On tap at Seven Lakes Station, soft-toned dubbel introduces mildly spiced brown-sugared dried fruiting to caramelized rum saucing. Subtle prune, raisin, plum and date illusions retain delicately sweet-spiced tingle.
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ROCKMILL DUBBEL
Chewy, gooey and dewy, sharply spiced dried fruiting engages candi-sugared bread pudding sweetness and moist earthen mossing of rich dubbel. Ample prune-stewed fig, raisin, plum and dark cherry tartness gains musty purple grape esters and dry bourbon lilt by the creamily rich fruit-caked finish.
OMMEGANG DOUBLE BARREL DUBBEL
On tap at Plank Pizza, soft-toned Abbey Ale aged in bourbon and brandy barrels seems a tad thin and underwhelming (despite heady 9.9% ABV), but not at the expense of its spicily candi-sugared plum, fig and date sweetness. Mild port, burgundy, brandy and bourbon illusions add subtle red-wined tannins.
ABBEY MONKS DUBBEL ALE
Delightful easygoing copper-browned Abbey styling stays softer than most richer competition, but to no detriment. Sweet caramel-spiced plum, raisin, dark cherry and red grape illusions preserve molasses bread base as modest cellar funk spreads underlying musk.
DEMENTED OUT OF YOUR GOURD
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, ambitious ‘acorn squash abbey ale’ provides a nice ‘twist on traditional Belgian style.’ Like a fruitier mai-bocked barleywine, perhaps, its sweet candi-sugared crystal malting and zesty citrus perk gain earthen gourd resilience to contrast less tangible pumpkin-spiced reminder.
HAW RIVER ST. BENEDICT’S BREAKFAST DUBBEL
Mocha-endowed dubbel hybrid lets massive flavor profile battle indefinitely for blurrily mixed full-bodied breakfast fodder. Dubbel-like caramelized raisin, sugarplum and dark cherry spicing confronts heavily armed fresh-roast coffee, cocoa nibs and dark chocolate richness above oats-flaked rye malting. Light bourbon sweetness contrasts bitter hop-charred tobacco chaw acridity below dried fruited mocha salvo. Confusingly confounding yet idiosyncratically supple.
OMMEGANG ABBEY ALE DUBBEL
“Burgundian” dubbel contrasts laidback candi-sugared dried fruiting and sweet orange peel subtlety with sharp peppery hop bittering and wispy tobacco roast. Stylishly embedded prune, raisin and plum tones gain mild honey-spiced chocolate malting as distant licorice-rooted anise star adjunct gains tingly coriander and cumin accents.
TROEGS JO-VI-AL DUBBEL
Durable Belgian-styled dubbel drizzles brown-sugared raisin, fig and sugarplum conflux and molasses-candied chocolate malting atop sharply spiced peppery hop herbage. Bruised apple, brown pear, toffee, cocoa and dried cherry illusions sweeten its back end.
BRIX CITY BELGIAN DUBBEL
On tap at Dog & Cask, vague dubbel needs deeper sweetness to counter sharp hop peppering and soured fig-plum-raisin tartness. Instead, candi-sugared yeast spicing and caramelized malting get beaten down by somewhat pedestrian dried fruiting.
KUKA PUMPKIN DUBBEL
Indecisive gourd-squashed Belgian dubbel gets mellow as maca-rooted pumpkin spicing picks up musty raw molasses souring and earthen barnyard leathering. Ripe banana undertones lay beside light cinnamon-nutmeg seasoning and sweet pecan wisp.
APOCALYPSE LUSTFUL MAIDEN
Triumphantly well-rounded dubbel delivers exquisite dark-fruited Belgian yeast spicing to creamy toffee-honeyed caramel malting, mild citric hop bite and sweet banana breading. Brown-sugared raisin, prune, fig and black cherry illusions override subtle almond-toasted chestnut nicety.
SINGLECUT GEORGE CALME ALE WITH WHISKEY MARINATED CASCARA
On tap at Ambulance, whiskey marinated herbal delight finds its sweet-liquored spirits whisked away by citra-hopped orange and lemon souring as well as wispy almond-marzipan nuances. Peppery Belgian yeast spicing enhances floral citric herbage at whiskey-dabbed finish.
