For me the "dubbel" style is a wonderful winter drink. the style is synonomous with the dark beers brewed at 5 Belgian Abbeys. These abbeys can call their beers TRAPPIST. The beers are Achel Bruin 8, Chimay Rouge, Rochforte 8, Westmalle Dubbel, and Westvleteren Extra 8. Many commercial breweries copy the style and can call these Abbeys beers.

Van Steenberge's Bornem Dubbel is a 'living' abbey beer. This means that after the primary fermentation in the brewery, the beer continues to evolve during the second fermentation in the bottle. This typical double with its warm dark brown colour and bordeaux red undertones, has a fruity flavour that immediately makes you think of grains. You'll also find a hoppy aftertaste in this 'velvety' soft beer. Its creamy, rich and robust head crowns this jewel of a beer. A 'dubbel' means that the brewer uses twice as much malt as for a regular beer. That gives this beer its full round and rich flavour. It is said that the monks ate or drank nothing other than their Dubbel during Lent! Dark dubbels are often served with meat dishes, such as steaks, grilled meat, wild game or even sausages.