Brooklyn Abbey Ale

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	85
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An Abbey Dubbel brewed by
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn, New York USA

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Ratings Average Score Seasonal ABV Style Pctl Serve in Advanced
49 3.54/5.0 3.52/5.0 Winter 7% 76.2 Trappist glass P Stats

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.

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JoeMcPhee (4061), Jackson Heights, New York, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

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.

motelpogo (4334), Plzen, Czech Republic

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Mar 27, 2008

bottled, thanks to henrikb. murky reddish brown, decent off-white head. plenty of spice in the aroma - nutmeg, aniseed and clove. plenty of stewed pear and plum, quite sweet but with some earthy dryness to keep it in balance

golubj (1133), Redwood City, California, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 17, 2007

2004 version on draft at the Blind Tiger. Some belgian spices and malt in the aroma. The flavor has some bubble gum and spice, but maybe isn’t as smooth as one would expect. Decent overall.

pamoja (57), Rochester, New York, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	5/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Oct 4, 2007

Very malty. Good head. Rich amber with dry finish. Fruity with classic belgian yeast.

kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Sep 1, 2007

Date: 11/05/1999 Mode: Draft Source: Brewfest, Duramn, NC, Winter amber, rich malty aroma and flavor, well balanced, uninspired but desrving another review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 03/05/2005 Mode: draft Source: brick store dark brown, thin tan head, spicy aroma, rich malt flavor, nice ripe fruit character, mosyly dry, touch of balancing bitterness in the finish, needs a bit more depth but still quite tasty Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20 Rating: 2.8/5.0 Score: *4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

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