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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.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
radagast83 (2202) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - FEB 9, 2008
Bottle from my friend who returned with this from Colorado. Pours a dark amber color. The beer has a sweet, malty aroma, with a touch of spice.

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Goodgrief (1608) - Middletown, Delaware, USA - FEB 3, 2008
Aug. 2006 - Very nice indeed. Mahogany color with nice head and lacing. Aroma was more bready than anything else. Had a nice dark fruity base with just the right amount of sweetness. Some caramel and nuttiness as well. I was liking it.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
auderale (591) - Bitburg, GERMANY - FEB 2, 2008
Dark brown colored pour with medim sized head. Sweet, spicy, fruity , slight malty aroma with a malty, nutty caramel sweet finish. I really enjoyed this.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
daniellerose7 (119) - new york, New York, USA - JAN 31, 2008
This is the first New Belgium brew that I really liked. An excellent dubbel, I think. Not anything to write home about, but I would definitely enjoy it again.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
CubsClapp (13) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - JAN 31, 2008
Very good beer. It’s got a banana-like taste that you’ll find in hefeweizens. However, if you go to New Belgium, go with the Abbey Grand Cru.

2.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 7/20
Swalden28 (2541) - McKinney, Texas, USA - JAN 28, 2008
I did not care for this beer..it wasn’t bad, but I did not find it very good.....I made a beer like this before and thought thought the temperature was off due to the alcohol spicyness....Apparently, from seeing the score, people like this flavor.....Aroma is nice, color and off white head was very good, and mouth feel was good....but I just do not like the flavor and spice of this beer.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 16/20
LinusStick (2386) - Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 22, 2008
Nice dubbel in many ways. Pour was nice..a deep amber with a 2 finger tan head. Aroma was amazing...strong yeast and dark fruits filled the nose with a sweet malt note. Taste nothing like the aroma suggested. Strong vinous flavor with hints of dark fruit and a flat alcohol taste in the back of the throat. Very thin and watery with only mild carbonation. A good dubbel but my expectations were higher.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
BMan1113VR (6146) - Los Angeles, California, USA - JAN 13, 2008
Aroma is harsh burnt malts with banana and honey with little else. Appearence is a clear light brown with some red and a smallish head. Taste is odd, not anything like an Abbey Dubbel. Tastes like a watery porter but with elements of the aroma, not the biggest fan. Goes down dry and fizzy. Suprised at the 92 percentile.


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