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New Belgium Abbey

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6893.63/5.03.62/5.07%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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 VitaminR (426), Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Fruity banana nose with some spice. Deep amber to brownish in color and clear. Rich malt, intense cloves, good understated hops, nicely balanced. Full body, with complementary alcohol and carbonation coming through nicely. Very smooth, excellent finish. One of New Belgium’s best beers.


 shp555 (1681), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Mar 18, 2008  
Pours a deep amber color with an off white head. Is carame,l prune, spicy, herbal, and some peppery hops. Flavor is caramel, prune, herbal, and some peppery hops.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 14, 2008  
Draft at City Beer Store. Clear reddish brown, moderate head, some lacing. Aroma is sugary, somewhat yeasty, notes of darker fruit. I gotta be honest though, once I saw they had RR Beatification, I lost interest in this immediately.


 Ughsmash (3999), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 13, 2008  
Bottled, BB 5/9/08. Poured crystal clear garnety-amber with at least a couple inches worth of sticky beige head. The aroma was dry with peppery spices and cloves over sweet plums and other dark fruits.. nice components, but there was an overriding airy detergent character to it. The flavor was just what I was looking for.. initial white peppery impression with a dark fruit and dry caramel backing.. fruity middle with a big, Belgian-y yeast footprint.. dry finish with the aforementioned fruit, faint chocolate, and caramel.. very well-balanced and enjoyable. Medium-bodied and dry on the palate with peppery yeast and cloves very well interlaced. Very good brew!


 DaMenace123 (251), Houston, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 13, 2008  
Dark brown pour with a nice head. Got a growler at the brewery. Sweet aroma. Flavor has chocolate, caramel, sweet fruit. Very nice beer.


 BeerVirgin72 (778), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/517/20
Mar 12, 2008    Updated: Mar 13, 2008
Had on tap at City Beer in SF. Poured a very nice dark amber brown color. Sweet malty smell. Taste was sweet malts, a bit of citrus, and bananna...A VERY mild, and wayyyy too drinkable dubbel...I was giddy after one glass that I most likely drank way too fast!


 blutt59 (2095), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 8, 2008  
12 oz. bottle, nice amber color with banana nose and off white head, lots of caramel and some malt , nice carbonation and finish


 mar (1804), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/513/20
Mar 2, 2008  
deep brown color with a thin layer of cream froth on top. huge malts and fruits on the nose. great thickness and the flavor is a distinct belgian taste.



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