Abita Abbey Ale

Brewed by Abita Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Covington, Louisiana USA

Serve in Trappist glass

Aroma of carmel and banana’s. Nice looking beer in the glass. Slightly off-white head with a good amount of carbination and lacing. Taste is slightly weaker than the aroma. Alohol at 8% is hiddden nicely. Overall a good Abbey Dubbel.

22oz bottle in pint glass - pours clear amber with beige head and moderate lacing. Nose is cereal or oats, barley and more malts. Aroma is roasted malts with coffee/caramel. Finishes quite dry. Taste is sweet. Reminds me of my visit to the Four Roses Bourbon Distillery and this is not a compliment. This has got to be the worst Dubbel I’ve ever had. I’m pouring this down the drain. Gross.

Bottled@Akkurat, Stockholm. Deep orangeish amber colour with a mediumsized pale beige head. Aroma is wood, caramel malts, mild raisins, some slight sweetness from the alcohol and also has some slight toasted notes. Flavour is quite similar in a nice balance, but also has a slight spicing to it.

Overall, this is far from the best dubbel around...but there are some really good elements. The yeast choice was quite good. The malt, while rough, ends with a nice cherry finish. Looks nice in the glass with nice lacing, but that was formed quickly as the head was gone right away. I have this distinct feeling that "bottle aged" is quite different from "bottle conditioned" (all the beers in my fridge are bottle aging as we speak). Was really disappointed with the only other beer I have had from them (TurboDog) so this was a step in the right direction anyway...took a few points away, this one faded out fast.

22oz bottle, just $4 (and they donate 25c to charity!). Pretty much opaque amber color, minimal off-white head, little lace, strong "belgian yeast aroma".... A toffee, spicy taste. Carbonation bordering on being a bit too pronounced, a bit thick. Thick, savory taste, light skunk. Strong, blegian, caramelly nose. Some warmth. Mediocre, but effective and the price is great.

Aroma is attractive mix of malt, fruit, candy, and toffee. Pours amber with tan lingering head. Taste is malt, cloves, fruit, toffee, and some rich raisin or fig flavor on back palate. Well made and balanced beer.

Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, fruit and hops. In the taste there is a soft caramel tone and vague nuances of brown sugar and raisins. The alcohol is not too intrusive in the taste and works well as a flavor raiser and a warming element. The aftertaste is dry and bitter and a bit rough. The body is somewhat light. For being a Double Abbey the beer is very gentle and easygoing. Nice!

Bottle. Pours caramel brown with a nice creamy beigh head that left spotty lacing. Sweet and malty nose with caramel, fruit and notes of toffee. Flavor was moderately sweet and smooth with caramel, dark fruit, raisins, yeast, sweet malts and toffee.