“Westvleteren has the smallest output of the Trappist breweries, with only a small part of their production going very far into the world.”
Served in a Trappist chalice. She pours that gorgeous chestnut brown with a fizzy head that reduced to a collar. A nice wavy lace pattern is left clinging to the glass as we imbibe.
Superb aroma! It’s just oozing with thick syrupy caramel, toffee and butterscotch while decadent wafts of ripe banana, spice and prunes fill it out. So chewy, yeasty and sweet! Hot damn these guys are masters. Impeccable stuff here, easily one of the best aromas you’ll get from a traditional Belgian dubbel.
In the mouth there is a really nice consistency. Dense and creamy in texture, medium-full in body and mild-medium carbonation. Just a hint of bitterness in there to balance out the super silky malts. Again…So impressive.
The flavour profile literally takes every facet of the aroma and lays it on the tongue with such elegance that we’ve almost finished our beers with the review only half finished! This incredible progression of flavour from caramel and toffee to spice and subtle booze and then to punctuate on this estery, somewhat dry, sweet and spicy finish is simply divine! So thick and malty on the back end too.
Absolutely right on the money! In terms of traditional Belgian dubbel this is as close as one can get to the perfect example. The one downside, if we have to nitpick, is the fact that you will part with a good chunk of your weekly earnings to bag one but as the saying goes…”all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. You don’t want to be Jack in this situation.