Ølfabrikken Abbey Ale

Formerly brewed at Bryggeriet Ølfabrikken (Gourmetbryggeriet)
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Roskilde, Denmark

Hazy red brown with large beige head. Sweet aroma with chocolate and roasted malt and caramel notes. Sweet vinious flavor with overripe fruits, caramel, chocolate and anise.

Courtesy of Degarth. Pours hazy copper with wispy tan head. The aroma is fruit and malt sweetness moving into tart notes. Pretty mild. The taste is caramel, dark fruitiness with figs, prunes and raisins. Nice. It gets rose pedal-ish and swirls of sweet honey too. Seems very yummy.

2008-07-11. Brown body with a modest beige head. (3+) Aroma is a bit boozy up front, alcohol soaked caramel notes, booze grows as it warms. Flavour is similar with sweet sugars, caramel and malt, dry alcoholic undertones with some hop notes. (7+) Smooth average to medium palate. Pretty nice, but rough around the edges and did not quite meet my high hopes for it as this was one I had been wanting to try. Bottle shared by Blankboy

From the "Open Eyes" tasting. 2006 Bottle with an entirely Danish label. Pours with a light brown head covering a dark brown body with tons of yeastys floating about. Aroma of alcohol, Grand Marnier, burbon, and dark fruits. Taste has some elements of oxidation, maple syrup, raisins, and clove. Still lively carbonation with a somewhat thin mouthfeel.

Bottle (750ml). Shared by blankboy with gregclow, jerc, mabel & tupalev. Deep amber pour, smallish creamy off-white head, lots of floaties. Classic dubbel aroma - caramel malt, rich spicy yeast, moderate alcohol - quite appealing. Very similar to Westmalle Dubbel - malty, yeasty, complex - average body, nice malty and spicy finish. Quite good.

750ml from From the Vine, Columbus. I had no idea this was retired. Anyways, it’s a very solid dubbel, more refreshing and less cloying than a number of lesser offerings. Very lively pour with a fast-rising head, there’s plenty to admire in the handsome deep brown pour. Strong raisin notes emerge in the aroma, along with some candied malts, caramel, and just a hint of pepper and yeast. Crisp and active mouthfeel, almost champagne-like in its intensity sometimes. This doesn’t really detract from the style, but it sure is quirky with the heavy and sweet flavors going on. The finish is extremely dry, unexpectedly enough, but it works with this overall distinctive take on the style. Nice one, compares favorably with Midnight Sun’s Maitress du Moine.

Corked and caged bottle . Medium sized extremely fizzy beige head that mostly diminished, sparse amount of lacing, cloudy, and a red brown hue. The aroma was malt, caramel, sweet, some hop notes, fruity, spicy, yeasty, alcohol, and some tartness. Very nice! The flavor was just as nice...sweet, fruity, malt, caramel, spicy, yeasty, the ABV was noticeable but not overdone, and a semi-dry finish. The mouthfeel was mildy tingly and semi-dry. A medium bodied beer. A very, very tasty beer, tasted better as it warmed up and even had a bit of a warming sensation to it and would be a nice beer to have on hand during the winter months IMO. Easy to drink, worthy of a try and a beer I’ll drink again if the opportunity presents itself.

Bottle courtesy CigarCityBrew. Pours amber with a large long lasting off-white head that leaves good lacing. Aroma of sweet fruit, caramel, yeast, and sweet tarts. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and a spicy yeasty finish. Very good.