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Abita Abbey Ale 3.28 154

Abita Abbey Ale

Percentile
73
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bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1543.3/5.03.28/5.08%54.2Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Abbey Ale honors the ancient tradition of monks who perfected the art of brewing beer to support the monastery and the brothers with their "liquid bread". We offer up our support and thank them with a 25 cent donation to St. Joseph’s Abbey with every bottle of this heavenly brew. Dark in amber color, the aroma of caramel, fruits and cloves invites you to contemplate the creamy head of this "dubbel" or double ale. Abita Abbey Ale is a malty brew, top-fermented and bottle aged to rapturous perfection.
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 Snojerk321 (2020), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 28, 2009  
22oz bottle from BevMo! Mission Valley. Pours a hazy, deep rusty brown with a big beige head. Initial nose is sweet, funky and fruity. Flavor is sweet with booze, figs, prunes and other dark fruits present. finish is somewhat dry.


 bhensonb (4361), Woodland, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/515/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Bottle from BevMo. Dark orange copper color with a multifinger, fine beige head. Aromas of yeast, spice and roasted caramel. Medium plus body with coarse carbonation. Flavor is malty, clove spicey and a bit veggie/herby. Though not exactly dry, it is somewhat astringent. Finishes dryish, with malt hanging around, and seems a bit mapley or dark fruity. The funniest part, I think there is funk turning up after awhile. Maybe it’s some kind of herb. Overall though it’s decently tasty and complicated.


 Tmoney99 (4783), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Mar 20, 2009  
Bottle from Keg Liquor. A - Poured a clear copper color with a huge frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. S- Moderate to heavy herbs, malt, yeast and alcohol aroma. T - Medium to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish and small alcohol bite of moderate duration. M - Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. D - I would recommend this beer to a freind as a drinkable beer.


 SDalkoholic (1198), Chula Vista, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/104/59/20
Mar 19, 2009  
Bottle from Bevmo in La Jolla: Created a thick abruption of creamy soft pillowed foam while the beer was a light brown color. The nose has an obvious scent of alcohol and cigar tobacco but also a weird scent of mutated Belgian yeast. Flavors range from a nutty brown ale taste to a stale oxidized abbey dubbel. There is only minor suggestion that spiced yeast was present but as for the finish strong rich buttery aftertaste that just doesn’t sit right with me.


 Gypsy19 (653), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 18, 2009  
Pours a cloudy brown with a large head. Aroma is spicy, boozy, and floral. The flavor in this one is excellent; Of spices and clove, flower petals, brown sugar, maple, and more. This is a very nice one overall, and I’m surprised it’s not rated higher. Overall, very good.


 AmEricanbrew (1929), orange, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 17, 2009  
22 oz bottle. Clear copper red with a light tan head. Nice spicy peppery clove aroma. Smooth medium body. Flavor mirrors aroma with strong black pepper and clove spice with lightly sweet earthy brown malts. Not too bad.


 markwise (1200), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 17, 2009  
The best Abita beer I have had, bar none. Thanks kiefdog for the share. Pours amber brown with a fizzy off-white head. Nose is malt, raisin, green banana, sugar, and yeast. Flavor is raisin, banana, bubble gum/ sugary berry sweetness, and maybe some chocolate. Medium bodied beer with a pleasant finish. .


 gunhaver (1043), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/516/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Bottle, courtesy kiefdog. Brownish copper pour, big frothy marshmallow head, lots of lacing. Very spicy nose, with banana and big on clove, yummy cinnamon. Flavor is very spicy, with some chocolate, banana and clove, and other rich fruits. Nice, balanced, very rich and delicious. Wanted to hate it like everyone else, but I couldn’t.



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