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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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Keg at BrewDog Camden, London. Pours dark brown with a large, lasting creamy tan cap. Lots to take in on the nose. Loads of dark, sun-dried fruits such as raisins, blackcurrants and dates. There are notes of rich chocolate syrup and mild alcohol. Light earth and burnt wood. Flavor is fantastic. It is very sweet, though I wouldn’t say cloying. Plenty more ripened dark fruits here, dates and raisins especially, also brown sugar, restrained chocolate, moderate roast, hints of alcohol, some woody dryness that spreads out the sugars. There are hints of lightly tangy cherry cordials as well. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Somewhat chewy. Very sweet to finish with some warmth, moderate sticky sugars, figs, dates, brown sugar, faint grapes, touches of wood, very light earth. Soft roast, hints of toffee. Lasting impressions of brown sugar, dates, currants. Excellent beer. Very bold with deep complexity.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2012
at 06:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle 375ml @ Geokkjer
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, raisin, plums and chocolate. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a sweet, caramel, chocolate and fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, raisin, plums and chocolate. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a sweet, caramel, chocolate and fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2012
at 11:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at BrewDog Manchester really drunk by now but remember this to be an awesome expensive beer great malts some bitter wine like aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2012
at 05:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Muddy dark brown liquid with medium to big light tan head. Aroma of red wine, biscuit, caramel, port, dark fruit, biscuit and a bit roasted malt. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter with notes of red wine, caramel, dark fruit, raw sugar and a bit booze. Quite tannic from the red wine. Full bodied with low carbonation. Wow, one of the better abstrakts in a long while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2012
at 16:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black colour, brown head. Smell of nuts and candy. Very sweet. Oily, flat carbon. Viscous.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Sep 2012
at 13:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy reddish brown with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, chocolate and toffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. 150912
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2012
at 13:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle #6944 @ FOneFan. very dark brown/red with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, caramel and nutty. Flavour is light roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, sweet, vanilla, wood with notes of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2012
at 13:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Really late Summer Tasting Ulfborg, 2012. Pours nearly black with a small head. Vinous and roasted nose and flavor. Caramel, toffee, fruit and a bit of alcohol. Quite some alcohol warmth. Dammnn.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2012
at 13:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, nuts, caramel, fruits, wood, candy sugar and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2012
at 13:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium tan head. Nearly opaque dark brown body with lots of small floaties. Vague fruity alcoholic aroma with roasty soy sauce and chocolate notes. Sweet-dryish chocolatey licorice taste with earthy nougat notes. Full-bodied. Sharpish, hot, fizzy mouthfeel. Dryish earthy nougatey chocolate taste with alcoholic soy sauce notes. Interesting and balanced, but a bit harsh, and could use more harmony. (0.375l bottle, Fish & Beer, Copenhagen.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2012
at 14:26