Ølfabrikken Abbey Ale

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

Pours a lightish brown with a lasting off white head. Smells of dark fruit, spice, sweet, a hint of tartness. Tastes of fruit, molasses, caramel, some sugary hints, rosey. Full, rocky mouthfeel with nice carbonation. It sucks that this is one of the beers retired after the takeover.

Pours a dark dingey copper color like an old penny from the 60’s. A tall foamy head persists and sticks like a stubborn muledeer. After some coaxing the head comes down and rests as a thick, downy canopy. Faint dusty candy aromas speak in a Belgian tongue. Medium full nectar w/ ample mellow residual effers. The texture is soft and semi creamy. A full malty body and only mildly sweet w/ flavors of plumby stonefruit, grapes, melon, brown sugar, and gummy bears. Theres a slightly acidic spicey essence that charges through and balances it all out. The finish is bittered well leaving a spicey tingling on my tongue. A solid representation of the style and highly recommended.

Bottle from sl. nice full orangey brown, not as cloudy/murky as would thought. Very loud pop on opening. Huge head, great retention, good lacing. Aroma of oranges, some lemons even, coriander, caramel, dark fruits. Oranges, coriander, caramel, plum-like dark fruits, sweetness balanced by a yeast/bread, slight dryness in finish. airy full mouthfeel. delightfully one of the best dubbels i’ve had (and it’s not a style that has fancied me too much).

Jeeze, what a powerhouse. Haltingly aromatic, with clouds of sublime fig, prune, malt and alcohol in the nose. Flavor is rich and thick with the above plus raisin and coffee. Texture is magically Belgian - hits the tongue and evaporates like lighter fluid. Big and very sweet.

Brewed at Het Anker, so of course it is going to be delicious. This is the best abbey style beer I had in some time. Lots of carbonation on this dark brown beer, very tall cream colored head. Thick and heavy palate, full of sweet malt, fruit, and Belgian yeast. I didn’t taste the herbs, but found this to be a more traditional, sweet, fruity malty beer. Nice smooth palate

huge aggressive head,had to let it settle before sampling, sweet dark fruit aroma, a mix of raisins and grapes ,some oakiness alos, rich fruit and caramel taste, with a very enjoyable fudge carmel frosting finish,carbonation a little biting,alcohol only hinted at. flavors seem to lighten towards end. A top notch brew, from this famous brewery. Wish we could get more around the Midwest

750 ml. bottle from Liquid Solutions. Teddish tinged amber color with a tan head. Rich medium dark fruit (date?) aromas over roasted malt. Medium plus body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is a mix of dates, raisins and lighter stone fruits. Drys out in the finish, showing a somewhat bitter aspect. Really mellow. Really real.

Bottle. Caramel-brown beer with a big tan head. Caramel, yeasty aroma with fig and raisin. Fig, raisin, date flavor with yeast and rich malt. Medium-plus bodied. Rich yeasty, stone fruit, and malt lingers. Nice complexity - some darker malts present. Very good.