Belgian Style Dubbel - Flying Fish Brewing Company

HopheadEd

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a nice, dark brown, slightly reddish highlights. Fairly big head at first, then fades to a 1/4 inch and holds well, with spotty lacing throughout. Nice aroma of dark fruits and roasted malts, some slight coffee. Tastes of plum, maybe raisins, and roasted malts prevail, leaving a nice aftertaste on the tongue. A big, creamy mouthfeel with nice carbonation. Very drinkable, as I had three or four. Personal note, a change in brewers was evident a while ago, then a recent change brought back the trademark taste that made this beer my "house beer".

Serving type: on-tap

02-02-2003 06:19:09 | More by HopheadEd

cbl2

New York

3.9/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Crystal brown

Smell: Sweet & malty

Taste: Nutty & sweet; caramel flavor lingers with finish

Drinkability: I had this one for the first time at Mahar's in Albany while working on my beer tour (I was taking a class for three weeks this past summer, and still managed to get my 50 beers for the t-shirt, due to a little sucking up to Bill the bartender). If I hadn't been limited to only one of each type of beer, then I definitely would have had a few more of these. A highly enjoyable easy to drink brew that's worth checking out.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2003 11:37:19 | More by cbl2

Reverand

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

this dubbel pured to a really nice brownishish amber color with a nice frothy head that quickly dissappeared. Malty aroma with a hint of fruit.

Taste wise this didn't quite measure up to a true dubbel. A good try it just seemed to be missing something. Maybe a little too thin in body for his style.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2003 01:58:15 | More by Reverand

RonfromJersey

New Jersey

2.73/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A brown with red highlights body. Head starts out lively and frothy, but very quickly settles into a smooth taple top. Though it states "bottle conditioned" on the label, I have no "floaties", nor any yeast sediment in bottle or glass. Aroma is a lot of yeast, surrounded by some very sweet fruity notes. Taste features some nice deep malt sensation, some candy, then a big splash of alcohol. There is a somewhat unusual aftertaste, which impairs both taste abd drinkability. Overall disappointing.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2003 20:16:33 | More by RonfromJersey

Dogbrick

Ohio

3.3/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Acquired this fine Dubbel via trade. Pours a deep ruby/amber with a thin light beige head (no retention). Minimal lacing. Aroma of malt, and brown sugar toward the end. Flavor was somewhat strong, predominantly malty but with a nut and cherry presence as well. Finish was slightly flat but it did not detract from the beer much at all. I am not an expert on the style but I didn't think this was too bad at all.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2003 21:42:21 | More by Dogbrick

Mick

New Jersey

3.05/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Brown and almond color. Malty and phenol nose with yeast aromas present. A creamy good body. Malty flavor accompanied by a high hop presence. Too much hops for this one. Not an impressive beer. Palatable but not exciting.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2002 06:01:59 | More by Mick

WilliamPhilaPa

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This beer had an almond sort of color to it & medium body, a lot of co2. The aroma was a complex fruitiness as expected. The finish was a bit dry. Overall an average slightly about average Belgian style Dubbel.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2002 09:00:04 | More by WilliamPhilaPa

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.22/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clear, russet brown with a fair-sized off-white head that's lightly creamy. Although it doesn't hold real well, it does leave a good collar and some light lace. The aroma offers dark fruit, caramel malt and a subtle spiciness. The flavor follows suit with some additional candyish sugariness and more spice. It's very well balanced and the alcohol is nicely cloaked. The body is medium with a very fine carbonation giving it a lightly tingly, creamy mouthfeel. It finishes with a gently lingering sweet maltiness. It's been argued that this beer is too light for the style, but that's not true. It ranks admirably side by side with many Belgians. A very nicely done, and quite enjoyable beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2002 20:26:20 | More by NeroFiddled

ElGuapo

New Jersey

2.05/5  rDev -41.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

extremely malty with a kick in the pants taste of alcohol. this was damn near undrinkable. i had liked previous belgian-style brews, but this one was just to malty for me.

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2002 19:11:41 | More by ElGuapo

frank4sail

New Jersey

3.88/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Dark Auburn color with a rich grey head. Very carbonated. Slightly sweet malt nose and some candi sugar. Sweet taste with some yeast complexity. Finish has hints of alcohol dryness. It also has some smooth mouth and good body to the brew.

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2002 07:59:48 | More by frank4sail

beerluvr

New Jersey

3.7/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

This one just didn't do it for me, it's well made and all, but somthing was lacking in the nose/taste dept. I do like the style, I think when it comes to dubbels, Belgium has it locked up.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2001 20:27:37 | More by beerluvr

Jason

Massachusetts

3.35/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz brown long neck bottle with no freshness date, Flying Fish logo on the label but nothing about the beer.

Appearance: Reddish amber with a light chill haze, better than decent off white lace which sticks on the glass like a champ.

Smell: Clean on the nose with quick aromas of roasted malt, light medicinal phenols and a burnt raisin fruitiness. Light caramel and bready aroma also.

Taste: Real smooth mouth feel lead with a creamy and subduing crispness. Medium body from the ample dose of malt. Big chocolaty malt flavour that has levels of roasted and toasted malt and flows into a light medicinal flavour. Roasted malt bullies the delicate palate around too much though does not get into any kind of burnt flavours. Bitterness of the hops rides the tide of roasted flavours to balance, malt flavours flex more middle to end. Nutty yeast complements the roasted flavours, upfront yet vague fruitiness with clean alcoholic esters. Drying effect and flavour take over the after taste with remnants of the medicinal phenols as well as some fruitiness.

Notes: Not a bad try, a tad too much roasted malt flavour with a close to over kill phenolic character that seems too clean. Say it again, not bad but not close to a real Belgian Dubbel whether abbey or trappist or just from Belgium.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2001 00:25:55 | More by Jason

DrDocRudge

Florida

4.9/5  rDev +38.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

From the first pour of the deep brown liquid that forms a long-lasting tan head to the last swallow, this beer comes as close to perfection as any American beer I have tried. Opening the cap reveals a fruity aroma, which is followed by a wonderous first sip. Both sweet and bitter at the same time, caramel, dates, and biscuit flavors come forward. The brew finishes long and clean, though a little thin in the mouth. Biggest drawback is that it does not go well with snack foods.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2001 15:05:32 | More by DrDocRudge