Brouwerij Alken-Maes Grimbergen Dubbel

Product DetailsThe use of two roasted malts give it its amber colour. The taste is rich, deep and ample while its subtly caramelized notes gives it a bittersweet sensation. Double has undergone two fermentations, which gives this ale a chocolatey, toffee taste with a warming brandy-like finish.
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Brouwerij Alken-MaesAlken-Maes was created out of the 1988 merger of two small breweries, Maes, located in Waarloos and Alken. Both had specialized in pils (Maes was producing Maes pils and Alken Cristal pils) until Maes purchased the Union brewery (based in Jumet) in 1978, which produced Grimbergen beer among others. After the merger, the group continued to purchase other breweries to expand their offer to a larger panel of beers. In 1989, the new brewery purchased a 50% stake in De Keersmaeker brewery, which specialized in spontaneous fermentation beers such as Mort Subite. In 2000, it bought Ciney and Brugs Witbier as well as the other 50% of De Keersmaeker. In the same year, the brewery was bought by British company Scottish & Newcastle, which in turn was bought by the Carlsberg/Heineken consortium in 2007. In 2002, it took over the Louwaege brewery from Kortemark (producing Louwaeges Kriek and high fermentation Hapkin). Alken-Maes has now become the number two on the Belgian market. Its headquarters are in Waarloos.
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A dark burgundy, top fermented Abbey Beer. The mixture of different malts and the use of dark candy sugar combine to produce a delicious sweet toffee-taste, with a brandy-like finish. The name Double refers to the fact that it has been fermented twice, once in the barrel and then again in the maturation cellars.

GRIMBERGEN Dubbel - an amber-red abbey ale with hints of caramel on the palate, and a faint smokiness in the finish

Grimbergen Double-Ambrée is a full-bodied beer. The use of two roasted malts give it its amber colour. The taste is rich, deep and ample while its subtly caramelized notes gives it a bittersweet aroma.  Grimbergen Double Ambrée is an authentic and savoury abbey beer, renowned for its unique well-balanced contrast between spicy and fruity notes. 1 x 330ml 6.5%ABV

Strength: 6.5% ABV

Size of Bottle: 33cl

Beer Description: A dark Abbey Belgian beer made by the Union Brewery. Grimbergen Dubbel smells of caramel, dried plums and malt.