Southampton Abbot 12

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

[bottle] Shared by Stine. Pours caramel brown with a large off white head. Aroma of tart apples, caramel, and raisins. Flavor is very full, with apples, candi sugar, brown sugar, and dark fruits. Definitely a sipper, and an extremely delicious beer.

[Thanks Sk8viking] Murky brown with medium beige head. Sweet fruity aroma with notes of caramel, fruits, roasted malt and ripe fruits.Sweet flavor with overripe fruits, roasted malt, yeast and tofee. Ends sweet.

Big thanks to ucusty for this gem. 750ml bottle from 2006. Aroma of champagne, white wine, yeast, malt, wood, licorice, grape, cobwebs. Large off-white head that mostly diminished and left little lace. Pours tan but looks black in glass. Flavor is sweet with an earthy woody presence. Also wine, ripe fruit, yeasty cobwebs, and a slight alcohol presence. Palate is medium bodied with a lively carbonation. Nice brew with a complex aroma, good flavor and high ABV that’s well hidden. Top notch.

750 ml bottle. Hazy amber, average head and lace. Sweet aroma of almonds, overripe figs, brown and candied sugar. Medium bodied, sweet, honey, overripe fruits, lots of phenols. Towards the end , the sweetness melds into an alcohol warmth. Body a bit hard but smooths out as warms. Tasty but very sweet where it drowns out any nuances this may have. Will age help? Ok brew, was expecting more.

25.4 oz bottle, 2006. Clear mahogany with a creamy beige haze. Nose is raisin, yeasty molasses and wood with hints of chocolate banana. A fine, tickling carb settles to a velvety smoothness. Taste is raisin and candi with porcini drying. Warming with a touch of alcohol. The best American Quad i’ve sampled but still seems a bit young.

Thanks to eaglefan538 for sharing his bottle. Pour was ruby brown with thin head and little lacing. Good grape/winelike aroma. The flavor was a caramel malty base, maybe a bit too much for the style, with some belgian candy sugar, toffee, a touch of fig/plum and some roasted nutty/chocolate notes. Wonderfully complex and quite tasty!

Big thanks to the STL crew for sharing this quad. Pours bronze / orange with a light tan dense head. The aroma has lots of brown sugar, raisins, dark fruits, rich dark Belgium malt and nice yeastiness ~ very enjoyable. Medium / thick body with lots of gentle carbonation that helps spread the flavor. The flavor starts off with figs, dates, raisins and probably some other dark fruit traits. There is also quite a bit of brown sugar and alcohol warmth. Whilst not the highest in complexity what was there melded into a delightful treat. The finish added a bit more warmth and some spice. Very nice and enjoyable quad.

[1121-20080226] 750mL (c/o blankboy, w/ him, biegaman, GregClow, HogTownHarry, jerc, mds). Boozy grains and a bit of sweet floral in the aroma. Hazy, amber brown body with quick foamy off-white bubbles. Sweet toffee flavour with a bit of spicy floral yeast. Medium-full body is smooth. Smooth and lovely.