Abbey Ale
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
7.43
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The brew that opened our doors in 1997, Abbey Ale brought Trappist-style brewing to America.
This full-bodied dubbel pours a deep burgundy with a fluffy head and enchanting aromas. Rich, fruity flavors and hints of honey, caramel and toffee linger before giving way to a long, dry finish. Brewed with Belgian specialty malts and a variety of spices, it pairs well with roasted meats, pâtés and terrines, and soft cheeses.
This full-bodied dubbel pours a deep burgundy with a fluffy head and enchanting aromas. Rich, fruity flavors and hints of honey, caramel and toffee linger before giving way to a long, dry finish. Brewed with Belgian specialty malts and a variety of spices, it pairs well with roasted meats, pâtés and terrines, and soft cheeses.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2k7 bottle. Pours a perfect dark brown with a huge but dissipational head. Aroma is caramel raisin and yeast, taste is similar w/malts and a nicely accentuated bit of hops. Well regarded.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Picked this up in Asheville, NC. Smell was fruity. Taste was that of a good traditional Belgian ale, but not great. Unibroue Trois Pistoles was much better. It’s worth a try though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:17
8.5/10
RB score 3.83
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2025
at 00:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Over the top carbonation, good amonts of bready sweet caramel malts. No hops to be found. There is an odd metallic flavor that dominates the finish with a bitterness that seems to be out of place.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Old rating from 2016 - 355ml bottle brought back from NYC. Poured at home in Jersey, it's brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of plums, raisins, cranberry, caramel, spice, chocolate & yeast. Medium body. Dry slightly sweet finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2025
at 20:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at The Ginger Man, New York. Aroma is brown malt with notes of chocolate, dried fruits, raisins. Medium sweet and mild bitter. Body is medium. Pretty rich Dubbel.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Notes from 1/30/2009. $9.99 growler fill at Whole Foods Bowery. Microbeaded head & lace. The color & look of lightly browned butter. A deep Ray-Ban amber body, with about the same sort of clarity. Banana Runts, licorice, margarine. An earthy, observantly potent maceration of dates & toasted caramel. Smell was deceptive. It's not as rich as it was led up to be. Clove & toffee first off, a tea & butter sweetness, steel, dry toast, & a diligent backwash of yeast. Energetic, beaded carbonation gives a great delivery. Better then the bottle I thought. Yes, sacrilege, I know.
Tried
from Growler
on 31 Dec 2024
at 21:40
8/10
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Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Colin's place. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. A mostly clear chestnut brown coloured pour with a halo of beige, aroma is semi sweet rich fruit cake, raisin, some age. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Nutty malts, fruit cake, mint, mellow booze, fruit loaf, white grape. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow carbonation. Held up well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2022
at 21:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours dark brown. Biscuit, spice, heavy spice, plenty of Belgian yeast stuff. Medium body if a bit overcarbed. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2022
at 03:48