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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3.6

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20

Sonicdescent (384) - Donora, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 15, 2009

This one bothers me because all of the ingredients for a fantastic beer are there but in the end it just comes out missing something. Complex? Yes. Tasty? Yes? Easily drinkable? Absolutely. Just missing something to tie all of this together. I do wish we could get it here in PA because I feel I need to try a few more to pinpoint the issue here.

3.7

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

spikester (602) - Salem, Oregon, USA - FEB 14, 2009

Clear dark brown amber with a one finger pale yellow head. Modest amount of lacings. Aroma is slightly fermented fruit. Taste is fermented black cherries, a touch of prune, banana, and a hint of chocolate. Reminds me a bit of a Black Forest cake. I can’t separate the hops but the bitterness is there in the finish. The mouthfeel is quite nice with the carbonation flowing over the tongue. Alcohol is apparent but well masked in the taste. Overall a pleasant and very drinkable Dubbel from NB. Drink by date was Aug. 2009.

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

dwaggs2 (1127) - Jefferson City, Missouri, USA - FEB 10, 2009

Bottle. Pours a reddish color. Decent head nothing that great. Does leave a little lacing on the side of the glass. Aroma is dark fruit and spice. Taste is very much the same. Good beer

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

Beardface (1480) - Eugene, Oregon, USA - FEB 6, 2009

Nice darker than expected red-brown pour with a solid tan head. Nice roasty yeast smell with a hint of some spice and some dried fruit. Nice spicy dark fruit flavor with a hint of bubblegum and some yeast. Very tasty offering from a brewery I usually find it easy to discount.

3.5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

gringo332 (385) - Richardson, Texas, USA - JAN 22, 2009

Red to brown in color with a decent light tan head. Smell is yeast, spices, roasty, fruit, caramel, and malts. Taste is caramel, malts, fruits, and yeast. Pretty good.

3.5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

topherh (1709) - Kearney, Missouri, USA - JAN 20, 2009

Pours a reddish brown with an average off white head. Aromas of dark fruit, caramel, and belgian yeast. Flavor is malty, yeasty, with hints of vanilla.

3.5

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

checkmatei1 (764) - Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 16, 2009

Bottle: Poured a reddish brown with no much head. The aroma of dark fruit and sweet malts. The flavor was very smooth, not as heavy as traditional a abbey. Overall, very tasty.

3.4

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

BuckeyeBoy (2138) - Boise, Idaho, USA - JAN 1, 2009

12oz Bottle Pours out a brown with some red highs topped with a small head. Aroma of spice, pit fruit and some sweetness. Tast was about the same plenty of spice and sweetness.

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Beer: New Belgium Abbey Rating Avg: 3.61 No. of Ratings: 876

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