McKenzie Abbey 8

Very good Abbey. Palate is wonderful on the mouth, and the smell is great! Taste is good and it goes down smooth. A keeper.

(750ml bottle, Dec 2007 vintage) Pours a lightly hazy mahogany body with a medium beige head. Aroma of raisins, dates, brown sugar, banana, and caramel. Flavor of raisins, brown sugar, toasted malt, some cocoa, and plum with a dry, lightly chalky finish.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Pours a nice amber/red with beige head. Aroma of some bread, raison, some farm house. Flavor is sweet, with some caramel, dark fruit. Mouth feel is medium-full body with high carbonation. Overall, not bad at all, I enjoyed it.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Hazy reddish brown with a decent sized beige head. Aroma is of malt, caramel, fruit, cinnamon, and light raisin. Taste is pretty much the same.

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Taste is carmel, butter, scotch and rum cake plus some dark fruits. Acidic and lively mouthfeel.

Bottle marked 12/2007 thanks to bu11zeye. Pours with a light brown head that fades over a hazy amber body. Aroma of apple sauce, cinnamon and dark fruits. Taste is brown sugar, molasses and dark fruits. Light carbonation.

2007 bottle. Light amber pour with a thin cream head. Dried fruits, hops and malts on the nose. Easy on the palate with a heavy caramel, fruity flavor.

From draught at McKenzie Brew House II. The predominant smell on this one is soy sauce with a bit of brown sugar and some light hops; maybe molasses, but really just soy sauce. Light alcohol notes. Dark, dark brown. Can’t tell if it’s clear or not but doesn’t look murky. Has a thin off-white lacing head. Heavy watery body on this one with medium carbonation. Not quite oily but getting close. Starts with raisins or golden raisins, molasses and sugar. Bit of alcohol coming through, too. Not too bad for the style, though there is a bit of oxidation. Not quite buttery, but something’s a bit off.