Abstrakt AB:22
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.94
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The first 2017 release in our boundary-pushing release of one-off Abstrakt beers is here!
An imperial stout brewed with cacao and coffee, AB:22 has spent two years in darkness, drawing complex and indulgent flavour from the Speyside whisky casks in which it has resided: chocolate ganache, cold-brew coffee, vanilla pods, molasses, chocolate-covered raisin, fudge sundae, espresso martini, toasted coconut… this is one of our most intense and decadent barrel aged stouts, ever.
An imperial stout brewed with cacao and coffee, AB:22 has spent two years in darkness, drawing complex and indulgent flavour from the Speyside whisky casks in which it has resided: chocolate ganache, cold-brew coffee, vanilla pods, molasses, chocolate-covered raisin, fudge sundae, espresso martini, toasted coconut… this is one of our most intense and decadent barrel aged stouts, ever.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 22/10/17. Pitch black with a decent dirty tan head that dissipates quicly to nothing. Nose is fruit cake soaked in whisky, toasted brown sugar, molasses, treacle toffee, chocolate coated raisins, dried fruits. Coffee comes through in the taste with chocolate, black peppery spice, Xmas cake, sticky toffee pudding mix, melted brown sugar, light whisky chase, Full bodied, slick oily feel, perfectly pitched with a rising boost in the close. Solid well balanced impy stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2017
at 10:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Brewdog Helsinki, Helsinki. Color is black with very small brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Dryness, cocoa, chocolate, dry coffee, whiskey and roasted malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2017
at 09:43
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught Brewdog Helsinki.Poured pitch black with a thin brown head.Molasses, roasted malt, syrup, soy sauce in aroma.Flavor has sweet fruits, syrupy notes, wood, roastedness, tobacco notes. Surprisingly drinkable. Really tasty. Some warmth in finish. Cocoa as well.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2017
at 06:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ DØE meeting. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, sweetness, caramel, wood, light chocolate, nice whisky. Flavor is light bitter, light sweet, roast malt, caramel, light burnt, chocolate, cocoa, wood, oak, whisky, alcohol. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish with loads of alcohol. 181017
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2017
at 04:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
375 ml bottle at home. Black color with brown head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, cocoa, licorice, dark dried fruits, vanilla, wood, alcohol - whiskey. Sweet and moderate to heavy bitter taste like aroma with some coffee notes addition. Full silky oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2017
at 15:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from the Brewdog webshop. I bought it ( even though i'm not a fan of the series, especially for this price ) because the ratings went trough the roof. 4.22 average or something at the time I bought it. Now it has dropped to 'only' 4.05. Seems like I got overwhelmed a bit too soon, yet nobody seems to think its bad at first sight... The bottle is newly designed, I do like them better than the previous AB's, where the plastic cork forced you to have hulk-like power, sandpaper-like grip, or an extra something, such as a wine opener, nutcracker, or extreme frustration - in which case breaking the bottle most of the times was the easier solution. Glad those days are over with, now I can finaly enjoy my AB relatively anger-free. Pours black, mocha head that is medium sized, but seems above averagely stable. Smell is thick, robust roasty grains, very mild whiskey aspects buth those are rather hidden. Not much of the crazy list of ingredients noted in the description. forest and tree's, I suppose ! Taste is very full, sharp bitter touch but not overpowering, huge black maltyness, intense black chocolate. Some sharp boozy note from the barrel, some minor woody notes. whiskey joins in late in the taste, almost at the aftertaste, really. Don't get too much coffee as a specific. I must admid I do enjoy it, but I can see how this one didn't became a top 50 brew after all. Its kinda 'too much of everything' to make it stand out as a whole. Some of the desired tastes ( after reading the list of ingredients) are left out of the pallet simply because of the amount of flavors in it, creating a bigger whole, rather than the seperate objects.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2017
at 18:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 12.5%. Black with small dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, espresso, whiskey, vanilla, soy and coconut. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, sweet, coconut, little soy, warming, notes of alcohol, dark fruit,
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2017
at 16:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pitch black color. Dark brown head. Big whiskey, dark chocolate, slightly sour, big cayenne nose. Big roasted malt, dark chocolate and treacles in the mouth but surprisingly light body for 12.5%. Lots of umami.
Tried
on 19 Sep 2017
at 08:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap. Pitch black color with no head. Aroma is liquorice, molasses, chocolate. Taste is liquorice, herbal, anis. Medium carbonation, oily mouthfeel. The flavours are not for me, and it lacks a bit of body.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2017
at 05:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
10-09-17 // draft, tasting paddle at BrewDog Shoreditch. Deep black. Heavy sweetness, very malty, roasted malts, coffee, cacao, mild Whisky Barrel. Boozy.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Sep 2017
at 23:00