Sint Gummarus Dubbel
Brouwerij Cornelissen

 

Copenhagen 3/5 2020. 33 cl bottle from Belgisk Bryg, Emdrup Mosevej, Kbh. NV. Golden, old-fashioned label with a drawing of a small, red caped King with a scepter. But Brouwerij Cornelissen have found room for boasting about a Gold World Beer Award.

Pours slightly unclear, dark maroon with a medium-sized off-white head. Settles as thin layer of foam just covering the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with a sweet caramelized, burnt odor with metallic notes. Brown sugar - slightly burnt, caramel, toffee. Tin foil and alcohol.

Medium strong carbonation. Medium thick, soft, smooth, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a strong sweetness followed by a moderately strong bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet - bordering on being sugary. Lingers for a while.

As sweet as it should be but with a relatively strong presence of alcohol, when i take the moderate ABV into account.

 

 

A: The beer is brown in color when viewed from afar; when held up to the light it is clear brownish red and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high beige colored head that died down, leaving lacing on the surface and the sides of the glass and a collar around the edge.
S: Moderate aromas of dark fruits are present in the nose with notes of spices and hints of candi sugar.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of dark fruits with notes of spices and sweetness.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The spiciness in this beer is a little unusual compared to other beers in the style.

Serving type: bottle

 

 

On tap - pours a dark ruby brown color with thick beige head leaving a fair amount of lacing. Nose is mild with hints of stone fruit,yeast, spice and herbs,roasty malt. Taste follows with a bit of leather and caramelly malt. A decent dubbel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

330ml bottle. Westmalle Goblet glass. Pours bright dark ruby in color, clear appearance & ruby tints to the light. Off-white foam, close crown forms a thin & lasting layer on top. Slight sugary, plum, yeast & intense herbal aromas, subtle spiced, candy, cane sugar & ripe grape hues, alcanfor & phenol notes. Sweet/acidic fruit –berries & plum- & sugary flavors at first sip. Medium to full body. Moderate to high carbonation. Dense to watery texture & spiced sensation. Gentle herbal bitterness, woody notes & kind acidic touch in the middle. Long bitter/sweet finish & fruity aftertaste. ABV is felt as a light heat. Refreshing & delicious.

A:Clear filtered, medium wood stain brown, no foam, only a little beige film at the edge of the glass, very low carbonation.

S: Cherries, children’s glue, the part you lick on an envelope , dark fruits especially prunes and figs, a little hint of black pepper.

T: Solid dubbel with the prunes and figs coming in first, slightly sweet, a little pepper, leather, slight caramel, alcohol also comes in.

M: Medium syrupy body, little carbonation.

O: A nice dubbel. Complex as the scent and taste vary, reminds me in taste of Chimay Red. Definitely lots of things going on and its interesting enough to keep sipping. The bottle is great.

Coulor was deep brown, almost black, with a small foam layer.
I could not detect a lot of smell, some faint roasted/burned smell.
Taste was burned and smoky upfront, covering all of the potential other tastes. In the back were cooked vegetables and some maltiness.
The overly burned flavour spoiled the beer, it reminded me of an experiment where I put some black malt in water and let it sit all night. The water had turned black and was very non-subtle maltbitter, like charcoal. Together with the (too) thin body of this beer, I can not recommend it, sorry.