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RATINGS: 876   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.61   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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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.

4.3
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
peteysmu (60) - USA - DEC 28, 2011

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
thooper41 (465) - Oregon, USA - DEC 27, 2011
12oz bottle: Appearance is a very clear deep brown with off white head. Aroma is of sweet malt. Taste is mildly complex, some sweet malt a bit of banana and raisin, along with some yeast. One of the more Belgian like brews I’ve had outside of Belgium, but still an impostor.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
dfinney23 (377) - Houston, Texas, USA - DEC 27, 2011
Pours reddish brown with a thick off-white head. Plenty of banana and clove in the nose along with nuts and caramel. Flavor is similar with more yeast.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
brinehart (85) - Colorado, USA - DEC 22, 2011
Pours mahogany with long-lasting tan head. Spicy and creamy with sweet, bready malt. Some perceived bitterness from a little alcohol. Pretty complex, especially once it warms up a little. A very nice beer.

3.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Danyel (41) - Colorado, USA - DEC 22, 2011
Bottle. Banana and Clove nose. Medium body, fizzy. Taste like it smells, banana and clove. Easy. It’s okay, not real impressive but okay.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
kjohns (73) - North Dakota, USA - DEC 21, 2011
Nice dark ruby red brownish pour with a thick foamy off-white head. Lively aroma of banana and clove with a little caramel as well. Taste begins sweet and fruity with some clove and spice. Lingering banana note on the finish with just hint of alcohol warmth. Fairly light mouthfeel with mild carbonation. Pretty good stuff.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BillHick420 (105) - North Dakota, USA - DEC 9, 2011
Pours dark brown with a white head. Caramel malt, some yeasts, aftertaste reminds me of some hazel nut. My first beer in this style, so not sure what to make of this. For me, it tastes quite decent.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
SamGamgee (2451) - down the whirlpool, California, USA - DEC 8, 2011
12oz bottle. Clear brown color with a small beige head. Toasty and slightly nutty malt aroma with a touch of scorched raisin. Dry and toasty malt flavor with lots of bread and burnt fruit. Lighter feel but a little alcohol underlying. Standard carbonation. Well done for a filtered, non-bottle-conditioned dubbel but lacks the soul of the real thing. Quite a deal though and I can see going for this again when I want a few dubbels without breaking the bank. I’d take this over their trippel any day.


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