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*[http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style18.php BJCP Belgian guidelines] |
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*[http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000213.html Belgium's Great Beers] |
*[http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000213.html Belgium's Great Beers] |
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*[http://www.trappistbier.be/ A history and guide to Trappist breweries in Belgium] |
*[http://www.trappistbier.be/ A history and guide to Trappist breweries in Belgium] |
Revision as of 02:57, 22 August 2009
The dubbel (also double) is a Belgian Trappist beer naming convention[1]. The origin of the dubbel was a beer brewed in the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle in 1856. The abbey had, since 10 December 1836, brewed a witbier that was quite sweet and light in alcohol for consumption by the paters. The new beer, however, was a strong version of a brown beer. In 1926, the formulation was changed and it became even stronger. The first written record of its sale by the abbey was on 1 June 1861[2]. Following World War Two, abbey beers became popular in Belgium and the name "dubbel" was used by several breweries for commercial purposes.