Dubbel Trouble Belgian Ale
Free State Brewing Co.
- From:
- Free State Brewing Co.
- Kansas, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dubbel
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 18, 2008
- Added:
- Nov 18, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Goliath from Illinois
3.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Pours a clear dark amber/ruby color with a thin off white head on top. Poor retention and some spotty lacing.
The aroma is ok. Fruity and malty is the simple explanation. Notes of caramel and spice, banana, and sugar. It's actually really pretty.
The taste is ok, but a bit of a let down. It's sweet up front, with a bit of raw grain on the back end giving some big biscuit and bread notes. It's lightly spicey, with some notes of caramel, banana, and burnt sugar. It's not quite a dubbel by my estimation. After checking into it, it's a brown ale fermented with a Belgian Yeast strain, which would explain why it wasn't quite there for me.
Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied but almost watery. It's lightly carbonated as well. This is one of the few times where I would have liked to see more carbonation. I'm not big on highly carbonated beers, but Belgians are typically highly carbonated, probably due to the overwhelming amount of bottle conditioned beers they make. All the same, I wanted more from the feel.
Drinkability is moderate. It's an ok beer, but certainly not quite good enough to be a dubbel. It's also not tasty enough to session (if a 7% beer can be sessioned that is). It's neat to see Free State try their hand at a Belgian ale, but I don't think it was very successful. It certainly had a Belgian flare, but in the end it was typical Free State. That Free State malting that seems to show up in every ale dominates the palate and makes me think it's as indistinct as the next ale they make.
Nov 18, 2008The aroma is ok. Fruity and malty is the simple explanation. Notes of caramel and spice, banana, and sugar. It's actually really pretty.
The taste is ok, but a bit of a let down. It's sweet up front, with a bit of raw grain on the back end giving some big biscuit and bread notes. It's lightly spicey, with some notes of caramel, banana, and burnt sugar. It's not quite a dubbel by my estimation. After checking into it, it's a brown ale fermented with a Belgian Yeast strain, which would explain why it wasn't quite there for me.
Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied but almost watery. It's lightly carbonated as well. This is one of the few times where I would have liked to see more carbonation. I'm not big on highly carbonated beers, but Belgians are typically highly carbonated, probably due to the overwhelming amount of bottle conditioned beers they make. All the same, I wanted more from the feel.
Drinkability is moderate. It's an ok beer, but certainly not quite good enough to be a dubbel. It's also not tasty enough to session (if a 7% beer can be sessioned that is). It's neat to see Free State try their hand at a Belgian ale, but I don't think it was very successful. It certainly had a Belgian flare, but in the end it was typical Free State. That Free State malting that seems to show up in every ale dominates the palate and makes me think it's as indistinct as the next ale they make.
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