Southampton Abbot 12

Brewed by Southampton Publick House
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Southampton, New York USA

Numerous 750ml bottles. Each bottle changes in character, in particular the ’sweetness’ variable. First pour is dark mahogany with coca cola cherry red highlighst and a really big head. Hard to get a grasp of all the flavor components, but there’s alot of rich, sweet mal, and dark fruits -- raisins, prunes, sweet figs, and caramel butterscotch candy. A bit of rum creeps in. The second pour is much cloudier -- as with all 750 Southamptons, thick and chewy, an elegant abbey-style quadruple. There’s a faint sense of oak and hickory in there, but the swetness takes that over. The mouthfeel could be creamier, especially near the top of the bottle.

Bottled. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is raisins, toffee, alcohol and some sweet malts. Raisins, some sweet nectary notes, alcohol and fruityness in the flavour. Wellbalanced, and very drinkable brew.

Amber/brown pour with thick white head. Rather thin mouth feel for a quad, but still very sticky and alcoholic. Heavy on the spice and exotic sweetness, lacking what other quads bring to the table.

Pours dark reddish brown with two finger head that dissapates slowly. Aroma is of spicy yeast and dark fruit. Flavor is sweet and well balanced with lots of brown sugar and raisin, with excellent yeast character. Palate is smooth but a little thin- nice though. Not the most extravagant example of the style, but tasty just the same.

Pours a light hazed brown body with a huge frothy off white head a plenty of lacing. Aroma is very sweet with raisin, candi sugar, caramel, grape and plum. Flavor is raisin, plum, caramel, light nutty, honey and some grass. Long sweet finish with just a slight alcohol burn. Full body, very sticky texture.

750mL bottle. Poured brilliant amber with a shorter cap of off-white head. The aroma opened with rich darker fruits, raisins, and candi sugar.. just a hint of lemon zest and floral behind.. a pinch of green apple at the very back, but I wasn’t about to let that detract from my enjoyment. The flavor struck me as an amped-up double initially, but then I caught myself.. darker fruit, rum-soaked raisins, and peppery yeast.. bitterness was light and yielded to the spicage.. lengthy finish with candied apples, caramel, and green raisins. Heavier-bodied with active carbonation that moved the brew well across the palate.. warm and very well balanced. Excellent stuff!

(750 ml bottle from 1828 Vintage House, cellared for 1 year after purchase) Sweet, soft and spicy...Pours dark rubyish amber. Fairly clear - surprising. A finger or so of soft-looking, light khaki/tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, light candy malt, brown sugar, hints of port. Mouthfeel is buttery soft - wow, awesome. A bit sticky as it warms. Beautiful weepy sheets of lacing. Flavor is sweetness and spice. Candyish malt and dark fruit sweetness with a marvelous spice note (not quite cinnamon but sort of). Dark and sweet. ABV very well-covered. Not overly complex but complex enough. Just straightforward elegant with an excellent palate and a very unique flavor that hits the mark. A great beer and I think a great one to cellar.

An old rating i finally got to entering. Poured dark brown with some reddish hues. Aroma was a light roast, dark fruit, raisin, belgian, maltiness. Very smooth feel with a good body.