Emelisse Dubbel - Bierbrouwerij Grand-Café Emelisse

DARIVA

Netherlands

3.58/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A beautiful, dark beer with a full malt flavor.
This beer is very easily drinkable and has a slight sweet taste.
Furthermore, the hops in the aroma and the taste can be found but is not overwhelming.
I can not directly recognize flavors, mayby ​​only some raisins.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2012 19:22:22 | More by DARIVA

Mar02x

Netherlands

4/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This was the fifth beer we tasted at a tasting at my place. I expected a lot of this one because I had it before.

A- Pours a nice looking medium-thick white head with excellent retention. Deep auburn brown in color. Thick foam cap isn't going anywhere. Nice thick foam crown remains and leaves sheets of lacing down the glass. Looks great.

S- Coffee and oak wood

T- Some sweet caramel malt as well as some spicy elements and touches of bitterness for balance. Very well crafted and enjoyable indeed.

M- Goes down smooth and finishes somewhat dry on the palate.

O- It should have been one best doubles this evening, but for some reason it wasn't. Normally top notch double from Emelisse. One of the better doubles I've had. I have some left in my garage so I hope to change this review in time.

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2011 06:21:59 | More by Mar02x

Brabander

Netherlands

3.35/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

We had a grand beertasting a few days ago thanks to Mar02x. A new BA member with a great mind on beer.

This was the fifth bottle.

Poured in a normal winelike glass. I had higher expectation about this beer and it did not live up to it. Fluid is nice brown with a broken white head.

Smell of coffee and oak with a light sweet taste

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2011 20:33:54 | More by Brabander

Jeffo

Netherlands

4.3/5  rDev +14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Got this at Bert's Bierhuis in Utrecht.

From a bottle into a snifter.

APPEARANCE: Pours a nice looking medium-thick off-white head with excellent retention. Low end carbonation evident and deep auburn brown in color. Thick foam cap isn't going anywhere. Nice thick foam crown remains and leaves sheets of lacing down the glass. Looks great.

SMELL: Caramel malt and dark fruits, including raisins, dates, and grapes. Hints of brown sugar. Not overly bold, but very nice and well balanced.

TASTE: Some sweet caramel malt and bready notes, as well as dark fruits, such as raisins and dates mostly. Brown sugar notes, as well as some spicy elements. Coriander is in there as well. Mild but lingering aftertaste is full of caramel sweetness, spicy notes, and touches of bitterness for balance. Very well crafted and enjoyable indeed.

PALATE: Fuller body for a double, which I like. Thick, creamy smooth on the palate, goes down smooth and finishes somewhat dry on the palate. Very nice here as well.

OVERALL: A top notch double from Emelisse. The nose could use a little more umph, but that doesn't detract from the overall quality of the brew. One of the better doubles I've had, and I've certainly had my share. One I'll definitely be picking up again.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2010 13:02:37 | More by Jeffo

Absumaster

Netherlands

4.05/5  rDev +8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A muddy brown beer with thin head. The haze no yeast, probably a chill haze.

Smell is rich and malty with notes of chocolate. The yeast adds a specific smell of juniper and maybe some pine?

Taste is very malty with a nice mild malt bitterness of the chocolate malt. There are hints of caramel and candisugar. The delicious yeast character has juniper, pear and pine. Bitterness is low.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2009 14:24:51 | More by Absumaster