New Belgium Abbey 3.62 695

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
695	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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badlizard (2394), Berkeley, California, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Sep 10, 2008

On tap at brewery. Golden brown with a fizzy tan head. Malty raisin aroma and taste, but nothing special.

hoplover (166), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	7/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	6/20

Sep 5, 2008

I think I’m just not a dubble kinda guy. I like the tripple but this was way too bubbly and sweet.

drjay44 (825), Salida, Colorado, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Aug 31, 2008

12 oz. bottle. Pours a nice creamy which settles into a thin foam, nice dark brownish color with some reddish hues, nose is malty, yeasty, minimal spice, initial taste is flat then malt, yeast and mild hop bitter come in, pleasant but slight metallic finish. Mouth feel O.K.

ajm (967), Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Aug 30, 2008

Better with warmth. Bottle from Kelly. A respectable ruby brown color, but looks un-glossy like an American Strong. A respectable flavor of dull raisin and yeast, plus flour and sugar substitute. Once I finish the six pack, probably done with it.

beerdad (90), Kansas, USA

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

Aug 29, 2008

Bottled. Pours brownish-red with a medium off-white head. Smells of roasty malt, nutmeg and yeast. It has a bite from the alcohol and carbonation, but is very smooth. Tastes of yeast/bread and grapefruit. A pretty good beer.

Lubiere (4552), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 25, 2008

A dark clear brown ale with a thick frothy lacing moka head. A fruity malt with esters of banana and malt, orange peels and cloves. In mouth, an intense sweet ale with solvent like qualities and alcohol warmth. Tasted August 2007.

durhambeer (1241), Durham, USA

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

Aug 22, 2008

Bottle from liquidsolutions. Amber pour with off-white head. Aromas of belgian sugar, yeast, brown sugar, and mild cinnamon notes. Quite malty. Tastes a bit stronger than 7%, so the alcohol is definitely showing through. Solid.

emacgee (1892), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

Aug 22, 2008

Pours a dark ruby copper with a two finger creamy yellow head. The nose is sweet, a little malty, has that rusty/peaty dubbel aroma, Belgian yeast, fruity, spicy, alcohol. The flavor was malty, fruity, spicy, some alcohol, peaty, banana. Full carbonated mouthfeel, smooth warming finish. Pretty tasty.

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