Abstrakt AB:12
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series Out of Production|
Score
7.42
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The latest beer in our experimental Abstrakt series. Fans of Bashah Special Reserve get excited: for it is deep within that collaborative gem that AB:12 found it’s liquid inspiration. AB:12, which has just been transferred from oak casks back into one of our tanks, is a 11.2% imperial black Belgian ale which has been aged for 8 months in single grain Scotch whisky casks with a medley of fresh Scottish berries (tayberries, blackberries & raspberries).
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours very dark brown , no real foam Smells unintence , bit roasted malts Soft carbo Taste is realy sweet . Chocolate , bit bitter , not realy getting hops in this ..
Tried
on 06 Nov 2013
at 13:23
8/10
Tried
on 19 Sep 2013
at 22:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by tderoeck. Nice hoppy nose, spicy, ginger, citrus, blackberry, some licorice. Huge berry flavor, cassis, blackberry, chocolate, licorice, earthy hops, citrus. Very jammy and fruity. Nice. Earthy bitterness plus light booze, maybe whiskey balances.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2013
at 06:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as BrewDog Abstrakt AB:12 (by BrewDog):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
15/IX/13 - 37.5cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ post-Zwanzeday tasting at home - BB: n/a, bottled: 12/XII/12 (2013-872)
Clear dark brown beer, aery off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: dried fruits, caramel, honey, brown sugar, fruity, bit oxidized, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of raspberry jam, very fruity, caramel, bit sourish, citrus, sour red berries, nice hoppy touch. Aftertaste: mocha, caramel, bit sour, hoppy, citrus, bit sweet, blackberries, soft bitterness. Very nice beer, held up very well.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
15/IX/13 - 37.5cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ post-Zwanzeday tasting at home - BB: n/a, bottled: 12/XII/12 (2013-872)
Clear dark brown beer, aery off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: dried fruits, caramel, honey, brown sugar, fruity, bit oxidized, sweet. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of raspberry jam, very fruity, caramel, bit sourish, citrus, sour red berries, nice hoppy touch. Aftertaste: mocha, caramel, bit sour, hoppy, citrus, bit sweet, blackberries, soft bitterness. Very nice beer, held up very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2013
at 11:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
28th January 2013
Opaque black - brown beer. Massive tan head. Palate is light and airy. Light and slightly bitter lactose. Mild barrel induced esters and barely-there whisky. Nice tangy fruits, a good blend of raspberry and dark fruits. It’s all pretty well joined up and very light for it’s abv. Dry finish.
14th March 2018
Abstrakt 01 - 25 Vertical @ Brewdog Sheps Bush. Opaque dark brown beer, short lived bubbly tan head. Palate is smooth, pretty modest carbonation. Decent smooth dark chocolate malts. Decent berry fruits with a nice tangy fruity whiskey backdrop. Light smooth finish. Spicy linger. It's lost carbonation but otherwise it's pretty close to it's original flavour. 3.5
Opaque black - brown beer. Massive tan head. Palate is light and airy. Light and slightly bitter lactose. Mild barrel induced esters and barely-there whisky. Nice tangy fruits, a good blend of raspberry and dark fruits. It’s all pretty well joined up and very light for it’s abv. Dry finish.
14th March 2018
Abstrakt 01 - 25 Vertical @ Brewdog Sheps Bush. Opaque dark brown beer, short lived bubbly tan head. Palate is smooth, pretty modest carbonation. Decent smooth dark chocolate malts. Decent berry fruits with a nice tangy fruity whiskey backdrop. Light smooth finish. Spicy linger. It's lost carbonation but otherwise it's pretty close to it's original flavour. 3.5
Tried
on 14 Sep 2013
at 07:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Lite lukt, litt søtlig duft. Dyp sort av farge. Kngen skum. En eksplosjon av smak. Kirsebær og annen frukt.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2013
at 12:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
hazy red, red-brown head. Aroma of berries, wood, roasted malts, and some phenolic notes. Flavor is red berries, wood, vanilla, marmelade, roasted malts, the alc. is too high for this kind of sweet fruity.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2013
at 15:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Setka Pub, Poznan, Poland. Pours cloudy dark copper brown with airy tan head. Dark aroma of malt, caramel, honey and dried fruit. Sweet, malty flavour with notes of honey and dried fruit and subtle roasty touches. Dark chocolate in the finish. Warming alcohol presence. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2013
at 12:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Flaska från Systembolaget. Svart vätska med brunt skum. Dofter av bär, bär och mer bär. Inslag av choklad finns också. Frisk bärsmak med ekfatston på slutet. Stor munkänsla och medellång eftersmak.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2013
at 07:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Brewdog Shoreditch. Black with small white head. A lot of different things going on here. Roasted aroma with chocolate, red berries and dried fruit. Taste is intensely fruity, slightly acidic with notes of chocolate with notes of oakiness from the barrels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2013
at 08:10