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New Belgium Abbey

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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6893.63/5.03.62/5.07%92.9Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Winner of four World Beer Cup medals and eight medals at the Great American Beer Fest, Abbey Belgian Ale is the Mark Spitz of New Belgium’s lineup - but it didn’t start out that way. When Jeff and Kim first sampled the beer at the Lyons Folks Fest, reviews were mixed at best. One of founder Jeff’s first two Belgian style homebrews (along with Fat Tire), Abbey is a Belgian dubbel (or double) brewed with six different malts and an authentic Belgian yeast strain. Abbey is bottle-conditioned, weighs in at 7.0% alcohol by volume, and pairs well with chocolate (or boldly served by itself) for dessert.
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 gringo332 (238), Richardson, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jan 22, 2009  
Red to brown in color with a decent light tan head. Smell is yeast, spices, roasty, fruit, caramel, and malts. Taste is caramel, malts, fruits, and yeast. Pretty good.


 topherh (899), Kearney, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Pours a reddish brown with an average off white head. Aromas of dark fruit, caramel, and belgian yeast. Flavor is malty, yeasty, with hints of vanilla.


 checkmatei1 (630), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 16, 2009  
Bottle: Poured a reddish brown with no much head. The aroma of dark fruit and sweet malts. The flavor was very smooth, not as heavy as traditional a abbey. Overall, very tasty.


 BuckeyeBoy (1654), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 1, 2009  
12oz Bottle Pours out a brown with some red highs topped with a small head. Aroma of spice, pit fruit and some sweetness. Tast was about the same plenty of spice and sweetness.


 timfoolery (484), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle from Total Wine in Roseville, CA. Despite the strain of yeast they use, it just doesn’t have the same taste as Euro Dubbels. It was much milder as well. Overall, there was light spice and typical malt, although very good on the palate.


 AgentSteve (1357), SF Bay Area, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Pours dark brown with a touch of red and no head. Oxidized. Dang it. Some chocolate and prune in the nose and flavor. Creamy mouthfeel.


 ericandersnavy (1051), crossroads, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 23, 2008  
bottle from world market in denton, tx. poured a brown/amber with a beige head. aroma of caramel, dark fruits, with a touch of vanilla. flavor is spices, caramel, and alcohol. light-med body, high carb. a decent abbey.


 travita (1887), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Red to brown in color with a decent light tan head. Smell is yeast, spices, roasty, fruit, caramel, and malts. Taste is caramel, malts, fruits, and yeast. Pretty good.



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