Dubbel
Royal City Brewing Co.

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From:
Royal City Brewing Co.
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Dubbel
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 3.27%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
8
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 21, 2020
Added:
Dec 25, 2018
Wants:
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Gots:
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by polloenfuego:
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Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Quite a good take on a dubbel. This beer pours chestnut brown with a thin head that breaks quickly. Smell is dominated by dark fruits, especially the dates mentioned on the bottle. Flavor brings the dark fruits forward and then there is quite a nice malt profile that is balanced out with a slight yeast flavor. Feel is heavy middleweight, with fine carbonation, finish is fruity and malty.

Wow, color me impressed. I was not expecting this from this beer. Nicely done.
Jan 12, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.01 by SteveWeiler from Canada (ON)

Mar 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.07 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Jan 04, 2020
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Reviewed by Cramshawbar from Canada (ON)

4.16/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Probably one of the best Canadian attempts of this style outside of Quebec, this brew pours lovely, smells nice enough (though not great) and tastes how it should, although a bit metallic.
You can tell it's not a home run, but it's still worth the extra bases. Good job.
Dec 21, 2019
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)

3.9/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
500 mL bottle from the LCBO; dated Dec 2 2018 and served barely chilled. Reviewed from notes.

Pours a dark, hazy, brick reddish-bronze colour with crimson red highlights; situated atop is one centimetre of tight, creamy, beige-coloured head that dissipates within the next several minutes. A frothy, creamy collar hangs around indefinitely, surrounding a thin, smooth cap; decent lace, looks good to me. The aroma is comprised of bready, biscuity malts and caramelized sugars/toffee, as well as lots of dark fruit character - raisin and fig, but especially date. In brief, I'd describe it as fruitcake-like, with just a touch of spice (including vanilla).

A reasonably balanced dubbel - it does lean sweet (which is nearly always the case with this style), but I wouldn't say it's too saccharine. The malt profile is varied, including brown sugar and toffee, together with bready, biscuity, cake-like malts and plenty of date fruit flavour. Remains sweet-ish to the finish, with date and hints of raisin coming through amidst hints of spice and a mild booziness. Medium in body; the carbonation starts off spritzy, but doesn't stay that way for long, exhausting itself quickly. The eventual result is a smoother mouthfeel, but to be honest it does come off as a tad watery/thin for a biggish beer; I suppose the flip side of that coin is that it's got pretty good drinkability.

Final Grade: 3.9, a B+. Dubbels are not a style I have a strong affinity for - I mean, I haven't even bothered to review a new one in the better part of three years - but Royal City's interpretation is a respectable one that I rather enjoyed. The date fruit in particular helps to provide another dimension to a beer that would otherwise be just malt-forward, though it could stand to have a bit more complexity (e.g. more yeast character might help). Not on par with the Trappist equivalents, but at $5 a pop, there's no reason not to give this dubbel a shot.
May 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by BigGruntyThirst from Canada (ON)

Apr 08, 2019
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Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

4.04/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500 ml bottle from the LCBO for $4.95 CDN. Served cool into a pint glass.

Appearance - dark mahogany color, some brown hues, plenty of hazy and capped by a finger of long lasting light tan head.

Smell - dark fruits, toffee, molasses so a small extent and a healthy dose of rich bready bits.

Taste - quite like the nose, restrained bitterness, dark fruits, toffee and a bigger dose of molasses. Really good and well put together.

Mouthfeel - rich, decadent, well carbonated and medium- heavy bodied. A nice dry finish.

Overall - a very nice and well executed dubbel. Worth a try if you get a chance.
Mar 31, 2019
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Reviewed by -steve- from Canada (ON)

3.83/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I agree with the previous reviewer. This is a solid offering from Royal City. They are opting for a fruity (dates) characteristic than the traditional sweeter (caramel / candi sugar) flavours that typify the style. It has pleasing deep brown hues, fruity smells and taste. There is a peppery spiciness, very little hop characteristics and dry, fruit finish. Would like to see a little more of the malty sweetness. Overall a very enjoyable beer.
Feb 16, 2019
Dubbel from Royal City Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 3.97 out of 5 with 8 ratings