Southampton Abbot 12

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

Combination of an ’03 bottle from Pailhead and ’06? bottle from adrian910ss. thanks to the both of you. ’03 had tons of rotten dark fruit, huge malt backbone. Flavor again huge malt, residuel sweetness, not much fruit whatsoever. Seems one-dimensional. ’06 bottle much nicer. Huge dark fruit and caramel/mollasses combo up front. Faint alcohol in the background. Flavor much the same, fig/prune/raisin/candied plums up front. Through the middle it’s all residuel sweetness, not cloying whatsoever though. Finishes with a touch of alcohol, helps clean the palate a little. Huge sticky body and mouthfeel. Well done.

Bottle. Aroma has a straw malt note with herbs and lemon for the hops and there’s a heavy smell of soap and musty basement for the yeast. Head is big and rocky that’s off white with good lacing and is fully lasting. Color is a clear red/brown. Flavor is harshly sweet and moderately acidic and finishes moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Palate is medium, between oily and watery and it has lively carbonation. A little too sweet but tastey none the less.

Bottle. Light molasses color, sweet aroma, medium head. Strong yet light malt flavor with definite caramel notes. Mild body complements flavor very well. Bubbly feel. Surprisingly complex and refreshing on a summer day post-work!

Bottle; sampled previously on tap. Pours hazy brown, with a thick white head. Sweet malt aroma with some vinous quality. Flavor shows malt, candi sugar. raisins, caramel, alcohol, and spice.Sweet malty finish. Nice beer.

Tap @ Blind Tiger, NYC. Pours a deep reddish-brown with a puffy white head. The aroma is complex, with bready notes, spices, and that unmistakable Belgian "funk." The beer is smooth on the tongue and complex on its way down. This is my favorite American-made Belgian ale and one of my favorite beers of all time.

750 ml bottle. This was a very very impressive Belgian style, probably the best American made Belgian style I have ever had. The head on this one was the biggest I have ever scene and it wasn’t Belgian lace on my glass but a thick creamy foam that you could eat with a spoon. The body looked a little to flat or else this could have been a 5 for appearance. Aroma had a slight metallic scent that I found odd, especially since this was in a corked not capped bottle. Also present was brown sugar, light malts, dough, sweet bread and lots of yeast. Flavor was impacted with that metalliciness also and was sweet with notes of brown sugar and lots of yeast. If that metalliciness was missing this one would of rated a little higher so I will try this again to see if it was just this one bottle or if they are all like that.

Very dark, almost opaque brown, with a colossal off-white head. Sweet, dirty nose, with touches of cherry and black pepper, some chocolate and alcohol. So effervescent that the taste is obscured a bit--the CO2 really attacks your tongue. Once you get over that bite, it is really a very nicely balanced beer indeed. Rather sweet, with some apples, currants, anise, black pepper, plums--rich, complex, certainly on par with the best of the style. Thanks for Adrian910ss for sending this to the Midwest.

Bottle. Deep amber w/ small but persistent head. Not a huge, sweet, dark candy sugar flavor as found in some other quads I’ve tried. Smoother and a little drier than most.