Abbey
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.10
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Belgian Style Dubbel
The story of New Belgium begins with an abbey: Not only were Belgium’s monastic beers the inspiration behind our Colorado brewery, but Abbey, a Belgian-style dubbel, was one of the first beers we released way back in 1991. Since then, it’s become our most award-winning offering. This garnet brown hued Belgian-style dubbel is strong on character and rich in flavor. Seven malts, including caramel Munich and chocolate, and a definitive Belgian yeast, waft off sweet, spicy aromas. Rich tones of chocolate and dark caramel mix with nuanced dried cherries, burnt sugar and figs. Sweet and roasty upfront, followed by a slightly bitter finish, Abbey is a lovely representation of the monastic beers of Belgium. Sip Abbey, and sip New Belgium’s tradition.
The story of New Belgium begins with an abbey: Not only were Belgium’s monastic beers the inspiration behind our Colorado brewery, but Abbey, a Belgian-style dubbel, was one of the first beers we released way back in 1991. Since then, it’s become our most award-winning offering. This garnet brown hued Belgian-style dubbel is strong on character and rich in flavor. Seven malts, including caramel Munich and chocolate, and a definitive Belgian yeast, waft off sweet, spicy aromas. Rich tones of chocolate and dark caramel mix with nuanced dried cherries, burnt sugar and figs. Sweet and roasty upfront, followed by a slightly bitter finish, Abbey is a lovely representation of the monastic beers of Belgium. Sip Abbey, and sip New Belgium’s tradition.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@Bishops Arms, Vasagatan Stockholm. Kind of pale coppery colour with a foamy beige head. Aroma is rather sweet malts, bordering to glue (the alcohol...), but also has a slight spiciness and some raisins and dried fruits to it. Flavour is sweet malts, spices, some yeast, dried fruits, dark berries and some slight tones of alcohol sweetness. Very boozy aroma, but luckily more balanced in the flavour.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2023
at 14:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours brown with a fading head.Nose shows brown sugar, cocoa, liquorice, spicy phenols and toasty notes.Flavours include more toasty malt and cocoa, a bit of bready and nutty malt, a hint of golden syrup, brown sugar and sultanas.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2020
at 10:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nicely true to style with an american-style round body. Perfect made as they want it. New belgium Fort Collins
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2020
at 21:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
One of the first beers I rated, liked it and then tried later, thought it was off. So, here now a couple of years later, I am rating Abbey again. Using a snifter from from a TX brewery I pour to see a clear, copper brown body topped with a light finish of parchment brown foam. The scent is nice, caramel, cinnamon bread and dried fruit. And the taste, even better, apricot, spices, grain, fruit cake and yeast. My faith is restored, Abbey is a credible dubbel.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2019
at 01:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 10C. Clear deep brown with a beige coat that hangs around. 3+ No sediment at all visible at the bottom of the bottle, hmm. Aroma of brown bread, dried banana, cloves. And so it tastes. The finish - which makes it - is drying with spices and gentle but sufficient bitterness. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2019
at 12:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
on tap at brewery in Fort Collins. pretty perfect abbey dubbel - loved every sip
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2019
at 18:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, from City Hops. Pours clear reddish brown with small frothy light beige head, toffee, biscuit, caramel malt aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter caramel malt taste with toffee flavor, faint alcohol undertones, smooth body, long caramel finish. Nicely balanced and tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2018
at 16:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pout into shaker pint glass. Appearance is dark brown-red, tons of sparkle, 1.5-finger width foamy head with decent retention and no lacing. Aroma is Belgian yeast, caramel. Taste is as aroma, hint of mild fruit, spice. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thin texture, soft-to-average carbonation with dry mix of yeast and mild sweet finish. Overall, checks all the right boxes. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2018
at 14:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Deep garnet color. Small foamy beige head. Rich, earthy toasted malt nose hints at toffee and dark dried fruits. Bittersweet toasted malt flavor. More dark dried fruits and toffee. Some yeasty notes as well. Warming alcohol along with a dry, black pepper nuance in finish. A delicious example of a Belgian style Dubbel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2018
at 03:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle into a La Chouffe stemmed tulip on 31st Dec 2017 at my daughters in California. Deep brown body, tanned affair on top. Malts rule the brew with the nose being slightly chocolate like, the taste also leaning towards a chocolate flavour. Decent and very like the Abbey Dubbels I drink when in Brugge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2018
at 13:18