Abstrakt AB:06
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Series Out of Production|
Score
7.41
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A 11,5% triple dry hopped Imperial Black IPA.
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4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 4
Overall 19
In the final analysis, my favorite of the Abstrakt series (up to #17 anyway!). Back near its release date, this beer hit a blending of hops and dark heavier tastes that was hard to beat. Dark roasted malt, plums, leather and dates create an impressive backbone, but fruit-based hops fight their way though to bring out the Imperial IPA profile. Deep and complex. Just a warning - some recently opened bottles had lost the hop punch with a touch of sourness creeping into the aftertaste. My rating pertains to early tastings of the beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:02
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown. No head. That's an aroma - ok some soy sauce, the grease from my bike chain...there's things going on but is it good. No carbonation at all. The bitterness remains but there's no brightness to it. The malts have thinned out a fair bit, which is leaving with only a touch of malt and a bunch of bitterness. Definitely the structure and balance is in ruins here. I mean, it's old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2025
at 05:48
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Poured from 375mL bottle (11.2% abv; bottled 16.05.2011; bottle 2080 of 8973; from the fiulijnator cellar). Medium dark brown with almost no off white head. Tons of oxidation, rubber, herbal, feint hops, meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2025
at 05:38
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gammel rating (3000-4000) som ikke kom med fra Ratebeer. Smaking på Oslo BeerMile, BrewDog.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Crafty Dog (Also known as: BrewDog Grünerløkka (BD57))
on 05 Oct 2021
at 06:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
375ml bottle 3572 of 10042, kindly bought and shared by TheCellarer at Brewdog, Oslo. Dark body, no head or lacing. Inviting sherry nose, licorice and roasted, coffee notes and dark fruits and berries. Lingering, and smooth full bodied. Complex, well-balanced and like a dessert
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2020
at 17:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Delirium Hoppy Loft. Jet black with a small beige/brown head. Quite full bodied, almost thick in the mouth, but very smooth too. Aroma starts very hoppy and bitter, but with elements of whiskey/booze. Taste gives plenty of hoppy bitterness with the booze elements and maybe even a bit of a coffee undertone. Finish gives more of the coffee and a little spiciness. Can taste the strength, but it is a well balanced sipper.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Sep 2019
at 15:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep dark brown color. Oily hops, grapefruit and caramel in the aroma. Malty sweet, roasty oily hopbitter flavor with grapefruit, melon. Well balanced, well hidden alcohol. Long hoppy citric aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
7/10
Tried
on 06 Dec 2018
at 14:44
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Old rating rerated 29.07.2018, 0,375l bottle (#6687/8973) @ home:
Small light brown slightly bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish funky, brett, soil, bloodlike minerals, alcohol, very overripe fruits, dark malts, dark sugar, bark, licorice, pine needles, harsh hops. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish funky, bark, brett, soil, alcohol, bloodlike minerals, very overripe fruits, dark malts, dark sugar, fruit stones, sorrel, licorice, sour coffee. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh sour-ish boozy mouthfeel. This has turned into something very strange...
Small light brown slightly bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish funky, brett, soil, bloodlike minerals, alcohol, very overripe fruits, dark malts, dark sugar, bark, licorice, pine needles, harsh hops. Taste is slightly sweet sour-ish funky, bark, brett, soil, alcohol, bloodlike minerals, very overripe fruits, dark malts, dark sugar, fruit stones, sorrel, licorice, sour coffee. Medium to longlasting bitterness, harsh sour-ish boozy mouthfeel. This has turned into something very strange...
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2018
at 19:29
8/10
Tried
on 14 Mar 2018
at 19:36