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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
La Trappe Dubbel if you want restraint and balance,
Three Taverns A Night in Brussels if you want richness and punch.
Both are Belgian dubbels with identical bitterness, but La Trappe sits leaner at 7% ABV—it's the contemplative choice. Three Taverns' extra 1.5% alcohol rounds out the malt sweetness noticeably, pushing it toward dessert territory.
At a glance
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Structurally near-identical
Structurally these two are the same beer. The difference is in the aromatics. Three Taverns A Night in Brussels runs a touch sweeter in sweetness (Δ 4). La Trappe Dubbel brings a distinct full-bodied note that Three Taverns A Night in Brussels doesn't.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 3
Sweetness
Δ 4
Situations
In words
La Trappe Dubbel
La Trappe Dubbel drinks like a dubbel should—dark fruit and caramel without the heaviness. There's a clean, almost herbal finish that prevents it from cloying, even on the third glass. The alcohol hides beautifully; you forget you're drinking anything stronger than a brown ale. It's the kind of beer that lets conversation happen.
Three Taverns A Night in Brussels
Three Taverns A Night in Brussels announces itself immediately—warmer, with deeper dried-plum and molasses notes that linger. The extra alcohol adds a subtle heat that complements the darker malts. It's more of a sipper, the kind you nurse slowly because it has actual weight behind it.
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