Max Abbey

Brewed by Max Lagers
Style: Belgian Ale
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: DEC 15, 2009
Name: Belgian Ale
Date: November 19, 1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Appearance: dark amber, whispy head
Aroma: slightly sweet malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, balanced
Overall: but a belgian?

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: ** /4

Date: November 02, 2003
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: muddy brown, thin frothy tan head
Aroma: sweet chocolate banana nose aroma
Flavor: rich cholate flavor with lots of banana sweetness leading into a spicy finish

Date: January 20, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.1 to 3.6
Appearance: clear dark red, dense creamy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: huge yeasty fresh baked sourdough bread aroma with a hint of fruit and chocolate that appears as it warms
Body: body is a bit thin
Flavor: lots of fruity flavor on a rich chocolate malt base, maybe a hint of banana esters but may be a suggestion from the earlier rating, light bitterness adds complexity and balance
Overall: not as many esters as a typical Belgian but a very tasty and drinkable beer

Date: January 02, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.6 to 3.4
this year’s version has dried out quite a bit living it spicy and bitter, as it warms some of the fruity esters emerge but are still a bit too reserved,

Date: November 08, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Score: 3.4 to 3.6
sweet fruity esters are back, nice dark fruits, light balancing bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

Cloudy amber with no head. Aroma is medium sweet, clove, banana. Taste is the same, plus an orange/lemon element. Medium body, light acidic. Tastewise, it's more evocative of a Weizenbock.

TheDM and Hotstuff vacation brew 17. This draft brew was enjoyed at the brewery in Atlanta Georgia. We got the word that the Max Special chaged every 6 weeks. This rating was referred to as the Max Special an Abbaye Dubbel. I decided to post it here under their Abbey. This brew poured a small head of finely sized quickly dissappearing bubbles that left behind a fair lace and a hazy yeasty brown colored body. It had a mild floral aroma and a tingly mouthfeel with a lingering finish. The flavor was mild with notes of malt, yeast and dough.

Appearance: Clear, amber-golden body with a thin, short-lived, white head. Already, the widespread carbonation problem, which has plagued the other pints I’ve tried, seems to be present here, too. What gives?! Smell: Spicy and sweet on the nose with a notable bready character and fruity notes of golden raisins and semi-ripened apricots. Taste: Bready, lightly toasty maltiness lightly brushed with sweet caramel. Moderate amount of sweetness throughout. Background hint of finely-ground spices. Light fruitiness splashed with honey liqueur. Max Abbey has a warming finish that’s a tad on the sweet side. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Lightly carbonated. Touch of stickiness to the mouthfeel, no doubt facilitated by the sheer lack of effervescence. Drinkability: A decent abbey ale, but, like Max Lager’s other beers, seems to be hampered by a surprising lack of carbonation. Which, don’t get me wrong, I’m not a proponent of highly carbonated beers with all their ghastly tongue-prickling fizziness, but that doesn’t mean flat is the way to go.

Tap. Amber color, white head. Aroma of buttered popcorn. .. Not a Good sign. Flavor is very sweet. Finishes with a lot of cinnamon, for a beer. It has an old (A.B.C.) Big Red not to it. Medium bodied.

Draft at Max Lager's in downtown Atlanta. This beer had a small sized head with fine-small sized bubbles that quickly dissipated. The body was uncarbonated, murky and a copper hue. The nose was hoppy with a hoppy and malty flavor. The mouthfeel was somewhat tingly on my tongue with a bit of an aftertaste to it. This beer had a fair amount of lacing on the sides of my glass.

On tap at the brewpub. Handsome pour, gleaming deep brown with moderate carbonation and nice sticky lacing. It’s a pretty game effort at a dubbel. Soft and inviting nose. Not exactly obvious that there’s Trappist yeast involved, but the aroma is still a nice blend of nutty malts, caramel, and esters. Body is a bit on the thin side, slightly slick in the finish. But it tastes nice, on point even if not "wow."

Red-orange, off white head. Aroma is sweet, sugar, little else. Taste is sweet candy sugar, fruity esters, light clove, alcohol.

This was a really great abbey dubbel. One that definitely has alot of promise once it warms up. Unfiltered and very dark amber in appearance. Very little head, but some nice lacing that lasts through the drink. A very nice malty backbone, with some interesting spiciness that dominates throughout. A very nice creamy mouthfeel, and once it does begin to warm up, the yeastiness overpowers you with some biscuity notes, again the same spiciness, but this time the aftertaste is kind of candi - coated and sugary. A very good outing from Max Lager's.

Lightly hazy amber, decent head. Aroma was caramel and clove accented Belgian yeast. Flavor essentially matched. A bit off from a true dubbel, but not a bad belgianish beer.