Abstrakt AB:05
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.27
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Belgian imperial stout aged on toasted coconut and cacao.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours near black with no head. Aromas of liquorice and dark sugars. Taste is sweet, quite boozy. not getting any coconut to be honest.. Finishes a bit thin. Glad to have tried.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2014
at 05:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Sweet, liquorice, little coconut, bit of a funky aftertaste that lingers, sweet, thin. Bottle at home, now 7 years old! Massive soy sauce and chocolate, roasted, leather, quite sweet, hints of the coconut. Not bad actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2014
at 01:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bootle at home traded with Nick for an AB:06 ages ago. Aroma is sweet brown sugar, muscavado sugar and toffee. Dark brown black pour clear with no head. Really viscous sryupy pour legs. Flavour is sweet toffee, brown sugar and soft roast. some coconut maybe? Maybe aged this one too much. Some earthy coffee bean in the finish. Palte is full and sweet sticky with low carbonation. Hides the the alcohol well. Tasty, maybe a bit too sweet.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2014
at 16:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
375mL bottle at The Bishop Arms Folkungagatan, pours jet black with just a few bubbles of brown head. Aroma screams coconut upfront, followed by decadent cocoa notes. The coconut and cocoa are pretty much the main two qualities on the nose. Flavour is intensely sweet, almost sickly sweet, but somehow fitting, with notes of coconut and cocoa upfront, a little caramel, and lots of residual sugars. This is fairly cloying in sweetness, but somehow it works. These uber-sweet impie stouts are usually detracting to me, but this one feels elegant and complex. Excellent stuff. Perhaps only second to Abstrakt AB:04 in the series. Inexplicably great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2013
at 08:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1st March 2011
Opaque black beer, little tan head. Sweet coffee and dark malt nose. Soft and surprisingly light palate. Sweet dark malts, traces of coffee, chocolate and sweet brandy. The coconut is pretty subtle and on the back of the tongue. Trace of red berry fruits in the mid. Some aniseed alcohol but no real heat. Semi dry finish. Sweet, tasty and well joined up beer. Should be even better in a year or two.
14th March 2018
Abstrakt 01 - 25 Vertical @ Brewdog Sheps Bush. Opaque dark brown - black beer, short lived bubbly tan head. Sweet dark malts, caramel and chocolate. Reasonable coconut. Some tang and ripe fruits. Tangy fruity finish. Aged but tasty and rich. 3.4
Opaque black beer, little tan head. Sweet coffee and dark malt nose. Soft and surprisingly light palate. Sweet dark malts, traces of coffee, chocolate and sweet brandy. The coconut is pretty subtle and on the back of the tongue. Trace of red berry fruits in the mid. Some aniseed alcohol but no real heat. Semi dry finish. Sweet, tasty and well joined up beer. Should be even better in a year or two.
14th March 2018
Abstrakt 01 - 25 Vertical @ Brewdog Sheps Bush. Opaque dark brown - black beer, short lived bubbly tan head. Sweet dark malts, caramel and chocolate. Reasonable coconut. Some tang and ripe fruits. Tangy fruity finish. Aged but tasty and rich. 3.4
Tried
on 28 Dec 2012
at 09:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at the Mikkeller Bar Copenhagen. Well, you will probably either love or hate this "beer" but just to be difficult ... Im on the fence! There's no head and no lacing on this very dark beer. It's jam packed full of flavours for sure and the coconut and cacao are very evident. It's very smooth and quite refined, but it's no refreshing session beer thats for sure. Your taste buds will be dancing without doubt, but whether they will be dancing your dance only you can decide. Give it a try and form your own opinion. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2012
at 15:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Mikkeller bar. Pours black with no head. Aroma of rich chocolate, licorice and light alcohol. Flavour is heavy sweet, no bitterness, thick licorice with rum notes and light coconut. Full bodied with no real carbonation. Extremely thick oily mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2012
at 15:13
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Black colour with no head. Aroma is licorice, alcohol, roasted malt, cacao. Flavour is licorice, alcohol, coffee, hop, cacao, soyasaus, chocolate, roasted malt. Enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2012
at 01:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
After having tried to get this one in Glasgow and Edinburgh I finally found a 375ml bottle at Mikkeller Bar. Bottle no. 1602, shared with two fellow Norwegians at the bar. Jet black body. Bright naked surface. Dark bread and sweetness of anise to the nose. Likable taste profile of dark fruits and dark berries on a vanilla oak backbone. Sherry impression. Long-lived ending with strong, but well integrated, alcohol warming down the throat. Superb sipper (Copenhagen, 09.05.2012).
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2012
at 12:07
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle shared with (and great courtasy of) the fantastic Bergen tasting crew with such stars as ClubGonzo, Inbreak and Palme, and the mighty StoreMy. Has a deep brown colour, almost black, with a light brown head. Smells like dried fruit, prunes, dark chocolate, alcohol, leather, slightly burned, and surprisingly some cat piss. Dried fruits, leather and roast also in the flavour, with licorice, liqueur, port wine, black currant, and the beer feels slightly acidic. Oily mouth feel. A magnificent beer with a wonderful taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2012
at 13:38