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New Belgium Abbey

New Belgium Abbey  - Abbey Dubbel

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 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6883.63/5.03.62/5.07%92.9Trappist glass
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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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 blackmurder (164), sadf, Hawaii, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/516/20
May 11, 2008  
A pretty good beer. Had this one out of the bottle so can’t comment on apperance much. It tasted pretty smooth though, a good drinking brown beer. Would have been better colder.


 brianprentiss (473), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
May 7, 2008  
i like this beer, it’s tasty. fruity with a bubbly mouthfeel, taste of bananas and raisins. from bottle at Denver airport.


 alraicercsu (166), Ft.Collins, Colorado, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
May 3, 2008  
Tap on the brewery. Dark copper/brown with a very light head. Aroma is yeast and clove and banana. Tastes the same as the smell. Middle of the road dubble.


 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 2, 2008  
12 oz, at the Denver airport NB brewpub. Darkish copper-brown and clear, with a sorta lasting head. Aroma is dryish yeast, estery bubblegum and slight banana. Flavor is the same, with some slight nutty roast. Near-medium body is neither smooth nor astringent, and is suitably dry on the finish. OK dubbel, but a bit disappointing.


 mmather (113), Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Apr 16, 2008  
from bottle and tap from the brewery also aged in my cellar. Pours a beautiful caramel color with a thick long lasting head. Wonderful blend of alcohol, caramel, malty sweetness and the yeasty esters. Works very well in the cellar and improves until about 6 months old. Gradual degradation usually starts after about 9 months, but is still really good until about a year old. the 6 Month old versions are the best IMO


 garretjax (103), Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/513/20
Apr 16, 2008  
A clear chestnut brown color with a coarse thin white head. Sweet malt scent of maple syrup and roasted malts and yeast. Medium to full bodied and somewhat high carbonation. Flavor of roasted malts, maybe a tinge of banana, and dark fruits. A unbalanced finish thats kind of vapid.


 robforbes (1083), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 12, 2008  
pour is brown with a red tint, large off-white head, good lacing. smell is slightly sour, some caramel, grape and prune, a little spice in the back. taste is thick, dark fruit (prune, raisin, etc...), some spice, some caramel, nice mouth-feel and aftertaste.


 jrob21 (1252), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 11, 2008  
This one came straight from Rollinhard. Poured a deep red almost brown. Low tan head with some thick lacing. Yeast and fruit aromas. Some cherry and plum. Nice malt profile where the fruit comes through again with some big cherry flavors again. Nice drink with a slightly sweet finish.



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