Pleasantville, New York’s Captain Lawrence Brewing Company offers a wide variety of beers, from Porters to “Wild Beers” to traditional Belgian styles like this, their go at an Abbey Dubbel. Fans of Belgian beer should perk up when they hear this, as the prototypes of the Dubbel are some of the most revered beers of all time. Captain Lawrence has scored big for me quite often, with beers like the Captain’s Reserve DIPA, any of the Smoked Porters, and the Xtra Gold, their Trippel. Only the Sun Block and Liquid Gold beers were slight misses for me, somehow coming off bland. I need to retry both immediately.
St. Vincent’s Dubbel is named after the brewer’s father, and comes out once a year on Father’s Day. A true tribute indeed, and as a “Thank You” brew to dad, this couldn’t be more gigantic and clear a message. Enormous amounts of maltey fruits up front, dry and dark smelling while pouring a more golden color. The bubbles are perfect in this beer — they keep the whole thing together, maintaining the drinkability over the long period that I drank the bomber. Captain Lawrence crafts complex beers with seeming ease, and each element shines through — yeast, barely, and the smallest amount of hops. As this beer shouldn’t be hoppy, this one really isn’t, but there’s definitely some bitterness in there somewhere. A strong, assertive beer that stands alongside the best of CL’s other beers. I need to buy a bunch of these to keep around, they’ll be good for a long time. Shit, I should buy one for my dad, maybe he’d share it with me.
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