Dubbel

The dubbel (also double) is a Belgian Trappist beer naming convention. 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 light coloured beer that was quite sweet and light in alcohol for consumption by the monks. 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. Following World War Two, abbey beers became popular in Belgium and the name "dubbel" was used by several breweries for commercial purposes.

Westmalle Dubbel was imitated by other breweries, Trappist and secular, Belgian and worldwide, leading to the emergence of a style. Dubbels are now understood to be a fairly strong (6%-8% alcohol by volume) brown ale, with understated bitterness, fairly heavy body, and a pronounced fruitiness and cereal character.

Chimay Red/Premiere, Koningshoeven/La Trappe Dubbel and Achel 8 Bruin are examples from Trappist breweries. Affligem and Grimbergen are Belgian abbey breweries that produce dubbels. Ommegang and New Belgium's Abbey Ale are examples from the USA. Abbey 1856 Dubbel is the one produced in Argentina.

Dubbel (album)

Dubbel is a 2008 studio album by Lena Philipsson & Orup and part of their cooperation-project Lena + Orup. They have written the songs alone.

The songs "Nu när du gått" and "Fem minuter i himmelen" charted at Svensktoppen, where they both stayed for three weeks, "Nu när du gått" between 26 October-9 November 2008 and "Fem minuter i himmelen" between 15 -29 March 2009.

In 2010, the song "Fem minuter i himmelen" was recorded by Torgny Melins and Melissa Williams on the album Dansbandsnatt.

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