BJs Abbey Normal

Brewed by BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse
Style: Abbey Dubbel
, USA

Serve in Trappist glass

Draught. Body is hazy medium amber. Aroma is moderately malty (cookie, caramel), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), with notes of banana and clove. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery (almost syrupy) texture, lively carbonation. Pleasant, sweetish Belgian-styled amber ale.

tap at El Paso Location-pours deep orange with almost brown hue with a soapy tan head. nose is sweet estery light dark fruits, plastic, and spice (cinnamon). flavors are spicy with lots of dark fruit. no real off flavors here-clean with no grainy notes. long spicy finish. A very decent offering from this brewery if you ask me.

This was a nice little sipper. Caramel and ruby coloring accented by some nice alcohol notes in the aroma, mellow candi sugars, dark fruits and some sweet breads, with just a little bit of rum in the finish.

Sampled & brewed at BJ’s Chandler, AZ & was most likely a completely different beer
Pours with a wispy pale head that sits atop a deep amber brew that is almost brilliant. The aroma is a bit more muted (I hate pint glasses) than I would like; I get notes of brandy soaked raisins, prunes and a bit of alcohol in the finish. The taste is sweet with a medium-full heft to it that coats the palate. The beer is quite fruity; from the sweet fruit notes of raisin and sweet plums found up front to the near finish. The finish is tart and reminiscent of sour plums, a bit of cherry, currants and even perhaps a hint of tamarind.

This beer finishes with some spicy notes of higher alcohols, spicy phenolics and a sharp carbonic bite. Speaking of phenolics, there are notes of clove here, and even some banana character as it starts to warm up, which are sort of an under current to the sweet malt character.

This beer pairs quite well with the blue cheese dressing that is on my wedge salad; it softens the beer out and accentuates the smooth fruit notes. This is a pretty good attempt at a Dubbel, though I might wish for a bit more rich maltiness.

On draught at the Las Vegas BJs. Dark brown with ruby highlights and a small head. Sweet aroma, with raisin and alcohol notes. Moderately sweet taste of currants and candy sugar, a spicy flavor and some alcohol in the finish.

On Tap at BJ’s Reno Location. Pours out a hazy amber topped with a white head. Aroma of malts and spice. Tast a nice mix of pit fruit and sweetness. A little ABV at the end.

On tap in lewisville. Poured amberish with an off white head. Aroma was cinnamon, candy sugar, and yeast. Flavor was candy sugar, yeast, clove? and some Orange type citrus. Body was medium with high carbonation.

Draft. Poured clear dark brown with average frothy light brown head that lasted with good lscing. Complex roasted malt, spice and yeast aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium fruit & spice sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Interesting solid brew.