BrewDog Abstrakt AB:25

Abstrakt AB:25

 

BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Barley Wine - Barley Series Out of Production
Score
7.50
ABV: 13.3% IBU: 35 Ticks: 28
A super-smooth, full-bodied chewy-as-hell barley wine. Our latest concept brew has spent six months drawing flavour from bourbon barrels.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle sample at a tasting at tomer's place. Deep amber-brown. Vanilla, bourbon, coconut, caramel, fruitiness, alcohol, sweet, kinda boozy.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2018 at 13:10


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy woody bourbon caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel woody bourbon flavor. Has a fruity malty woody caramel finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2018 at 12:44


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled draft @ TCBW 2018. Black, very dark brown, tanned head. Nose is maple, very big sugar & way too harsh alcohol. Taste is almost nothing but crude raw exotic sugar & harsh alcoholic, heavy, lacks nuance, meh.

Tried from Draft on 18 May 2018 at 06:46


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap at TCBW 2018. Pours copper. Aroma is sweet, vanilla, bourbon, malt, caramel. Flavor is sweet and bitter, caramel, malt, fruits, bourbon. Alcohol is showing, but fits with the brew. Overall: very good.

Tried from Draft on 12 May 2018 at 09:53


6

Tried on 05 May 2018 at 17:16


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at TCBW 2018, Tallinn. Color is dark brown with small slightly brownish head. Aromas and flavors Some cocoa, chocolate, some ripe fruits, some mint, bourbon and malts.

Tried from Draft on 05 May 2018 at 14:17


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at the brewdog shepherds Bush. A deep amber brown coloured pour with a a halo of off white head. Aroma is solvent. Brown sugars. Flavour is composed of spicy cakey malts, Toffee, Warming alcohol, boozy fruit cake, honey. Palate is chewy, oily, moderate carbonation. Nice. Little hot.

Tried on 19 Mar 2018 at 21:53


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8



14th March 2018
Abstrakt 01 - 25 Vertical @ Brewdog Sheps Bush. Almost clear deep gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, good fine carbonation. Smooth malts, light sweetness. Light dry creamy sweetness. Good barrelly wood, light vanilla and caramel. Spicy tangy bourbon soaked fruits. Relatively light and fairly finish. Tangy bourbon soaked fruit finish. Good stuff but could do with a year or two. Pretty drinkable.

Tried on 14 Mar 2018 at 22:05


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared in BDSB - cheers crew. Pours mostly clear deep orange-brown, with a creamy tan head. Rich toffee in the nose, brown bread, dogs. Medium to big sweet flavour, some raw alcohol, lightly toasted bread. Full bodied, lily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Hot finish, with more toffee, nips of pine, bready male, toasted honey, aged citrus. Great stuff overall. Really rich.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2018 at 22:02


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at BrewDog Liverpool. Ruby colour with a thin off white head. Aroma has toffee and fruit, with hints of the bourbon. Taste mid sweet. Thick and rich body.

Tried from Draft on 13 Mar 2018 at 20:43