Abstrakt AB:10
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Strong Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
7.47
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The beer is an 11.5% Imperial Brown Ale which we have aged in amazing Spanish sweet red barrels from Malaga. Stewart Bowman, our Head Brewer, devised an Imperial Brown Ale designed to perfectly complement the wine flavours and extract maximum depth and character from the giant barrels. We also felt the Imperial Brown Ale was ideally suited to be barrel aged and as well as the infusion of the Malaga wine character will also benefit added complexity and maturity from the time in oak.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle En Öl och Whiskeymässa 2026-04-17 Göteborg
AR: roasted malt wee peppery, old
AP: dark hazy brown, no head
F: roasted malt wee peppery, old
AR: roasted malt wee peppery, old
AP: dark hazy brown, no head
F: roasted malt wee peppery, old
Tried
from Bottle
at
En Öl & Whiskey Mässa
on 19 Apr 2026
at 08:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375ml bottle. Pours unclear amber with a smidge of off white head. Aroma: sweet, dark fruits, dark chocolate, cacao, pralines, oak, whisky barrel. Taste: moderate sweet & light bitter, dark chocolate, dark grains, oak, bourbon. Full body, soft carbonation, sweet warming finish. Rich complex. Lovely
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2020
at 21:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle - pours dark brown - nose/taste of wine, dirty earth, toffee - medium/full bodied
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2019
at 03:44
7/10
Tried
on 06 Dec 2018
at 14:44
8/10
Tried
on 14 Mar 2018
at 20:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: some bubbles, no real. C: dark, opaque. A: rich dark malt, dark cherries, plums, bit oxidized, bit vinous, red berries, blueberries. T: very smooth light oily mouthfeel, dark fruits, blueberries, vinous, plums, dark cherries, caramel, bit chocolate, bit woody, bit too old beyond taste peak but still very good enjoyable beer, full body, almost no carbonation, 375ml bottle 7947/9987 bottled 20/06/2012, 5y7m old beer as courtesy from tderoeck, many thanks.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2018
at 19:43
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Note 16.03.2013. bottle 7309 of 9987.
Dark ruby-brown color.Aroma: woody, raisins, a little prunes, a little smoked. Taste: wine taste, raisins, slightly smoked or burnt, dried fruits, sweet, liqueur.
Dark ruby-brown color.Aroma: woody, raisins, a little prunes, a little smoked. Taste: wine taste, raisins, slightly smoked or burnt, dried fruits, sweet, liqueur.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2017
at 02:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Somehow this one has just stuck around, without being drunk, but then again I suppose the extra aging hasn’t atleast made things worse. Deep ambery brown colour with a minor off-white head, which disappears quite quickly. Aroma is alcohol, chocolate, some sherry, mild ripe fruits as well as some raisins. Flavour is sweet malts, chocolate, some raisins, ripe fruits, mild sherry, berries, some toffee and mild nutty notes. Not all too disturbing alcohol, and in fact rather mellow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2017
at 17:18
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle at a tasting. Complex and intense. Sherry, wine, woody, also loads of chocolate and raisins.slightly tart, but otherwise a fine balance between initial sweetness and finishing bitterness. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2017
at 14:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Frothy White fair mostly deminishing head. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Long moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Fantastic drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2016
at 11:03