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RATINGS: 263   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.26   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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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.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
omhper (15600) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - AUG 26, 2011
Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Lightly hazy copper colour, faint head. Caramelly nose. Sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Completely dominated by caramel, with slight notes of marzipan and citrus. Growing late bitterness. Correct, but lacks depth.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
GJF (973) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA - AUG 14, 2011
There a lot of classic flavors in here, malty backbone, good yeasty flavor with a dry, spicy finish. I liked it, but found the finish kind of harsh and unrefined.

2.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Keil (167) - Iowa, USA - AUG 8, 2011
Aroma is pretty rich, lots of dark fruit notes. Taste is very upfront fruity, strong raisin flavor. Thin body. Strong flavor on the front, but not a lot going on for it. Pretty weak finish. Dry.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
BelgianBeerGal (2105) - Dayton Area, Ohio, USA - AUG 6, 2011
75cl TN bottle from under the stairs...that also tumbled onto the driveway. Pushing 2 years old now. Pretty normal pour that looked like Coke with a nice head. Aroma is pretty true to form with sweet, dark malt and some booze. Pretty nice flavor with a fair dose of molasses. Fine.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
wlajwl (1479) - Iowa, USA - JUL 31, 2011
Dark fruit and a maltiness similar to a barley-wine in the aroma while the appearance is medium amber-orange. The flavor is of bananas, vanilla, dark fruit and yeast. Most American interpretations of Belgian Ales are disappointing compared to the ones made in Belgium but this wasn’t a bad attempt, it got close enough to what the style should be.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
blipp (3600) - Newark, New Jersey, USA - JUL 19, 2011
Bottle. Pours amber with an off white head. Spicy yeasty aroma with sweet toffee like malts. The flavor is yeasty and sweet malty with some lighter flowery notes. Not bad.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerLimey (2112) - California, USA - JUL 11, 2011
[Bottle] Lightly clouded mahogany hue, great head formation and well retained. Malty aroma, fruity with some peppery and woody spice. Fruity, bready malt flavor, some astringency and spice in the finish, bitterness is mild. Better than expected.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Shag (2229) - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA - JUN 22, 2011
Abita, oh Abita with my low expectations you have wow’d me! You had me at hell yeah! This poured a brown color with a beige head. The aroma is nutty with some caramel, cherries, and toffee. The flavor is a bit sweet with some caramel, toffee, cherries, oak. This is sweet and sour and better than many Belgian made Dubbles I’ve had. Holy crap I love being totally wrong about beer expectations.


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