Abstrakt AB:11
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Series Out of Production|
Score
7.21
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The Abstrakt series continues to tantalise your taste buds with the latest member of the family, AB:11.
AB:11 is an imperial black barley wine brewed with ginger, black raspberries and chipotle peppers. A 12.8% rollercoaster of ginger zestiness, chipotle smokiness all bound together with dark berry tartness and the decadent residual body of a black barley wine.
Like all Abstrakt beers, AB:11 pushes the boundaries and challenges the perception of what beer is and what it can be. Brewed only once, AB:11 is excellent for drinking now, but also designed to be cellared for future enjoyment.
9,819 bottles produced.
AB:11 is an imperial black barley wine brewed with ginger, black raspberries and chipotle peppers. A 12.8% rollercoaster of ginger zestiness, chipotle smokiness all bound together with dark berry tartness and the decadent residual body of a black barley wine.
Like all Abstrakt beers, AB:11 pushes the boundaries and challenges the perception of what beer is and what it can be. Brewed only once, AB:11 is excellent for drinking now, but also designed to be cellared for future enjoyment.
9,819 bottles produced.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
375 c&c from the Utobeer stall in Borough Market. Pours dark brown/black with a tan head. Aromas of dark malt, fruit and chilis. med body. Flavor starts ginger, goes medicinal (phenolic) switches to chili, evergreen twigs, very complex. No heat til the tum! Delicious. Finishes on the sweet side.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2013
at 15:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Opaque black liquid with small to medium tan head. Aroma of licorice, caramel, toffee, roasted chilli, chocolate, biscuit, dark fruit and grain. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter with a light chilli burn and notes of chocolate, roasted chilli, dark fruit and licorice. Medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Nice, one of the better abstrakt in a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2013
at 13:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from brewdog.com. Very dark brown color with medium beige head. Roasted aroma with syrup, spices. Very rich body with overripe fruit, molasses, dark berries, licorice, medicinal notes. Very alcoholic, medicinal finish. As usual out of style, but tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2013
at 14:54
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Flaske(nr. 5140) fra polet: mørk som arvesynden med sjokolademousse på toppen. Aroma av bjørnebær, solbær, litt ingefær og et streif av røykmalt. Saftig, stor smak og lang ettermsmak hvor en touch av chipotle (tørket, røkt mexikansk chili) og ingefæren balanserer maltsødmen og gjør det riktig så lekkert. en meningsfylt ølopplevelse med følelse av eksklusivitet. Må kjøpe en for lagring. Flaske nr. 5733 (080912) på RBHD-treff i Vatlandsvåg juli-18: nesten helt sort uten skum. Oksydert aroma og smak med dessertsjokolader, vanilje/eik, svisker og vellagret portvin med nøtteaktig bitterhet. Alle inntrykk av ingefær og chili har for lengst forsvunnet.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2013
at 12:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle 375ml @ haakonm
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of malt, ginger, chocolate, caramel, fruits and alcohol. Taste is heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, fruity, chocolate and spicy finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of malt, ginger, chocolate, caramel, fruits and alcohol. Taste is heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, fruity, chocolate and spicy finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2013
at 05:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium beige head. Opaque black body goes deep dark hazy brown at edge. Herbal dried fruit aroma with meaty cloves notes. Dry-sweet intensely spicy cardamom and cinnamon taste with chocolatey laquer and tropical wood notes. Full-bodied. Soft, yet quite hot and spicy mouthfeel. Dry-sweetish spicy cardamom and lacquer aftertaste with alcoholic cardamom, cloves and lavender notes. Nice. Highly drinkable, harmonic, and interesting, even if it is a bit high in alcohol. (0.375l bottle, wine monopoly, Vika, Oslo.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2013
at 00:30
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle @ NK Saluhall. Black colour with a tan head. Sweet malt, pine, floral aroma. Flavour is... well not good. Tried to give it away but no luck.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2013
at 09:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
375 ml green bottle, from Vinmonopolet. Black colour, no head. Vinous aroma, oxidised, prunes, oak. Minimal carbonation. The flavour is very sweet and very oaky, notes of prunes and other dark dried fruits, notes of molasses and too much alcohol, some bittering hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2013
at 15:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ yespr. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy ginger and caramel aroma with weak hints of dark fruit. Sweetish malty fruity spicy caramel and dark fruit flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2013
at 01:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance: Opaque black color with a small beige head. Some lacing.
Aroma: Sweet fruity and dark malt.
Palate: Medium body. Slightly sweet and a bit spicy. Creamy carbonation. Hoppy tail.
Taste: A bit sweet and fruity. Lovely juniper notes. Hoppy touch in the end.
Overall impression: Lovely barley wine. But not something I could drink a lot of. Lovely by the fire in the evening.
Personal stats: Bottle (#4665 of 9819) from Systembolaget in Strömstad, Sweden
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2013
at 14:07