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New Belgium Abbey Grand Cru

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98
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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1673.84/5.03.8/5.0Winter9.5%98.1Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Before there was New Belgium Brewing, there was Abbey Ale. It was the first beer of home brewer and New Belgium co-founder, Jeff Lebesch. So the love brews deep for Abbey Grand Cru. To date, Abbey Ale has garnered no less than 16 medals at the Great American Beer Festival–7 of those being Gold. Take that award-winning recipe, precisely increase the hops, malt and fermentation time, and the result is a Grand Cru worth collecting. And that’s exactly what many of us at New Belgium, as well as a growing number of fans, have done. By saving it for a few years, Abbey Grand Cru will continue to improve and age deliciously. Optimal storage is a cool (40-55°), dark place where the bottles can remain undisturbed. But lest we forget, it is a great beer and great beers deserve to be enjoyed. Best served at cellar temperature in a wide-mouthed glass. Toast to the monk’s virtue and have a heavenly experience.
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 Kåstå (1149), Mol, Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 26, 2003  
Lovely amber coloured beer with a small head. Toffee aroma and taste. Lovely mild and sweet aftertaste. A really good beer.


 joeycapps (1466), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 20, 2003  
Medium-dark amber. Light tan head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, vanilla and orange. Full-bodied. Spicy, peppery flavour of toffee, caramel, and, yes, marshmallow.


 mrkimchee (1414), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 19, 2003  
pours clear deep amber, off white head. malty, vanilla and sunflower seed aroma. smooth caramel sweet malt and jelly candies. finishes sweet and mildly earthy. overall tasty but a little sweet.


 OlJuntan64 (1267), Perth, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 16, 2003  
Bourbon cola clear colour. Mild fruity and floral nectar hops, medium toffee malt aroma. Soft bodied. Well masked alcohol despite mild well balanced floral hops and malty flavours. Finish and aftertaste are slightly sweeter candy malt. Surprisingly un-yeasty.


 CapFlu (3483), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 11, 2003  
(Bottle) Malty, marshmellow and vanilla nose. Orange appearance. Initial bite of alcohol that slowly mellows into a sweet children's candy. Good.


 MartinT (5055), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 11, 2003  
Tormenting brown rum burn and swirling dry yeast flakes...The chocolate-bearing berries are scared by the alcohol and stay in the distance...I usually expect more from this style of Belgian Strong...Thanks radiomgb!...


 radiomgb (2001), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 10, 2003  
Beautiful amber in colour. Aroma is sweet, caramel, toffee. Flavour was sweet, yeasty, slight bitterness and alcohol. Finishes sweet, malty with a slight bitterness. Thanks PhillyBeer.


 mmather (113), Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Jul 28, 2003  
best by date of 9/1/2002. nice caramel flavors balanced with alcohol. A bit oxidized, but not enough to detract from the overall flavor. Basically just at or barely past its peak. Another class belgian style American brew.



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