Angel City Abbey

Brewed by Angel City Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Los Angeles, California USA

Serve in Trappist glass

22oz bottle. Poured a medium and cloudy amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of yeast, dark fruits, and just fruity. Tastes of dark fruits, caramel, and light spices.

Date: 03/17/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy amber, whispy head, spicy malt aroma, tart malt flavor, touch of sweetness, light spices,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10

Draft @ Eclectic Cafe in North Hollywood, CA. Not much aroma. Initial reaction was too sweet, but grew on me and I had a second. Nothing close to real Belgian but not bad for SoCal...

Tap @ Alpine Village: Dark ebony, mahogany, light head and lacing. Nose of pine nuts, sweet fig and caramelized rye bread, light carbonation for an abbey ale. The flavor is very caramelly and sweet with a light hop and alcohol trying in vain to was it away. Comes across young and brash due to low aging or low carbonation. Tasty, but too sweet. Looks like this one sucks in the bottle, bottle sanitation issues?

Light malty nose with a slight sour note (note bad though), shimmering brown color, low frothy head. Big yeasty taste with hints of green apples. Caramelly, thick body. OK, but not thrilling.

nice dark brown color. Medium sweet taste wiht some spices in between. spicey. Nicely balanced.

From a 22 oz. bomber bottle, no bottling/freshness date, sampled at a cool cellar temperature in a tulip glass. Poured your usual amber dubbel with a small foamy head, minimal amount of sticking. Aromas of sugar and apple cider vinegar, not that appealing. For a dubbel, moderate carbonation and a sour, tart, but not crisp, medium-light bodied mouthfeel, not what you want from a dubbel. Pretty crappy tasting, apple cider sour vinegar with candied sugar, not a good mix, pretty awful and I don’t want to waste any more of time on this. It’s been awhile since I had one glass, then poured rest of the bottle down the drain, but this earned it.

Bottle from BevMo. Very dark brownish/amber color on the pour. Very little carbonation. Aroma is of dark fruit and yeastiness. Fairly sour with some slightly sweet dark fruit and some bitter yeasty qualities. The brew I’ve had from this brewery all seem to be sour. Drinkable, but nothing special.