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Grimbergen Double-Ambrée
Brouwerij Alken-Maes
- From:
- Brouwerij Alken-Maes
- Belgium
- Style:
- Dubbel
Ranked #55 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #20,084 - Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 12.37%
- Reviews:
- 557
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 11, 2001
- Wants:
- 43
- Gots:
- 250
Rich and Malty
A malty Dubbel-style amber beer with rich, deep and bittersweet flavours.
For Grimbergen Double Ambrée, hints of caramel, dried plums and hops mix with a deep maltiness featuring lots of caramelized notes. The overall sensation is bittersweet, with aromas dominated by sweet ripe fruits.
A malty Dubbel-style amber beer with rich, deep and bittersweet flavours.
For Grimbergen Double Ambrée, hints of caramel, dried plums and hops mix with a deep maltiness featuring lots of caramelized notes. The overall sensation is bittersweet, with aromas dominated by sweet ripe fruits.
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Ratings by Byeast:
Reviewed by Byeast from Florida
3.82/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.82/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured an opaque and ruddy dark brown. Head was small and tan. Taken to the nose , aromas are dark fruits like grape and plum , yeast , some chocolate , and a bit of bready malt. Taste is is nice mix of sweet malt , chocolate , some more fruitiness on the dark/red side , tinge of metallic flavor near the finish. There is some noble hop bitterness and a light spice in the finish and the aftertaste is of fruit, yeast, and slight steel. Mouthfeel is quite light Overall a nice drinking Dubbel. Didn't wow me but it was definatly well crafted.
Feb 22, 2007More User Ratings:
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
3.46/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The pickings were pretty slim on our Antarctica cruise ship, so went with a bottle of this.
The beer pours a fairly dark amber copper color with fairly decent head retention and light lacing. Not picking up a whole lot on the nose, just some light sweet malt and Belgian spices, with something of an underlying roasty quality as well. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely in this fairly dry Belgian double, with some burnt toast on the finish. This beer comes across as a Belgian version of a Schwartzbier, at least to my palate. Mouthfeel is fairly light, and the alcohol is very well integrated into the flavor profile. So this come across as an easy going, easy drinking Belgian double.
Nothing special or complicated here, but it's an easy to appreciate and enjoy Belgian double. That being said, probably don't need to order another one of these any time soon
Nov 07, 2022The beer pours a fairly dark amber copper color with fairly decent head retention and light lacing. Not picking up a whole lot on the nose, just some light sweet malt and Belgian spices, with something of an underlying roasty quality as well. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely in this fairly dry Belgian double, with some burnt toast on the finish. This beer comes across as a Belgian version of a Schwartzbier, at least to my palate. Mouthfeel is fairly light, and the alcohol is very well integrated into the flavor profile. So this come across as an easy going, easy drinking Belgian double.
Nothing special or complicated here, but it's an easy to appreciate and enjoy Belgian double. That being said, probably don't need to order another one of these any time soon
Rated by flgimp from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Had aboard a Viking Cruise from bottle. Surprisingly good double amber.
Jun 07, 2022Rated by edthehead from Maryland
2.51/5 rDev -33.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2.51/5 rDev -33.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
To aged to offer a valid review.
Jan 25, 2022
Grimbergen Double-Ambrée from Brouwerij Alken-Maes
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
1284 ratings
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