Judge’s Review: 92 Rating – Green’s Gluten-Free Dubbel Ale by Green’s Gluten Free Beers

Alternative Grain Beer | Year-Round | Belgium

By Jim Koebel

Judges Rating: 92
Aroma: 20
Appearance: 6
Flavor: 38
Mouthfeel: 10
Overall Impression: 18

Green’s Gluten-Free Dubbel Ale by Green’s Gluten Free Beers was judged as BJCP Category 31A, Alternative Grain Beer.
The aroma of this barley-free Dubbel is mild overall, with gentle fruit esters and a specific note of fig. This beer is reddish brown-colored and has a tall, dense tan head. In that way, it easily passes for a traditional dubbel. Its flavor is much more robust than its aroma, and is rich with plum and fig character in addition to generic esters. The flavor has a mildly sweet impression, but is still well attenuated, spicy and clean in the finish. The overall richness creates a medium-full body that is well balanced with adequate carbonation. These characteristics, too, mirror a classic dubbel, and you’d have to be a tasting whiz to notice this is brewed with 100% alternative grains. This is a tasty beer and a very good example of a dubbel, regardless of its ingredients.