Petrus Dubbel - Brouwerij Bavik

TheLongBeachBum

California

3.58/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Sampled on Day 1 at the Lucky Baldwin’s 7th Annual Belgium Beer Festival.

Beer Listed at #43 of 60: Petrus Dubbel Bruin


Yet another in the varied range of Baviks ‘Petrus’ brews. Petrus Dubbel had a dark brown body with a pale biscuit colored head that had a good initial presentation but soon died with some nice lacing. Earthy malts with a splash of caramel and Devon toffee in the nose. Body has a nice thick feel to it, bold with a good supporting role from the conditioning. Tastes are attractive and inviting, solid malt backbone, lightly toasted malts with some caramel and toffee tones in the middle. Finish has a soft warmth and a lingering biscuit malt ending but an annoying sweetness takes over on the palate. Delicate fruity tones too as it warmed a little. Nice enough.

Nothing outstanding here but this was a very solid brew. Funny how I have picked up a lot of Petrus bottles to date yet I never seem to see this one. Draft version was good and well worth trying, if a little too sweet at times.

Serving type: on-tap

02-20-2006 05:08:04 | More by TheLongBeachBum

DarkerTheBetter

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer came a very dark amber with slight brown and burgundy highlights. The head was huge, uneven and a dark tan. Smelled of sugary sweet malts and a sweet and mildly tart over ripe fruit. Tasted clean and light with a light malt and candy sweetness that collapses into a powdery dry cherry. The cherry and a dry chocolate nip at the edges of my tongue in the finish. The mouth feel is light to medium bodied with a syrupy feel to it along with a light tingly carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

02-17-2006 14:44:28 | More by DarkerTheBetter

BDTyre

British Columbia (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

First off, when I opened the cap, a dark brown frothy mess surged out and the only way I averted total mess was by holding the glass over my chalice.

Upon pouring, the foamy mess transforms to a very dark, chocolatey brown with a thick, creamy, off white head.

This smells very sweet, malty and sugared. There is a definite caramel scent with a fruit backing...bananna, or peach maybe? I can't really place it.

The taste is sweet caramel, malts and fruity essences. A definite desert beer, but one that has a slight sour hint to it. No alcohol to it, but almost too sweet. This seems highly sugared, and as such feels a bit syrupy.

I gave this a high drinkability, because despite its almost overpowering sweet, syrupy character this comes off almost a desert drink, and I found myself having no problem in drinking it.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2006 07:37:41 | More by BDTyre

Gusler

Arizona

4.05/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

The beer disembarks the 330ml brown bottle a clear deep brown with a perpetual frothy tan head that lingers on, but after its depletion to nothingness, the residual lace forms a tight skirt upon the glass. Nose is musky, hints of caramel with a nice malt sweetness; a fine sniffer to be sure, start is somewhat sweet with a pleasing grain presence, top is fair to middling in its feel. Finish is benignly acidic, the hops present and pleasing, the aftertaste dry and a fine beer to end the evening with.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2006 23:50:22 | More by Gusler

jaluria

Connecticut

4.47/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

A dark brown color with loads of foam that just sits there indefinitely. When the head begins to deflate, it leaves behind excellent lacing. Aromas of caramelized sugar, malt, and candy. The taste is refreshing and engaging with a fruit flavor that works into both the sweetness and the bitterness of the beer. A very delicate beer in that all of the textures and flavors collaborate with one another. Impressive beer for its lack of overpowering, dominating characteristics. Very drinkable, especially with a lower ABV for this style. Quite thin in my mouth.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2005 18:15:32 | More by jaluria

paterlodie

Belgium

2.78/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

BB 14-07-07. Good presentation with nice welllasting thick yellowish head. Clear darkbrown beer make it a good presentation. Nose is dark candy, carramellic malty and a slight hint of roast. Good and full yeastester arome completes this quiet good smell. Taste is far oversweetened, dark candied, carramellic, alcoholic maltjuice. No this is certainly not my taste and for mouthfeel is to say that my mouth shrinked together while drinking this. For people who like it sweet probably highly enjoyable but less to me.

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2005 20:27:00 | More by paterlodie