseen, I would have tagged it as a Scottish/Wee Heavy. It was a very full-bodied, caramel bomb, but with absolutely no Belgian funky character to speak of. I detected a slight bit of barrel-aging, but definitely not much.
M: Not as sugary as I though it was going to be judging from the nose (which was a good thing). Well carbonated for the style, but nothing too offensive. Low lacing indeed.
O: Way, way out of style for a Dubbel, but I'll take it!
Apr 28, 2011A: Murky, dark brown in color, with a bit of ruby showing through when I held it up to a light source. The slight beige head died down to nothing within seconds.
S: Caramel, no hoppy bitterness, and with with massive quantities of malt and candy sugar.
T: If someone poured this and served it to me sight unseen, I would have tagged it as a Scottish/Wee Heavy. It was a very full-bodied, caramel bomb, but with absolutely no Belgian funky character to speak of. I detected a slight bit of barrel-aging, but definitely not much.
M: Not as sugary as I though it was going to be judging from the nose (which was a good thing). Well carbonated for the style, but nothing too offensive. Low lacing indeed.
O: Way, way out of style for a Dubbel, but I'll take it!
Reviewed by RBorsato from Virginia
4.07/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Brown with a low beige head and subdued carbonation. Spicy raisiney malt aroma and flavor with a lightly sweet candy sugar character and peppery clove notes. Medium bodied with a spicy warming alcohol finish; seems a bit light for the style.
Note: This review was based on a growler from the Centreville, VA location. 6.9% ABV per the chalkboard at the brewpub.
($5.57 / Growler fill)
Jun 01, 2005Note: This review was based on a growler from the Centreville, VA location. 6.9% ABV per the chalkboard at the brewpub.
($5.57 / Growler fill)
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