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Southampton Abbot 12

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3463.86/5.03.84/5.0Special10%84Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Southampton Abbot 12 is our version of a Belgian Abbey-style Dark Ale. This unique style of ale is referred to as "Quadruple" and is brewed by only a few Belgian Trappist breweries. Southampton Abbot 12 is made with imported ingredients and is formulated to allow the beer to age for several years in the bottle.
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 bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 25, 2006  
(750ml bottle, 2006 vintage) Pours a burgundy body with an average beige head. Aroma of caramel, toasted malt, toffee, marzipan, raisins, and dates. Flavor of toasted malt, dark fruits, and spices with a soft mouthfeel.


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 19, 2006  
750ml bottle via trade with JoeMcphee! - Thanks Joe! - Pours dark brown with very little head. Aromas of raisins, dates, candi sugar, toffee and caramel. Flavor contains notes of raisins, dates, figs, oak, caramel, toffee, almonds, yeast. Quite vinous very complex. Not much carbonation to this one. Good full body though and pretty easy to drink for a big beer. Alcohol is very well covered. Fairly dry on the finish.. Not Westy, but pretty good for an American Quad..


 puzzl (2601), New York, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 7, 2006  
2006 bottle. Pours a dark brown with almost no head. Could use a bit more. Sweet, fruity and mellow aroma of fresh pine, oak, cherry, celery, sherry, fresh bread. Unassuming in the mouth with a strong alcohol kick, though still displaying nice breadiness and rich, sweet fruits. Noticable candi sugar, though still meshing well with the flavor. Will be interesting in a few years.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2911), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 7, 2006  
Cloudy brown pour with ruby highlights . Aroma of burnt rubber at first but then dates and toffee are noticeable. Flavor of dates, toffee, yeast, the profile is mostly sweet with some bitterness in the finish. The body is light to medium with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. It’s good but doesn’t come close to the quality of classic ABTs like St. Bernardus.


 BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 26, 2006  
750 mL bottle thanks to beastiefan2k. Pours dark maple, walnut brown with a fizzy and bubbly head, not much though. Aroma is sweet caramel, maple and honey malt (cookie), yeast (cellar, dough) and a vinous alcohol nose. Moderately acidic, medium bitterness, lingering fizzy and burning acidity, port notes. The flavor is somewhat harsh in this young specimen; I would love to try another one after several years of aging. Medium to full bodied, fizzy and foamy tingling mouthfeel.


 Glouglouburp (2811), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 19, 2006  
Cloudy brown with a medium long-lasting off-white head. Bottle at BCTC 2006. Very malty (high-fiber type of bread), a lot of butterscotch and not-so-great spices (cloves, herbs). Very thin body as far as an Abt is concerned. Moderate alcohol presence. Overall, average for the style. “Abbot pas l’cul des autres Abt”.


 Lubiere (4480), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 18, 2006  
Dark brown ale witg a creamy off white head. Rather oxidized malt with lots of butterscotch notes, a bit nutty. In mouth, a rather boring ale with nuts and butterscotch. Rich and smooth, but overall, a let down. Bottle at BCTC 2006.


 whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 10, 2006  
Huge thanks to notalush for a sample of this long-coveted beer. Mild gusher. Hazy chestnut body with a grayish beige head. Aroma of almonds, vanilla, caramelized sugar, and toffee. Flavor is medium sweet with interesting qualities of dates and mild fruit skin tartness, moderate woody bitterness, and a surprisingly drying finish. Great overall characters, matured perfectly in the bottle. I warmed up to this rapidly and really enjoyed it in the hot New Jersey sun in the parking lot of Heavyweight Brewing Company.



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