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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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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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 MmmcKay (269), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Banana notes. Tastes like beer. Did I mention that I’m drunk. Wow I’ve had a lot. This tastes good though. I give it a 6.9?!? 69 with a period in the middle.


 MaltOMeal (642), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Sep 27, 2009  
bottle received as an extra in a trade. Pours a clear, brownish-red with a big, off-white head. Nice lacing. Nose is of bubblegum. Taste is the same as aroma. Mouthfeel is creamy and carbonated.


 kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 25, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours a medium tea-brown color; off-white head with ok retention and solid, fine-bubbled lacing. Aroma shows a strong clove note first and foremost, with a chewy banana / Belgian ester core below; a well-balanced, generous approach. Nice, approachable levels of carbonation on this one. Medium mouthfeel: cloves and sweet Belgian esters again serve as the central point here: crackers, brown sugar, and a permeating banana character; a really nicely balanced, solid dubbel, if a touch straightforward: there’s nothing denser underneath (or maybe there is, with a bit of vanilla and maple syrup; quite soft), but I could drinks loads of this. Nicely drinkable rendition. Lasting finish of breadiness, clove, and lightly toasted malts; well-balanced end.


 Fratto (670), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/514/20
Sep 16, 2009  
This beer had a great flavor and nice, malty aroma. Interesting aftertaste.


 phishpond417 (1861), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 15, 2009  
Another beer i’ve been dying to try for a while that i had at the beer tasting today. Glad i went home with a few! Pours a deep chestnut brown. Roasted and toasty on the nose, decent aromas like french vanilla or something odd coffee aroma. Taste is flavourful with generous amounts of malts but perfectly well balanced in the finish.


 madvike (301), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 14, 2009  
Bottle - Pours a clear, rosy amber with very little head. Smells of light spice and wheat. Taste is a little oaky, spicy, and yeasty, with some banana notes. It’s a bit thin and watery, and really not too interesting. It’s smooth, but pretty boring.


 ansermadide (496), Kyle, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 13, 2009  
Sample from September 11, 2009 Beer Club Meeting. Nice head! Dark amber, syrupy color. Aroma perfumy. Smells Belgian. Hey, whuddya know? Flavor a little tart. Way sweet... too sweet... even for an Abbey... hmm...


 Gypsy19 (603), California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Pours a clear cola brown, with a large off-white head. Aroma is of banana and ever so slightly of clove/spice. Aroma could be bolder. Light malts appear in the flavor as do honey and background floral flavors. Watery mouthfeel, thin viscosity. Overall, fair plus.



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