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 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Many thanks to kappldav123 for sharing this bottle. Deep caramelly nose. The beer starts malty and deep. Plums and raisins, malt with a nice deep malty aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2018
at 14:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
33cl bottle shared with Erzengel. A clear orange brown beer with a small beige head. Aroma of strong caramelish malt, red malt, riped sweet fruits. Taste of strong riped fruits, dried fruits, caramel, a bit sticky, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2018
at 13:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thanks to kappldav123 for sharing. A darkest red brown in the glass, smallest head. Malty on the nose with some winery notes. Taste starts fruity, also a litte bit old wood. Malt and belgish sugar in the middle part. Some fruity elements. Warming alcoholic. Nice.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2018
at 22:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Better than it scores, hampered by a somewhat lackadaisical nose and a very non-Belgian appearance. Otherwise, an enjoyable American take on the venerable Abbey style, intensely fruity and up front with its yeasty joy, overflowing with sugary red apple, caramel, black cherry, cocoa, clove, and wheat bread, backed up by a mild bit of soapy hops and a bready, clove-n-sugar laced finish. A bit lacking in the fade for a dubbel, and the texture could use a little taming, but a fine pint nonetheless. Makes me very curious as to what a little barrel aging could do. Again, better than it scores.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2018
at 02:15
8/10
Tried
on 05 Dec 2017
at 16:58
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Hazy burgundy red color. Large rocky tan head. Rich earthy caramel malt nose. Flavor has notes of fig, dark cherries and toasted raisin bread. Soft and luxurious on the palate. Quite delicious with warming alcohol and dark fruit notes in finish. Quite simply one of the best Abbey Dubbel styled ales I have tasted. Wonderfully nuanced and richly complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2017
at 18:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
From Oct 2005
Poured into the glass a very nice dark amber with a good sized head that didn't stick around very long. What was left was a fine lacing around the glass.
The smell is quite inviting with fruity tones mixed with a sweet malty aroma and a bit of alcohol.
The taste was less complex than I thought it would be with a good dose of plum notes and some malt but not much else. Still, all in all, I liked it and would drink it again.
Poured into the glass a very nice dark amber with a good sized head that didn't stick around very long. What was left was a fine lacing around the glass.
The smell is quite inviting with fruity tones mixed with a sweet malty aroma and a bit of alcohol.
The taste was less complex than I thought it would be with a good dose of plum notes and some malt but not much else. Still, all in all, I liked it and would drink it again.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2017
at 16:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.355 l bottle from 'Beergium', 2016 vintage. Clear, very dark red with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, moderately yeasty-spicy and sligthly fruity aroma of caramel, plums, raisins, licorice root and coriander. Quite sweet, malty, rather yeasty-spicy and a bit fruity taste of caramel, coriander, licorice root, some chocolate and a touch of dark fruit, followed by a medium long, moderately bitter, quite yeasty, rather spicy and minimally roasty finish. Medium to full body, slightly creamy and rather effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Spice-forward, saturating Dubbel for the colder days.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2017
at 15:26
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours dark amber from the bottle. Huge, foamy head. Aroma is caramelized sugar, light cherry. Taste is sweet, a bit cloying, complemented by a mild tangy note. Body is light. Overall too sweet and one dimensional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2017
at 20:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from rakuten served in a tulip. A lovely ruby brown with a long lasting beige head. The aroma is massively fragrant giving off a mouthwatering spicy raisin bread odor. Full bodied with a round carbonation combined with a sharp finish. The taste is sweet fruity raisins, plums, molasses and some booziness. Good but KBC’s was easier to drink, more sessionable I’d say.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2017
at 21:15