BrewDog Abstrakt AB:21

Abstrakt AB:21

 

BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series Out of Production
Score
7.05
ABV: 12.0% IBU: 50 Ticks: 67
AB:21 is a liquorice and blackcurrant infused imperial stout. Rolling in at an imposing 12% ABV, this huge and decadent dark beer dials down the charred roastiness and focuses instead on the rich, full-bodied chocolate and dark fruit character of the style.

The addition of blackcurrant enhances the dark fruit aspect of our latest concept beer, while the liquorice brings flavours of aniseed and treacle. A brandy-like warmth replaces roast malt as the backbone of this complex brew.

ABV: 12%
OG: 1150
IBU: 50
Malts: Brown, Extra Pale, Flaked Oats
Hops: Bramling X, Galena
Style: Stout / Porter
 

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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Draught @ 8th. BBF 2016 [ 8th Borefts Beer Festival 2016 ] @ Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands. [ As BrewDog Abstrakt AB:21 ].Clear light dark black - red brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, licorice - anis seed. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licorice, salty licorice, dark malt, sweet malt. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20160924] 8-4-8-4-17

Tried on 09 Nov 2017 at 10:11


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Carwyn Cellars. Pours black with a ruby hue. Aniseed, blackcurrant, chocolate, cherry, blueberry, more smooth chocolate. Strong liquorice, but with a nice sweet fruitiness to balance and plenty of stout in the background. Not full of subtlety, but full of flavour.

Tried from Draft on 18 Sep 2017 at 21:48


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Vom Fass Stone Brewing Berlin 2016-10 getrunken. Ist das Kümmel oder Sternanis? Nein Lakritze und ohne heftige Bitterkeit. Der Alkohol ist sehr gut eingebunden. Ein sehr gutes Stout.

Tried on 08 Aug 2017 at 14:25


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle at Beer Ma. Pours a black color with a huge beige head. A big hot currant nose. Rich dark fruit, sightly sour. Smoky, salty.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2017 at 04:41


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

08.06.2017, 0,375l bottle shared with a college @ Kaisla:
Nice slightly fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish, anise, black currants, grass, fruit stones, minerals, dark malts, bark, dark sugar, alcohol, licorice. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish mineraly, grass, anise, berry skin, minerals, black currants, alcohol, fruit stones, licorice, dark malts, bark. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly dry and harsh sour-ish mouthfeel. Fair enough.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2017 at 12:50


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Liquorice, blackcurrant, spices, some fruit, chocolate.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Liquorice, blackcurrant, chocolate, spices.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2017 at 12:52


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled at AndySnow tasting. Hazy mahogany colour, small. Aroma of black currant lemonade and aniseed. Mid sweet with medium body and clean mouthfeel. Black currant lemonade concentrate and aniseed dominates completely. Simplistic.

Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2017 at 14:07


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Appearance- nearly black, opaque, a hint of ruby, one-finger light brown/tan head. Aroma- blackcurrant, liquorice hints, dark chocolate, dark malts, fruit squash. Taste- roast malt, blackcurrant, fruit juice, chocolate fudge hints, coffee bitterness, sweet fruits, cherry, treacle, liquorice, red wine, dark chocolatey malt. Sticky finish, syrupy dark fruit. A little hard to drink towards the end.

Tried on 13 Apr 2017 at 01:52


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft - Liquorice and chocolate malts. Jet brown with a decent beige head. Pure black liquorice with a black current sweet and almost tart note.

Tried from Draft on 03 Mar 2017 at 16:46


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 12%. Very dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, wood, oak, caramel and liquorice. flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel, wood, little dark fruit, liquorice, medium sweet, warming, notes of alcohol and medium bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2017 at 14:39