Cherry Dubbel - C.H. Evans Brewing Company

merc7186

New York

3.03/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The beer is listed as Cherry Brown on their board but beer menu has it as Belgian-style Dubble with Cherries.

I had this beer on tap in a tulip at the Albany Pump Station (obviously).

The beer looks decent with a nice deep brown and reddish hue to it that pass almost no light, has a mild reddish white head, and leaves almost no lacing on the glass. The smell is average with a mild coffee, sugary sweet, and sour cherry blend to it..its unfortunate because you don't a get a strong smell from any of them, somewhat mild. The beer is a strange blended taste as I instantly got a mild bitter cherry followed by a burnt coffee taste and a little nuttiness on the back end. The mouthfeel is average as the beer is decently carbonated but leaves a bitter coffe taste around. Overall, I was somewhat confused by the beer as they advertise CHERRY BROWN but beer is listed as Dubble with Cherries and I got almost no bits of a belgian couble at all, I got mild cherry and brown too...somewhat disappointing.

Serving type: on-tap

09-22-2011 00:05:42 | More by merc7186

Amalak

New York

3.3/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I had this on tap at the Pump Station in Albany. I guess I should start by saying that my review is tainted because I am not as in love with Dubbels as much as most people are. But whatever, this is my review. The cherries certainly come through. There is a bit of yeast in there to balance out the flavor, perhaps a slight sourness. Quite sweet.

Serving type: on-tap

12-21-2009 20:24:51 | More by Amalak

aerozeppl

New York

4.58/5  rDev +25.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

It was so good the other night I brought a growler home.

A: Hazy brown color. Actually got a finger of off white head a day after opening the growler. Some lacing.

S: Smell is even better as I allowed the growler to warm up a bit. One thing about the pumpstation is all beers are served at the same temperature. Bready malt which I did not pick up before.The cherries are really weird with this beer. One sniff is all cherries the next nothing.

T: Warmed up a bit the cherries are a little bit more subtle. More of a traditional dubbel this time with the cherries giving it a little something extra.

M: Better mouthfeel today as well. More creamy.

D: Should have gotten another growler.

Serving type: growler

08-19-2008 03:00:21 | More by aerozeppl