Abad Trapa

Brewed by Cervezas Abad
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Santiago, Chile

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Dark amber and nice head. Aroma not too strong, and slightly citrous. On palate felt contaminated, and was very difficult to find any specific flavors. By the end some sweet notes and some toasted appeared, but it needs a lot of work before it becomes a trappist beer. It’s still a below-average experiment from a microbrewery. I really hope they can improve it.

A big head of foam off the pour on this. There are hints of a strong beer in the making here, but it needs a little work - about another 100 years if it means to catch up with trappist tradition... Nonetheless a good effort, notes of bitter and florals, a touch too sour.

Pours a hazy dark copper colour with a very persistent creamy white head. Aroma is confusing, though. I can’t feel the belgian character at all but a defectuous citrusy note that eats all the supposed fruitiness and maltiness. Flavor is sweet and malty but with an infected tartness in the finish. It’s impossible to evaluate this beer without considering this infection. Sometimes the high amounts of sweet malts win the battle but with lots of casualties. Big body and good alcoholic presence. Cervecería Abad needs more quality control.