New Belgium Abbey 3.62 694

New Belgium Abbey

	Percentile
	93
	overall

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
694	3.63/5.0	3.62/5.0	7%	93.1	Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
Winner of four World Beer Cup medals and eight medals at the Great American Beer Fest, Abbey Belgian Ale is the Mark Spitz of New Belgium’s lineup - but it didn’t start out that way. When Jeff and Kim first sampled the beer at the Lyons Folks Fest, reviews were mixed at best. One of founder Jeff’s first two Belgian style homebrews (along with Fat Tire), Abbey is a Belgian dubbel (or double) brewed with six different malts and an authentic Belgian yeast strain. Abbey is bottle-conditioned, weighs in at 7.0% alcohol by volume, and pairs well with chocolate (or boldly served by itself) for dessert.

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CanIHave4Beers (912), Des Moines, Iowa, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 3, 2009

Pours a nice deep brown with a thick head that goes away but leaves a nice lace. The Aroma is nice a little spicy with some brown sugar notes. Flavor is different largely sweet with some spicy clove flavors and a pronounced fruitiness with some plum and mild banana. There is some cotton candy sweetness that sort of gets in the way of the greatness of this, but it’s generally a very nice little beer.

curly (650), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 2, 2009

Pours clear dark brown with a red tinge to it with a thick tan head that looks quite creamy. There is a good amount of constant aroma release due to the secondary yeast addition. Fruit and sweet tart aroma with a clove-like spice. Banana fruitiness which is sweet and bitter at the same time. Toffee aftertaste lingers. Beer laces well. Thanks Butters.

GJF (512), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Mar 1, 2009

Pretty nice dubbel. Pours a beautiful clear ruby. Has a lively white head which dissipates almost immediately with no lacing. Lots of yeast flavor with plenty of bubblegum and banana. Finishes semi-sweet with slight alcohol warmth. Good beer.

anders37 (4779), Malmö, Sweden

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Feb 27, 2009

Draft @ Toronado, SF. Pours a dark reddish brown color with a small off-white head. Has a malty fruity yeasty spicy aroma. Malty and slighlty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a spicy yeasty finish wit some slightly bitter aftertaste.

wench (30), st. paul, Minnesota, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 25, 2009

Pours a reddish- brown with medium white head. very carbonated. Aroma was fruity with malts. Flavor is yeast and malts. It also tasted a bit bitter.

WesKBob (321), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Feb 21, 2009

Pours a ruddy brown color. Thick white head with decent retention. Aroma is bubble gum, sweet fruits and malts. Flavor is similar, although not as sweet as the aroma. Cherry and toffee flavors. A hint of warming alcohol in the finish. Nice beer.

jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Feb 20, 2009

Red brown in color with a small beige head. Aroma is of malt, yeast and fruit. Taste is the same with some caramel and chocolate.

jamvin23 (162), chicago, Illinois, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 15, 2009

Bottle. amber/brown with a white head. Aroma: cloves, malt and dark fruits, banana Flavor: malt with some dark fruit complexity.

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