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Brooklyn Abbey Ale

Brooklyn Abbey Ale

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An Abbey Dubbel brewed by
Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn, New York USA

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493.54/5.03.52/5.0Winter7%76.2Trappist glass P  Stats

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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.

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 kublai3 (170), Staten Island, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 14, 2000  


 JFGrind (1224), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jan 18, 2005    Updated: Jan 19, 2005
Nice classic Belgian Dubbel appearance and full yeasty aroma. I enjoyed the natural sugar sweetness mixed well with the malts. spice and yeasty flavor. Medium bodied, I think it could stand up to other true Belgian dubbels. It sure beat out a certain NJ’s brewery’s Abbey Dubbel side by side in my opinion, and I hold the NJ brewery’s Dubbel in high esteem.


 Dickinsonbeer (2565), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 10, 2005  
On tap at the gingerman in nyc. Good fruity and estery aroma with lots of sweetness. Good smooth mouthfeel. Lots of yeasty smells and flavors. Very smooth aftertaste. Kickass dubbel.


 JoeMcPhee (3899), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/517/20
Oct 30, 2007  
2004 vintage at the Blind Tiger. Deep ruddy brown beer with a thin white head. Aroma is excellent, sweet plums and light caramel, toasted malt and light dried cherry/raisin fruitiness. Light apple and plummy fruit as well. Spicy yeast, some clove and cinnamon. Flavour is a bit less impressive but has lots of caramelized Belgian malt, candi sugar and lots of candied plums, dried fruits and toasted malts. As it warms, some nice banana and smokey phenolics come forward. Sweet but not cloying and surprisingly complex. Good integration of yeasty spice/fruit and malty sweetness. Why they’ve stopped making this, I have no idea.


blatantdream (78), New York, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/517/20
Jan 22, 2005  
On tap at the Brooklyn Brewery. Aroma was fruity but kind of faint. Taste was full, slightly toasted, yeasty and enjoyable. Foamy quick dissipating head with a nice lacing. Palate full of flavor and finished nicely with the bitterness of the hops lingering nicely at the back of the mouth.



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