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Ovila Dubbel - Wine Barrel Aged
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Dubbel
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 11.45%
- Reviews:
- 15
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 30, 2012
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by woosterbill:
Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky
4.5/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
375ml cork-n-cage bottle; big thanks to Matt at NEBCO for sharing this.
A: Pours a clear, bright chestnut body under a finger of delicate off-white froth that settles into a ring and leaves some solid lacing. Lovely.
S: Mmm, beautiful. The vinous red-wine notes are right up front, with grape and strawberry fruitiness playing major roles. Some toasty malt and light oak provide background depth. Very delicate, well-integrated, and enticing.
T: Follows the nose, happily. It's not a flavor-bomb by any means, but the complex interplay of fruity wine, smooth maltiness, and soft oak is just delightful. It's extremely approachable and drinkable without sacrificing depth or complexity. Excellent.
M: Soft, lively, and reasonably mouth-filling. Great.
O: Terrific beer! I like the regular version just fine, but this barrel treatment really did wonders. One of the best Dubbels I've ever had.
Cheers!
Nov 18, 2012A: Pours a clear, bright chestnut body under a finger of delicate off-white froth that settles into a ring and leaves some solid lacing. Lovely.
S: Mmm, beautiful. The vinous red-wine notes are right up front, with grape and strawberry fruitiness playing major roles. Some toasty malt and light oak provide background depth. Very delicate, well-integrated, and enticing.
T: Follows the nose, happily. It's not a flavor-bomb by any means, but the complex interplay of fruity wine, smooth maltiness, and soft oak is just delightful. It's extremely approachable and drinkable without sacrificing depth or complexity. Excellent.
M: Soft, lively, and reasonably mouth-filling. Great.
O: Terrific beer! I like the regular version just fine, but this barrel treatment really did wonders. One of the best Dubbels I've ever had.
Cheers!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mrn1ceguy from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A very meh beer. The smell was off-putting and actually quite bad. The taste was good if you plugged your nose, but overall this beer was hard to enjoy.
Jul 16, 2015Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts
3.98/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.98/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
No date, assumed fresh.
A: Pours a deep, dark brown with red highlights. Good sized, fizzy and fluffy light brown head. Head fizzes out fairly quickly. No real lacing that I can see. Decent retention at least.
S: Mild and surprisingly sweet wine aspect. Bready with hints of oak. Barrel presence isn't overpowering. Pretty mild aroma overall in fact. Tannic; almost leathery.
T: Fairly substantial wine up front. Very fruity and mildly tannic to boot. Loaded with grapes and raisins. Just the lightest touch of tartness and then strong breadiness in the middle kciks in. Decent astringent oak in the finish. Lightest touch of toffee and maybe even caramel in the finish. Lingering tannins and grapey wine between sips.
M: Mild, medium body. Smooth.
O: Huh, very interesting brew. Aroma is mild but the flavor is quite good. Honestly, most dubbels do nothing for me. Even the very best are merely "good" to me. Most are bland. This one has a great layer of complexity from the wine that really brightens it up. Not tart or sour, in fact it's a pleasant sweet grape flavor that really offsets the bready malt nicely. I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
Nov 16, 2013A: Pours a deep, dark brown with red highlights. Good sized, fizzy and fluffy light brown head. Head fizzes out fairly quickly. No real lacing that I can see. Decent retention at least.
S: Mild and surprisingly sweet wine aspect. Bready with hints of oak. Barrel presence isn't overpowering. Pretty mild aroma overall in fact. Tannic; almost leathery.
T: Fairly substantial wine up front. Very fruity and mildly tannic to boot. Loaded with grapes and raisins. Just the lightest touch of tartness and then strong breadiness in the middle kciks in. Decent astringent oak in the finish. Lightest touch of toffee and maybe even caramel in the finish. Lingering tannins and grapey wine between sips.
M: Mild, medium body. Smooth.
O: Huh, very interesting brew. Aroma is mild but the flavor is quite good. Honestly, most dubbels do nothing for me. Even the very best are merely "good" to me. Most are bland. This one has a great layer of complexity from the wine that really brightens it up. Not tart or sour, in fact it's a pleasant sweet grape flavor that really offsets the bready malt nicely. I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
Reviewed by kaseydad from California
3.42/5 rDev -13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.42/5 rDev -13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Found this at the brewery. Haven’t seen it around the East Bay so not sure this is ever making it down to the Bay.
Pours a cloudy brown/burgundy ale with a nice size off-white head. No lacing to speak of.
The aroma has a nice wine element to it. Which it should considering where it was housed. Light funk. Cherries. Raspberries.
The taste is rather lacking in flavor. Not getting much of anything. Bland. Light wine but mainly just dull tasting. Actually reminds me of a very, very flat cranberry juice. Some bitter notes. Not sure what I’m supposed to be tasting here. Spicy finish with a biting-back hope bite at the end.
Mucho carbonation here.
Overall I, sadly, was not impressed. The wine barrel didn’t do much for this other than the nose. Love the look of the dark burgundy label, but the flavor was just lacking. I can’t blame it on lack of carbonation either. That was there!
Nov 03, 2013Pours a cloudy brown/burgundy ale with a nice size off-white head. No lacing to speak of.
The aroma has a nice wine element to it. Which it should considering where it was housed. Light funk. Cherries. Raspberries.
The taste is rather lacking in flavor. Not getting much of anything. Bland. Light wine but mainly just dull tasting. Actually reminds me of a very, very flat cranberry juice. Some bitter notes. Not sure what I’m supposed to be tasting here. Spicy finish with a biting-back hope bite at the end.
Mucho carbonation here.
Overall I, sadly, was not impressed. The wine barrel didn’t do much for this other than the nose. Love the look of the dark burgundy label, but the flavor was just lacking. I can’t blame it on lack of carbonation either. That was there!
Ovila Dubbel - Wine Barrel Aged from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
68 ratings
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