Via Cordis Abbey Blonde
Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style Regular|
Score
7.01
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Crisp, very slightly hazy golden and light copper coloured body with a touch of an off-white head. Aroma of yeast, light malt, a touch of hops and a good deal of bananas and fruit coupled with some significant bread notes. Light to Medium-bodied; Nice deep malt note with some yeast up front, a bit of grass and hay dryness, all finished by some balanced fruit and sweet elements throughout. Aftertaste shows some yeast flavours, a bit of light malt, a touch of sweetness, but also more spices than anything else with the coriander seed and light curacao also noticeable. Overall, a nice belgian single with some good flavours and a nice profile - good to sample on tap at the brewery! I sampled this four ounce [portion of flight] pour from draught at the brewery in Connecticut on 27-July-2016 for US$12,00 (for five pours).
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jul 2016
at 13:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled 07/31/2015.
This was poured into a chalice.
The appearance was a transparent yellow color with a slim white level cap of a head that hung around for a good minute. A gentle clingy rim of white lacing sticks around in the wake of the head.
The smell starts off with Belgian spices, light coriander, some citrus, and then some apples, pears and delicate sweet grass.
The taste copies the aroma for the most part, balanced sweet and spicy. There’s a light spicy aftertaste running into a wet sweet to spicy finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation moves slyly over my tongue in a nice way.
Overall, I’d say this was a nice Belgian pale ale that I could have again, preferably in the Summer.
This was poured into a chalice.
The appearance was a transparent yellow color with a slim white level cap of a head that hung around for a good minute. A gentle clingy rim of white lacing sticks around in the wake of the head.
The smell starts off with Belgian spices, light coriander, some citrus, and then some apples, pears and delicate sweet grass.
The taste copies the aroma for the most part, balanced sweet and spicy. There’s a light spicy aftertaste running into a wet sweet to spicy finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation moves slyly over my tongue in a nice way.
Overall, I’d say this was a nice Belgian pale ale that I could have again, preferably in the Summer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2015
at 12:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught. Clear bright yellow with small off-white foamy head, faint vanilla aroma, high carbonation, characteristic Belgian yeast taste, thin body, medium bitter finish. Quite a good brew.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2015
at 15:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle purchased at One Stop Market, Haverhill. Slowly poured into a chalice, hazy yellow color with thin lasting head. Aroma is light fruit, weak bready notes and maybe clove.
Main base of the beer is pale malts that show bread. Yeast shows fruit and a light pepper hint. Overall the body is on the light side with yeast and malt giving no bitterness but does show a low about of spice to give some balance. The texture becomes dry after the sip. Actually this is a bit better than I had anticipated. Worth a try if you like the style
Main base of the beer is pale malts that show bread. Yeast shows fruit and a light pepper hint. Overall the body is on the light side with yeast and malt giving no bitterness but does show a low about of spice to give some balance. The texture becomes dry after the sip. Actually this is a bit better than I had anticipated. Worth a try if you like the style
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2015
at 18:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bomber - hazy straw color - soapy lace - nose has esters of pear and apple, some grape must, dusty yeast, moderate phenols of white pepper, a touch of clove - soft carbonation - subtle, well-integrated flavors of rustic grain, mildly spicy phenolics, pear, white wine - finish is moderately bitter, with slight mineral, cobweb - nicely done abbey single (though not as good as the southampton abbey single, which is kind of what I was hoping for here) - solid.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2014
at 18:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle bright yellow, thick white head, champagne bubbles. Aroma of black pepper and straw. Taste has coriander and mixed spice. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2014
at 11:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Sourdough and citrus aromas. Medium bodied with sourdough and marshmallow upfront turning to slight band-aid in the dry bread finish. Taste becomes unpleasant as it warms.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2014
at 14:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle pours a lightly hazy yellow with some soft, white head. Nose has candy sugar, some white grape, apricot, lemon, light yeast. Flavor is well balanced, malty, chalky, grass, hay, light fruit. Clean finish. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2013
at 08:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Poured a slightly hazy yellow color with a wispy white head. Aroma was light, sweet pear notes. Flavor was sweet, apples. Some black pepper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2013
at 14:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at brewery pours pretty yellow. Nose of floral and yeast. Tastes of banana, pale malt, light spicing, bready, and earth. Creamy palate. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2013
at 09:39