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Saku Abbey

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RATINGS: 30   MEAN: 2.79/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.78   EST. CALORIES: 159   ABV: 5.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Saku Abbey toob tänapäeva õllenautijani iidsed /abbey/-tüüpi õlle traditsioonid keskaegsest Belgiast. Sealsetes mungakloostrites on juba sajandeid hoitud unikaalseid õllepruulimise saladusi, mis nüüd esmakordselt jõudnud ka Eestisse. Tänu Saku õllemeistrite virtuoossele pruulimiskunstile ja rafineeritud maitsele on loodud Eesti õllede innovatsioon – Saku Abbey. Pikaajalise ja põhjaliku töö tulemusena on Saku õlleloojad sellesse peitnud tõeliste trapistide ordu pruulikodade parimad maitsevarjundid. Abbey õlut pruulitakse trapistide mungakloostrite juures tegutsenud pruulikodade pinnakäärituse meetodil. Trappist-õlle nimetuse kasutamise õigused on antud siiski ainult 7 kloostrile Belgias ja Hollandis, et tagada õllede ehtsus ning munkade otsene osalus pruulimisprotsessis. Üks põhjusi, miks kloostrites õlut pruulima hakati, oli joogivee küsitavas puhtuses. Vee puhtust sai aga garanteerida vaid vee läbikeetmisega. Kuna õlu kogus Euroopas kosutava joogina populaarsust juba keskajalgi, muutus õlle müük ka kloostrite üheks elatusallikaks. Saku Abbey pakub üllatava naudingu igale õlleasjatundjale, kelle hing otsib uusi maitseelamusi. Eheda ja eksklusiivse abbey-tüüpi õllega võib tervitada ka väärt külalisi meeldivalt hubastel koosviibimistel olenemata aastaajast. Saku Abbey’t sobib serveerida nii aperitiivina kui ka magustoitude juurde, samuti on ta ideaalne kaaslane hõrkude peoroogade – jänes, faasan – kõrval. Õhulise vahu ja rikkaliku aroomibuketiga Saku Abbey on erakordne ühendus värskendavalt puuviljalisest maitsenüansist, peenest lillenoodist ning mahlakast ja humalasest järelmaitsest. Saku Abbey valmistamiseks kasutatakse spetsiaalselt valitud saksa humalaid, millest üht on eriliselt töödeldud aroomi intensiivistamiseks kibedust oluliselt tõstmata. Õlle kaunis kõrbepunane värv annab kõigile märku õllenautija heast maitsest.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
SaintMatty (2645) - Uppsala, SWEDEN - OCT 14, 2007
Not a bad beer which is supposedly meant to be a Belgian Trappist styled beer but for me it lacks the body and the strength to even be in the same ball park. The aroma is quite inviting and actually smells strongly of tea mixed with lemon. It certainly does not taste its strength and is easy to drink. I think this beer has potential and I am delighted that Saku have brought out such a beer as with the exception of the Tume and the Porter, most of their beers are incredibly bland. I hope they perservere with this beer and continue to work on the recipe as with a bit of TLC, it could become much better.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
lgklotet (432) - Singapore, SINGAPORE - SEP 2, 2007
Bottle. Clear, deep amber with a thick and rich head. Looks good, however, aroma is overly citrus-dominated. A little artificial. Not all bad though.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
TBone (9096) - Pori, FINLAND - AUG 28, 2007
Bottled (BB 10/2007)
Clear amber color, small off-white head, nice lacing. Nose has toffee, dish cleanser and malts. Caramelly, industrial flavor, some lemon candy too. I suppose that this is really brewed with lager yeast. Way too thin for being "real abbey dubbel".

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
oh6gdx (15510) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 27, 2007
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized off-shite head, lacing. Aroma is caramel malts and slight spicyness with some fruity hops also kicking in. Flavour is raisins, caramel malts and some fruity hops. Feels very dark lagerish while drinking, but a lot of Belgian imitations is there.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
begbie100 (181) - Oulu, FINLAND - AUG 18, 2007
0.5l bottle. Thick cream coloured head. Nice aroma. Sweetish, citrus like. Very pleasant. Little bit apricot. Reddish color. Palate is smooth, little carbonate. Flavor is colourful. Little bit sour, malts, fruits. Lively. This is actually decent ale. Might be the best estonian beer I have tasted so far.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Skinnyviking (5472) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - AUG 18, 2007
Bottle. High fluffy but lasting off-white head. Clear cobber body looking to have a good deal of carbonation. Sweet roasted barley malt aroma with notes of plums and raisins. Sweet aand sugary at first llater a bit of spicyness is there without much bitterness. Not espcially carbonation and the aftertaste stays long.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
FrankJohansen (3592) - Sabro, DENMARK - JUN 29, 2007
Bottle. Clear amber colour wth a medium white mostly diminishing head. Aroma and taste of malts, fruits and citrus. Nice beer.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
saxo (7443) - Højbjerg, Aarhus, DENMARK - JUN 29, 2007
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are mainly sugar and water.


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