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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BuckeyeBoy (1674), Boise, Idaho, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Jan 1, 2009

12oz Bottle Pours out a brown with some red highs topped with a small head. Aroma of spice, pit fruit and some sweetness. Tast was about the same plenty of spice and sweetness.

timfoolery (484), California, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 30, 2008

Bottle from Total Wine in Roseville, CA. Despite the strain of yeast they use, it just doesn’t have the same taste as Euro Dubbels. It was much milder as well. Overall, there was light spice and typical malt, although very good on the palate.

AgentSteve (1377), SF Bay Area, California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Dec 27, 2008

Pours dark brown with a touch of red and no head. Oxidized. Dang it. Some chocolate and prune in the nose and flavor. Creamy mouthfeel.

ericandersnavy (1135), crossroads, Texas, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 23, 2008

bottle from world market in denton, tx. poured a brown/amber with a beige head. aroma of caramel, dark fruits, with a touch of vanilla. flavor is spices, caramel, and alcohol. light-med body, high carb. a decent abbey.

travita (1941), Frisco, Texas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Dec 21, 2008

Red to brown in color with a decent light tan head. Smell is yeast, spices, roasty, fruit, caramel, and malts. Taste is caramel, malts, fruits, and yeast. Pretty good.

CappyHook (2), Vermillion, South Dakota, USA
does not count

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 17, 2008

Bottle. Impressive pour with tan head. Roasted malt and raisins. Sweet flavor with nutty finish. Nice lacing down the tulip glass marking my progress. Impressive for the price.

scooterbub (383), Lander, Wyoming, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 14, 2008

Bottle. Pours an amber color with a decent tan head. Taste is of smoke, caramel, roasted malt, fruit and yeast. Aroma is similar. Easy to drink and is fairly satisfying. Overall, it is a nice beer for being rather inexpensive. Well worth revisiting again.

DTM (541), Winters, California, USA

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

Dec 11, 2008

Bottle from Total Wine in Roseville, CA. Poured a brown color with a good sized head. Sweet flavor with just a hint of dark fruits. Medium bodied beer that is very good for the price.

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