johnnysmoke (59), Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 4, 2008 Beautiful amber in colour. Aroma is sweet, caramel, toffee. Flavour was sweet, yeasty, slight bitterness and alcohol. Finishes sweet, malty with a slight bitterness.
ccoburn (22), Leawood, Kansas, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 23, 2008 Four year old bottle courtesy of Kansas New Belgium Rep, Scott Poure. Aroma is sweet dark fruits and toffee. Flavor is sweet and complex. Good banana and clove, perhaps pear. Alcohol is well hidden. Glad I finally got to try this, and if it was in production for retail, I would purchase this regularly.
 WesKBob (321), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 19, 2008 I made the mistake of trying this when I toured the New Belgium brewery a while back. I say mistake because now it really bugs me that I can’t get it anywhere else. A lovely amber color and a thick, lasting head. Sweet,fruity aroma. Wonderfully complex flavor with hints of sweet fruit and clove spice. A great mix.
CubsClapp (13), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jan 31, 2008 Fantastic beer, and a richer version of Abbey as the description tells you. 9.4% alcohol... Woooooo. If they sold this at the liquor stores I’d buy it all the time. It’s only available at the New Belgium Brewery, and make sure to give it a try if/when you go there.
RSRIZZO (1369), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 11, 2007 Had this beer on 3/27/2001. Color is a deep amber with good carbonation and head. Aroma is a strong malt scent. Taste is sweet and rich. Starting with a medium body it goes down with a sharp rich feel. Finish is a rich sweet malt falvor with a shrap sweet end.
Derrick17 (10), Colorado, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 14, 2007 I had this one on tap at the Bolder Strong Ale Fest and just got around to writing about it.
The aroma was like Abbey squared, just more aromatic with a stronger nose of clove and banana. Flavor was great, if you like Abbey you will love this beer. I drank around 15-appx 2oz (sometimes more) fills, and the ABV could really be noticed.
This is an excellent session beer, just like the normal Abbey.
Kevin (1920), Colorado, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 9, 2007 tap. reddish clear body with a thin ring of a head. smells of cinnamon, banana, chocolate, and murphy’s fries with a noticeable malt ball scent. flavor is cocoa puffs, seriously, cocoa puffs w/whole milk. ginger note, and a sweet flavor lingers. cereal with a shot of irish cream. damn, hells yeah.
drewbeerme (2309), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 7, 2007 Updated: Sep 29, 2008sampled on tap at the 5th Boulder Strong Ale Fest. pours clear reddish brown with small white head. very malty nose with plums, raisin fruit notes. very dark fruity taste with alcohol warming. this is tasty. and my favorite non-sour from NB.3.9.
9/29/08, on tap at MapRoom. pours amber with creamy biege head. nose of rum raisins, bready and a yeasty. raisins, toffee, a bit toasted malts, and yeasty round the flavor out nicely. a nice bit of alcohol follows it all, with a med body and smooth carbonation feel. really tasty dark belgian ale.
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