Abstrakt AB:23
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Series Out of Production|
Score
7.47
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Our latest Abstrakt release is an American barley wine which has spent almost two years hidden away inside bourbon whiskey casks in our Ellon barrel store. Over that time the beer has taken on such an incredible turn of flavour from the first-fill oak, magnifying and rounding out the profile it began with. And that was quite the payload already – Pale, Munich, Cara, Crystal and Brown malt giving a rich, caramel-like backbone for the elements from the wood to interact with.
AB:23 is a monument to the effects of time and the interplay between an American malt bill and the pride of that country’s distillers. The bourbon ageing lifts the barley wine to 11.5% ABV and rich heights of candied orange, fruit cake, cranberry and sherry characteristics all enveloped into a toffee-like aftertaste backed by warming alcohol. As with our other Abstrakt releases, it can be enjoyed now or cellared for several years to continue its development – the choice is yours!
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Gluepot (959) reviewed Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 2 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17
A very clear, sherry coloured body with evident effervescence. A low (but way more present than most Abstrakts) off-white head with lacing. The nose is subtle, with oak sawdust, berries and brown sugar. The taste profile leads with bourbon and oak, orange peel and caramel. Candied fruit is there, but not too sweet. Slightly burnt butter as well. There is a slight acidity not usually found in a BW. Thinner body than anticipated. Missing some of the extra layers I have come to expect from the Abstrakts, but an interesting new twist on the category.
labeerinthum (8147) reviewed Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottiglia. All'olfatto si esprimono sentori di sottobosco. La finezza olfattiva è elevata e il modo in cui permane è apprezzabile. Il manto birroso superiore resiste poco. Le bollicine sono grandi. Il liquido offre una visione offuscata. Il colore è ambrato carico tendente rossiccio. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è di media potenza. La forza gustativa è elevata e la durata è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il retrogusto è intenso. Sul palato arrivano sentori di miele, crosta di pane, agrumi, spezie, arancia rossa, frutta passita, ciliegia, cherry, vino rosso, vino Porto, caramello, bruciato, chiodi di garofano e mirtillo.
simontomlinson (7863) reviewed Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Spotty beige head on a brandy coloured body. Oak, boozy, & wine aroma. Medium bodied, smooth clean & sticky. Wine, oak, tangy, marmalade & peppery tastes with a big boozy finish. 6 years old & Bang on. All good things come to he who waits.
eurosoba (18472) ticked Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 2 years ago
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oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Reddish amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is raisins, some toffee, alcohol and mild gluelike notes. Flavour is raisins, some hops, mild alcohol and some sweet malts. A bit burning as for the alcohol.
Svesse (15611) reviewed Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
(Bottle) Hazy dark amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty nose with caramel, dried fruit, orange peel, figs, bourbon, oak wood, vanilla and resiny hops. Malty, hoppy, vinous taste with notes of caramel, treacle-toffee, orange peel, resin, dried figs, raisins, oak wood, bourbon, vanilla, and a vinous, spicy finish with a balanced resiny bitterness. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Really tasty and quite well balanced, with a good bourbon wood character. Very nice.
Basementonline (12377) ticked Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 3 years ago
Valt tegen.
Kermis (23401) reviewed Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 4 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Fairly hazy brown with a small cream coloured head. Aroma of butterscotch, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, dried fruits, lightly spicy notes and a little coconut. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
BeardedAvenger (8926) reviewed Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Keg at BD Tower Hill. Low key figgy aroma with a vague hint of booze. Hazy medium toffee brown. Thin bubbly off-white form a 5mm ring. Boozy bitterness. Nuts. Dried fruit. Light. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. A Barley Wine that meets expectations.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Abstrakt AB:23 from BrewDog 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at BrewDog Cambridge dark brown red colour thin beige head. Some sweetness. some toffee. some crystallised fruits. barley sugar. yep a good barley wine. does everything you would expect. barley sugar toffee tangerine light coffee.