Brown beers

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Dubbel (double) has a characteristic brown color. It is one of the classic abbey types, having been developed in the 19th century at the Trappist monastery in Westmalle. Today, some commercial brewers using abbey names call their strong brown beers "Dubbel". Typically, a dubbel is between 6 and 8% . In addition to the dubbles made by most Trappist breweries, examples include Sint Bernardus Pater, Maredesous 8 and Witkap Dubbel.

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Other brown beers are a cousin to the sour "Flemish Red" style and are aged in wooden casks. Examples include Goudenband and Petrus.