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Abita Abbey Ale 3.28 178

Abita Abbey Ale

Percentile
73
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bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1783.29/5.03.28/5.08%55.9Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Abbey Ale honors the ancient tradition of monks who perfected the art of brewing beer to support the monastery and the brothers with their "liquid bread". We offer up our support and thank them with a 25 cent donation to St. Joseph’s Abbey with every bottle of this heavenly brew. Dark in amber color, the aroma of caramel, fruits and cloves invites you to contemplate the creamy head of this "dubbel" or double ale. Abita Abbey Ale is a malty brew, top-fermented and bottle aged to rapturous perfection.
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 Kinz (2283), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20

Sep 14, 2009  
Deep amber, fairly clear, slight head fades off quickly. Aroma is sweet, a bit candy sugar accented, with faint clove and fruit. Flavor is simultaneously sweet and the body strikes one as being a bit thin - a hard trick to pull off. Light clove, faint dark fruit. Very so-so. Very attractive bottle, wish the contents had stood up to the packaging.

 MmmcKay (408), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 18, 2010  
Malty double with the Abita cheap ass beer spin on it. Decent enough beer, but you’ll get tired of drinking it quickly. I stopped carrying it at my store after the first shipment, Didn’t sell well either.


 Naka (534), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/513/20
Mar 18, 2010  
Pours a dark reddish brown with a large billowy cream-beige head. Long lasting and leaves a thick lacing. Aroma is bread, caramel, alcohol, and a bit of aged scotch. Flavor has a noticeable alcohol. Butterscotch and roasted dark malts with a hint of sour to it. The sour seems a little out of place. The body is kind of thin to be a dubbel and it leaves a slightly bitter and sour flavor.


 maltdog (534), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/511/20
Mar 18, 2010  
Orangey brown; dense beige head is as tall as the liquid is deep. Smells of chocolate milk, newly-opened ream of paper, raisins, coriander. Sweet flavor- brown sugar, plum/cherry, anise. Mouthfeel is medium and then some, with stinging carbonation. Plastic and PEZ candy finish, tannic. Intensely sour cherry aftertaste. Got to be a fruit beer. Not loving it.


 Beerman6686 (1404), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 9, 2010  
This poured a somewhat cloudy mustard brown to amber color with a white head. Aroma was of light darker fruits, belgian spiceiness, and some caramel. Flavor was lighter characters of the aroma, mainly spiciness and not as roasted as i would have liked. A smooth drinking dubbel but nothing special


 alexanderj (2403), Chino Hills, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 9, 2010  
Bottle; had this one way back during my family xmas beer tating. Poured a muddy amber color with a tan head. Aroma of carmael, slightly sweet, fruit, a bit of spice, and caramel. Flavor was better than most Abita beers, which I have never really liked. Caramele, fruit and cocoa perhaps. Solid.


 SuperDave70 (1340), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 8, 2010  
Brown pour with a small head. Sweet malt and fruit, alcohol, and a bit of spice. Okay, but wouldn’t bother again.


 llcooldave (357), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 6, 2010  
Sweet dried fruit aroma, almost like figs and raisins. Reddish brown in color. Fruity sweet, kind of a creamy banana flavor almost, with some spice & clove added for extra kick. Overall this is a great solid brew. Smooth and flavorful, perfect for the cold months.


strap (30), honolulu, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/517/20
Mar 6, 2010  
a dark, reddish pour with a nice thick head that quickly dissipates. a bit sugary and fruity. goes down smooth. very drinkable.



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