Thursday, September 22, 2011

Sierra Nevada Ovila Dubbel


Sierra Nevada/ New Clairvaux Ovila Dubbel. 7.5 % ABV. Long label description too involved to replicate here.


Ruddy, rustic auburn hue, a crimson edging on brown…big, cream-toned head, starts big, thins out to a tight ring.


Aroma: brown sugar and cola, rich malt, toffee, caramel. Borders on sweet, but never gets over the fence. Beautiful.


Taste: rich malt hits at first, caramel and toffee, but overall, very dry. Sweet is kept at bay, bitterness is here, but lays low. Some flavors I look for are missing. Lacks complexity. Somewhat simple. But, satisfactory. I like this, it's good, …nice, yum, mmmm.

Just not good enough. Not AS good, as it could be. I guess I like them bigger than this. Dry and balanced. Mmmm….hmmmm.

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