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Koningshoeven La Trappe Dubbel

Beer sellers: Beers of Europe

ABV: 6.5%
Origin: Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant,
Website: www.latrappe.nl

La Trappe Dubbel

The only official Trappist brewery outside Belgium is operated by the secular Bavaria brewery in partnership with the brothers of the Abdij Onze Lieve Vrouw van near Tilburg — for more background see the review of La Trappe Blonde. These days the monastery brews a somewhat uncharacteristic range for a Trappist brewery, but retains at its core a trio of traditional monastic ales — this dubbel, a tripel and a noteworthy extra strong quadrupel. Interestingly, these date only from 1980 — back in 1884, brewery founder Brother Romaldus opted for a cold fermenting lager plant, then a rare beast in North Brabant. Nearly a century later, when the brothers brought the brewery back under their control after the ending of a partnership with Artois (now AB-InBev), lager brewing finally ended and the Trappe brand was developed for a range of products more in keeping with what the beer world generally expects from a Trappist brewery.

The dubbel, created from pale and coloured barley malts, caramel, candy sugar and German hops, isn’t the top choice in the style but is certainly a decent example, notably improved in recent years. A red-tinged chestnut colour with a thick yellowy head, it tempts with a malty fruity aroma with a waft of nuts and dusty books. The palate is thinnish for the style but nicely malty, with roast nuts, candy and a -like note. A light swallow leads to a pleasant dark fruit finish with quite firm roast and light hops, and a note of plain and mint.

Read more about this beer at ratebeer.com: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/la-trappe-dubbel/4563/

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