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

timfoolery (595) - California, USA - DEC 30, 2008

Bottle from Total Wine in Roseville, CA. Despite the strain of yeast they use, it just doesn’t have the same taste as Euro Dubbels. It was much milder as well. Overall, there was light spice and typical malt, although very good on the palate.

3.5

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

AgentSteve (1585) - SF Bay Area, California, USA - DEC 27, 2008

Pours dark brown with a touch of red and no head. Oxidized. Dang it. Some chocolate and prune in the nose and flavor. Creamy mouthfeel.

3.4

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

ericandersnavy (2314) - Denton, Texas, USA - DEC 23, 2008

bottle from world market in denton, tx. poured a brown/amber with a beige head. aroma of caramel, dark fruits, with a touch of vanilla. flavor is spices, caramel, and alcohol. light-med body, high carb. a decent abbey.

3.7

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

travita (2535) - Frisco, Texas, USA - DEC 21, 2008

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.

3.9

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

CappyHook (2) - Vermillion, South Dakota, USA - DEC 17, 2008 does not count

Bottle. Impressive pour with tan head. Roasted malt and raisins. Sweet flavor with nutty finish. Nice lacing down the tulip glass marking my progress. Impressive for the price.

3.7

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

scooterbub (534) - Lander, Wyoming, USA - DEC 14, 2008

Bottle. Pours an amber color with a decent tan head. Taste is of smoke, caramel, roasted malt, fruit and yeast. Aroma is similar. Easy to drink and is fairly satisfying. Overall, it is a nice beer for being rather inexpensive. Well worth revisiting again.

3.5

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

DTM (590) - Winters, California, USA - DEC 11, 2008

Bottle from Total Wine in Roseville, CA. Poured a brown color with a good sized head. Sweet flavor with just a hint of dark fruits. Medium bodied beer that is very good for the price.

3.7

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

djd07 (1407) - Houston, Texas, USA - DEC 2, 2008

Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a medium frothy light tan head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is a sweet malt with raisin and yeast. Decent lacing on the glass. The taste is a sweet fruit, banana and a spicy finish. A good dubbel from New Belgium.

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

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