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New Belgium Abbey

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6963.63/5.03.62/5.07%93.2Trappist glass
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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.
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 Dorwart (1832), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/513/20
Apr 28, 2005  
Large light tan head. HUGE carbonation keeps the head there for the duration. Roasty aroma with a bit of nuts and sour fruit. Dark amber/red in color. Very nice looking in the glass. Dry roasty and rich flavor. Little sour. Some fruit in there. Good belgian style. Nice and lively in the mouth. Finish is dry with a little bitterness. A good dubbel but I have had some that are better.


 Schroppfy (1813), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 16, 2002  
Overall, a fresh cut fruit salad kind of aroma (canteloupe?) initially and then still as it warms. The same mouth freshness as well. Pretty clear alcohol presence, but not terribly so or that out of style. Less yeasty than other dubbels. Interesting take.


 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 3, 2004  
Bottle. Nose is hard banana and malt. Flavor is burnt caramel, banana, spice, bubblegum, and malt. The mouthfeel, flavor, and finish is nice, but the combination of banana and bubblegum is not nice. It leaves a taste like a bad candy. Such a good brew ruined by such a bad taste...


 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
May 5, 2004  
Nice copper color with a beige head. Visually appealing. Aroma has hints of citrus and spice. Hint of alcohol in the flavor but mostly on the sweet side and very refreshing. An excellent beer.


 tjthresh (1782), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Mar 13, 2006  
Poured into my Delirium Tremens tupil glass. Very nice aroma. Dark dried fruit (maybe cherries), dark sugars, caramalts, even maybe so ripe fruits as it warms a bit more. Dense reddish brown with a fair amount of head. Rich and full of flavor. Raisins, light clove-ish-ness for the yeast, Very sweet upfront, but lots of hop bitterness to finish off the experience. Alcohol is evident, but it does not take away from the overall experience. On of New Belgium’s better regular offerings.


 ryan (1781), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 31, 2006  
Dark brown body with reddish hue. Creamy, beige head with nice lacing, mostly lasting. Big fruity aroma with notes of golden raisins, bananas and caramel. Flavor is sweet plums, raisins, apples and cloves. Big banana flavor comes at the end. Slightly bitter finish, soft and smooth mouthfeel.


 shp555 (1776), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Mar 18, 2008  
Pours a deep amber color with an off white head. Is carame,l prune, spicy, herbal, and some peppery hops. Flavor is caramel, prune, herbal, and some peppery hops.


 11026 (1772), Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 18, 2005  
Bottle split with EDA many moons ago. Nice brown colored beer with decent numbers of floaties doing there thing. Fruity aroma, some bananna and yeast. Medium bodied. Flavor is full and rich in yeast and fruit. Quite well done.



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