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Tsingtao Brewing Co.

Tsingtao Brewing Co.
Belgian Dubbel Trappist

Category: Trappist or Abbey Dubbel

Date Tasted:
Country: China
Alcohol: 8.3%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional

Tsingtao Brewing Co.
Belgian Dubbel Trappist

Category: Trappist or Abbey Dubbel

Date Tasted:
Country: China
Alcohol: 8.3%
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of caramel and toffee, honey ham, baking spice, and cinnamon roasted pecans with a velvety, crisp, petillant, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a warming, compelling, medium-long finish that shows notes of toasted marble rye, coffee cake, clove, and maple. Rich malt with a graceful nuance; a slow sipping and contemplative beer to enjoy all evening.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Malty
Aroma Aroma: caramel and toffee, honey ham, baking spice, and cinnamon roasted pecans
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of toasted marble rye, coffee cake, clove, and maple
Bitterness Bitterness: Low
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Beef Stew, Peking Duck, Morbier
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Rich malt with a graceful nuance; a slow sipping and contemplative beer to enjoy all evening.

The Importer

Crown Imports LLC

The Importer
1 South Dearborn St Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603
USA
1 312-873-9600

Trappist or Abbey Dubbel

Trappist or abbey style dubbels are amber to dark brown in color and range in alcohol from 6.5-7.5%. These beers are characterized by burnt sugar flavors and aromas not derived from malt, but instead Belgian candi sugar. This addition of candi sugar also contributes greatly to the deep brown color of these beers. These rich sugar flavors and aromas are complemented by herbal, spicy and fruity Belgian yeast-driven flavors. First introduced by Westmalle in 1926 as a version of a Belgian style brown ale, this style quickly spread in popularity with many Trappist and secular examples now commercially available. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Westmalle Dubbel, La Trappe Dubbel, Chimay Red and St. Feuillen Brune.