BrewDog Abstrakt AB:18

Abstrakt AB:18

 

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

  Brown Ale - Imperial Series Out of Production
Score
7.27
ABV: 11.8% IBU: 80 Ticks: 56
18 began life as an Imperial Brown Ale before we bombarded it with Scottish tayberries and purple raspberries and locked it away in rum barrels for two years, infusing rich dark fruit flavours and oaky warmth into the mix.

In a 21st century tribute to the ancient London tradition of blending stock and young ales, we then carefully blended it with a fresh & hoppy batch of specially brewed Black Ale, adding a burst of blackcurrant and citrus to this complex Imperial Brown.
 

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
KØLF 021118. Black color with no head. Flavor is roasted malt, licorice, berries, alcohol, prunes, raisin, soy sauce, chocolate. Nice beer.
Tried on 08 Dec 2018 at 15:50

8/10
Backlog
Tried on 04 Sep 2018 at 10:39

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared in London - cheers! Pours deep brown with a small, creamy tan head. The nose holds torched wood, alcohol, dark malts, brown sugar, toasted malts. Medium sweet flavour with strong alcohol, earth, leathery berries, cocoa, a little peat. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, some raw alcohol, more peat, roast, bitter cocoa. Hearty. Good one.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Mar 2018 at 21:21

8/10
Tried on 14 Mar 2018 at 21:15

8/10
Fruity
Tried on 05 Jul 2017 at 21:36

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
How: Bottle, no 1291.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Hazy dark brown colour with a minimal tan head.
Aroma: Fruit, alcohol, chocolate, spices.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, fruit, some berries.
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2017 at 12:44

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Bottled at AndySnow tasting. Hazy dark brown, no head. Chocolate sauce and apricots up front. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Toffee and chocolate sauce, mirabelles and apricots. Sticky boozy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2017 at 13:44

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Boku to inu. Rich treacle in the nose, spice, orange, comes across much like a Belgian quad. Spicy, malty, sweet treacle. Great balance. Reminds me a bit of a Rochefort 10 without the body. Like this. Crazy expensive though.
Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2017 at 22:51

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark brown color. Aroma: rum, barrel, dill, acetone, esters, tires, plum wine. Taste: vanilla, bourbon or rum, milk toffee, oak, malt, plum wine, raisins, warming.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2016 at 01:59

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
(tap 0,3l @ OP (Brno))
Aroma: Berries, sweet, sourish, light woody, cherries.
Appearance: Black color. Medium, light brown head.
Taste: Medium sweet, light sour, spicy, berries, cherry.
Palate: Full body. Sticky texture. Warm finish.
Overall: Great. Complex.
Tried from Draft on 26 Nov 2016 at 08:00