Jack of the Wood Green Man Abbey

Brewed by Green Man Brewing (Jack of the Wood)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Name: Abbey (Belgian) Ale
Date: 04/11/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery

Appearance: clear dark ruby red, wispy beige head,
Aroma: sweet estery fruity aroma, nice woody cherry pit tartness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice fruity esters, touch of chocolate, light phoenolic spicyness, hint of the fruity tartness from the aroma, the fruity esters rule from start to finish

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Growler sampled at Noog Four-0 5/31/08: Pours a transparent copper amber with a stringy-lacing froth of off-white head. Aroma of sweet toasty caramel and biscuity Belgian malt with a nice yeasty character and light fruity esters. Body starts with good caramely malty flavor and body along with a doughy yeasty character and some fruity complexity with a touch of brown sugar toward the finish. A nice Belgian abbey ale.

Noogfest ’08. The body was dark brown to ruby. The aroma was sweet pancakes with some caramel and almonds. The taste was caramel with some wood notes. There was also bread crust.

Tasted at Noogfest 4.0 (2008). This Belgian Strong Ale pours a deep amber brown color from the growler. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel, brown sugar, fruit and sweet. A medium bodied BSA. The malts are fruity and sweet, dark fruit plums and apples. Some other fruity esters as well. Nice beer. Very drinkable. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is sweet.

Cloudy brown, no head. Aroma is pretty sweet - caramel and fruity, with notes of apple and pear. The flavor was a bit more dry and crisp, but still plenty of fruit and spice. Tasty stuff. Sampled from a growler at Noogfest 4.

Appearance: Pours a clear, rich, mahogany-hued body with a small, ivory-colored head. Smell: Predominately fruity aroma smelling almost entirely and rather strongly of ripe plums with a minor backdrop of good wholesome alcohol. Taste: Again, it’s rather fruity, still with the plums and with a sugary sweetness. Light chocolate malt hint. Some warming booze. Finishes fruity with a sourish yeastiness. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Mild carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability: It’s good! Different, yes, but good.

Served on draft as part of a sampler. I asked my server if this was a dubbel before tasting it, and she said "yes, it’s high in alcohol." Sigh. Pours a gold tinted brown. Thin head. Fair retention and good lacing. Aroma is toffee and nuts. Taste is toffee, nuts and earthy hops. Medium bodied.

This one has a slight bit of apple and plum. Touch of caramel sweetness. Sampled from a growler at Noogfest.