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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.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Magjayran (1379) - Durham, North Carolina, USA - JUL 12, 2008
Dark brown color with red highlights and a large slightly off-white head. Aroma is full of sweet banana and caramel with an element of spice. The flavor seems a bit thin at first after such a pleasant aroma. Fizzy mouthfeel. Enjoyable enough.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
mbgrayson (353) - Anaconda, Montana, USA - JUL 12, 2008
UPDATED: MAY 8, 2010 A good, solid Belgian brew. Pours with a nice white head, and nice dark golden brown color. The taste is acceptable, but even as it warms it seems a little too sweet/fruity. I like it, but perhaps I am tiring of Belgians.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
texasbartender (160) - Sugarland, Texas, USA - JUL 7, 2008
The beer pours red amber with an organy white head. The is yeast, malt and light notes of burnt sugar. The taste lacks depth but has richness; I get lots of sweet caramel, yeast light citrus and spice. The finish is nice and dry. My favorite beer buy NB so far.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
brokephibroke (172) - Mead, Colorado, USA - JUL 6, 2008
Large white, open head sits atop a deep, rich brown and red liquid. Alcohol, malt and mincemeat aroma. Nice effervescent finish with malt, yeast and bitter fruit overtones.. Nice brew from a 12 oz boittle\!

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
johnnysmoke (90) - Houston, Texas, USA - JUL 4, 2008
Nice dark brown colour, large creamy head. A complex aroma of fruit and nuts. Wonderful malty flavour, with a little added spice I can’t quite place. Overall a well done double.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Imaena (259) - Portland, Maine, USA - JUL 1, 2008
Bottle from Seattle 08’ Dark brown pour with fruit nose. Quality beer at a bargain price. Sweet (candi) and fruity with hints of belgian yeast running through the palette. Will buy again.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
hillfiiiiire (323) - Madison, Wisconsin, USA - JUN 21, 2008
Dark caramel body with nice frothy white head. The aroma is really fruity. Raisins there certainly. Flavor has a nice sweet malt character to it with a nice doughy touch and quite yeasty. Very nice beer. But definitely better Dubbel’s.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
cathcacr (619) - Oregon, USA - JUN 17, 2008
Bang for the buck, this is right up there, and I don’t know why go spend considerable amounts of dough on other Abbey-style ales. This is just about what I would come to expect from a mainstream-quality Dubbel and I rate accordingly. I’d even go with this over the brewer’s 1554 Ale, itself a good value.


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