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Brooklyn Abbey Ale

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Score
8576
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Formerly brewed at Brooklyn Brewery
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Brooklyn, New York USA

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RATINGS: 49   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.52   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Breukelen Abbey Ale a winter seasonal beer, is brewed in the style made famous by the monastery breweries of Belgium. Abbey is made with a blend of nine European malts, and fermented with an imported Belgian yeast. Abbey is a traditionally brewed Belgian "dubbel," a strong russet-brown ale with a spicy aroma reminiscent of chocolate, cloves, dates and figs. It contains one surprising ingredient, sugar. Many Belgian beers are brewed with a type of caramelized rock candy called candii sugar. For Breukelen Abbey Ale, we use raw Dominican sugar from the nearby Domino sugar refinery.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
madsberg (7300) - Søborg, DENMARK - MAY 26, 2005
Draught @ KØ 2005: Amber coloured. Clear. Beige head. Fruity, spices and light liqourice in the aroma. Flavour is sweet and fruity with ligth spicy notes. Ends on a fruity and sweet note. I kind of like it.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ungstrup (22906) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 26, 2005
[At Københavnske Øldage 2005, served by Garret Oliver] A red-brown beer with a light brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with some notes of yeast. The flavor is sweet malty and nicely spicy, leading to a dry spicy end. An OK beer, but not as good as most Belgian Dubbels.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Emil (6070) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAY 26, 2005
Draught. Amber colour with a off-white head. Sweet dark fruit caramel aroma and a sweet fruity light yeasty taste. Medium body and a sweet finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Dixen (1465) - Flagstaff, Arizona, USA - MAY 25, 2005
Draft at DBF2005. Nose of sweet fruits and yeast. Dark brown body, reddish tint, medium off-white head. Sweet flavor, yeasty, good fruityness.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
ThomasE (5176) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - MAY 24, 2005
Amber reddish colour with a small tan head. Sweet caramel malty nose with a light alcohol touch. Very sweet dark fruit flavor.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
dirtymike (2016) - Manchester, New Hampshire, USA - APR 13, 2005
Hazy deep copper in color with a small white head. Aroma of dark fruit,rasins,plums and dates. Yeasty,fruity, spicey flavor with malt and fruit.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
egajdzis (4550) - Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 26, 2005
Poured a copper color with a small, off white head that left very light lacing on the glass. Aroma of spicy cloves, light roast and citrus, yeast and some caramel as well. Taste of dark fruit sweetness, plums and some pear as well, yeast, with a peppery alcohol finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
rudolf (2229) - Buffalo, New York, USA - MAR 18, 2005
Closing out my 2005 St. Patrick’s Day at Mr. Goodbar. Nose is plum, sweet malt, yeast. Very sweet and fruity (very American?) with a healthy wallop of plums and oranges. Sweet lingering finish but a but too alcoholic


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