New Belgium Abbey

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Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Trappist glass

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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

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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3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

curly (2203) - Seattle (Newcastle), Washington, USA - MAR 2, 2009

Pours clear dark brown with a red tinge to it with a thick tan head that looks quite creamy. There is a good amount of constant aroma release due to the secondary yeast addition. Fruit and sweet tart aroma with a clove-like spice. Banana fruitiness which is sweet and bitter at the same time. Toffee aftertaste lingers. Beer laces well. Thanks Butters.

3.6

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

GJF (973) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA - MAR 1, 2009

Pretty nice dubbel. Pours a beautiful clear ruby. Has a lively white head which dissipates almost immediately with no lacing. Lots of yeast flavor with plenty of bubblegum and banana. Finishes semi-sweet with slight alcohol warmth. Good beer.

3.4

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

anders37 (9280) - Malmö, SWEDEN - FEB 27, 2009

Draft @ Toronado, SF. Pours a dark reddish brown color with a small off-white head. Has a malty fruity yeasty spicy aroma. Malty and slighlty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a spicy yeasty finish wit some slightly bitter aftertaste.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

wench (30) - st. paul, Minnesota, USA - FEB 25, 2009

Pours a reddish- brown with medium white head. very carbonated. Aroma was fruity with malts. Flavor is yeast and malts. It also tasted a bit bitter.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

WesKBob (541) - Bethany, Oklahoma, USA - FEB 21, 2009

Pours a ruddy brown color. Thick white head with decent retention. Aroma is bubble gum, sweet fruits and malts. Flavor is similar, although not as sweet as the aroma. Cherry and toffee flavors. A hint of warming alcohol in the finish. Nice beer.

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

jkwalking05 (1878) - Arlington, Texas, USA - FEB 20, 2009

Red brown in color with a small beige head. Aroma is of malt, yeast and fruit. Taste is the same with some caramel and chocolate.

3.6

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

jamvin23 (162) - chicago, Illinois, USA - FEB 15, 2009

Bottle. amber/brown with a white head. Aroma: cloves, malt and dark fruits, banana Flavor: malt with some dark fruit complexity.

3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

moelikebeer (221) - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA - FEB 15, 2009

Bottle. Clear, amber-brown pour with a small head. Sweet aroma; malt, dark fruit and Belgian yeast. Similar flavor.

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