Abstrakt AB:13
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.70
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The latest release in our Abstrakt series. Aged for over 14 months in barrels, AB:13 is an 11.3% Cherry Imperial Stout aged in ex Sherry whisky barrels.
Cherry & Sherry, the recipe was devised by our production manager Nikola and is based on the classic German Schwarzlwald dessert. This is very, very special. Pretty much all of our team have been blown away by this oak aged beer as it rattled off our bottling line.
Cherry & Sherry, the recipe was devised by our production manager Nikola and is based on the classic German Schwarzlwald dessert. This is very, very special. Pretty much all of our team have been blown away by this oak aged beer as it rattled off our bottling line.
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4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 18
A very unusual imperial stout, but what do you expect from the Abstrakt series? The nose is stupendous, featuring leather, wood and some cherry booziness. The colour is near black with (typically) almost no carbonation.
Guess what, the taste profile is complex. Sour cherries sit up front, supported by dark leather, liquorice, woodiness and ripe dark berries. A significant acidity overpowers whatever sweetness existed from the cherries and sherry casking. A touch of booze helps balance the sourness and tougher tastes of wood and leather. A challenging sipper, but a worthwhile investment nonetheless.
Guess what, the taste profile is complex. Sour cherries sit up front, supported by dark leather, liquorice, woodiness and ripe dark berries. A significant acidity overpowers whatever sweetness existed from the cherries and sherry casking. A touch of booze helps balance the sourness and tougher tastes of wood and leather. A challenging sipper, but a worthwhile investment nonetheless.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:00
8/10
Tried
on 14 Mar 2018
at 20:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Flaske - #5663 - spandert av Rune. Delt med ham og djoeye hos førstnevnte 1 Aug 17. Svart. Skum langs glasset. Kompleks aroma. Som konfekt. Smaken en overdose av whisky & frukt. Alkoholen godt integrert.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2017
at 09:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
(Bottle) Black colour with no head. Malty, roasted, vinous nose with notes of liquorice, dried fruit (figs, dates, raisins), tamarind, burnt sugar, hints of coconut, soy sauce and caramel. Malty, vinous taste with sweet liquorice, black coffee, sour cherries, dried figs, raisins, burnt sugar, coconut and vinous hints of sherry in a finish with a mild bitterness. Full body, quite sweet. A bit harsh and unbalanced, but really tasty. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2017
at 14:36
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
375ml cradle and wire cork bottle stored in my cellar for a few yeast. A few bubbles on the top of a jet black body. No lacing. Confectionery smell, very inviting. some impact of oak and dried fruits. Well blended taste of dark fruits, confectionery chocolate and oak. Sherry like impression. Full bodied. Velvety in the mouth. Delicious slow sipper. (Joint session with Finn and djoeye, Tromsø 01.08.2017).
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2017
at 02:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Flaska några år lagrad, tappad 15/3/13, flaska nr: 8121 av 9972. Smak och doft av mörk choklad, mörk torkad frukt, soja, svarta vinbär, körsbär, sherry, fat med toner av lakrits och kaffe. Fruktig, något sträv, lagom sötma, fortfarande mycket alkohol, något obalanserad, lätt kolsyra och beska.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2017
at 15:18
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
From the very old notes, hence this is not a real rating, but more just a mark to myself that I have tried this at one point. Actually I don’t need notes to remember this one. It was one of my favorite beers. It had really really nice mix of cherries, sherry whisky with some raisins and caramel thrown in. I would really like to try it again to see if it lives up to the memories.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2015
at 03:48
9/10
Tried
on 13 Aug 2015
at 16:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
KØLF 281214. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is alcohol, berries, roasted malt, coffee. Flavour is sourness, berries, alcohol, roasted malt, licorice, coffee. Full body. Very nice beer.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2015
at 03:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lukt: Frukter, kaffe og vanilje.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum, ring langs kant.
Smak: Nydelig smak av kirsebær, kaffe, vanilje og en anelse sherry.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP, Nydt@Lokal tasting hos Bryne.
Medium: Flaske@375ml, ABV@11,3%, Når@19.06.2015
Tried
on 20 Jun 2015
at 14:54