Abstrakt AB:21
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.05
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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
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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8/10
Bardzo dobry ale nie na tyle by cene usprawiedliwic ;) czyluc solidnie to co dosypane w sensie lukrecje
Tried
on 15 Oct 2016
at 11:45
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[9/23/16] Draught sample at Borefts Beer Festival 2016 in Bodegraven. Day one. Black with a tan head. Big licorice aroma. Sweet and bitter flavor, a bit tart, with lots of licorice, roast, alcohol. Way over the top with licorice and alcohol.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2016
at 05:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at Borefts 2016, Bodegraven. Dark brown pour with a tan head. Tons of licorice, coffee, chocolate, roasted malts. Medium body and carbonation and a sweet finish.
Tried
on 07 Oct 2016
at 05:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From tap. Pours hazy brown to black with a smalltan head. Aroma is herbal, juniper and roasted malty. Dry, toasted and dark malty. Roasted and slight herbal dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Oct 2016
at 07:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Very dark brown. Aroma has some aniseed as does the flavour. Decent body. A bit sticky.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2016
at 13:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at Borefts, shared. Thin ring tan head. Clear almost black pour. Too much licquorice
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2016
at 16:21
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at Borefts 2016, Day 1. Clear brown with a ring beige head. Aroma of massive massive aniseed, huge licorice and some caramel behind. Flavour is heavy sweet. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Not my thing at all. [23-09-2016]
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2016
at 02:12
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled @ Borefts Beer Festival 2016, Day 2. Clear autumnal red-brown color, average sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, lightly (Dutch) "hopjesvla", marshmallow, some kind of sweetness I dislike. I had higher hopes for this one. Not bad though, pretty sure a lot of people will love this.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2016
at 17:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
At Borefts 2016. thnx for sharing,everyone ! Pours dark brown, smell is what I’ve seen as marzepin, but turns out to be liquorice ( 2 tastes I don’t appreciate and seemed to have mixed up ) . taste is intense, bit bitter, some sweetness the marzepin ( so -liquorice , probably )
Tried
on 26 Sep 2016
at 15:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Borefts 2016. Shared with RB Belgian crew. Brune foncée presque noire, col beige, doré au verre. Arôme est malté, caramel, chocolaté, nez épicé rendant un léger coté anisé et fruité de baies noires. Palais est épais, malté avec un agréable chocolaté qui apporte et contribue à cette sensation d ’épaisseur de bouche. Le tout est complété par un fini de réglisse assez dominant et pourra en rebuter certain, cela se complète par une fine note acidulée du cassis qui ajoute avec le mélange chocolaté et épicé à une bière assez spéciale mais restant bien exécutée.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2016
at 14:11