Abstrakt AB:18
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Brown Ale - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
7.27
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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.
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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Smell of berries, cognac. Very dark brown colour, small brown head. Aroma of cognac, berries, oak. Some cocoa and raisins, maybe some chili in finish. Slightly sour, also rather sweet. Oily texture, heavy body. Carbon is rather dampened by oiliness.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2015
at 14:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home shared with friends. Bought from Brewdog online. Mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting halo of cream head. Viscous pour. Aroma is woody raisin, rum, booze, vanilla, fruit cake, little marzipan. Flavour is nice boozy rum, cake Jamaica spice, sweet toffee, caramel, fruit cake, dried fruit. Palate is medium sweet, moderate carbonation , viscous, little sticky. Little lingering tangy toffee apple. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2015
at 16:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
13th July 2015
Almost opaque deep red - brown beer, decent but short lived tan head. Palate is light and semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Light malts, trace of toffee. Touch of wood. Vinous red berries straight from a Vintage Port. Mild spice. Light caramel and a whisper of chocolate before a light semi dry finish. Distinctly port wine like, lovely.
14th March 2018
Abstrakt 01 - 25 Vertical @ Brewdog Sheps Bush. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small short lived tan head. Smooth and fairly mellow dark malts, litt caramel and chocolate. Fruity whiskey covered ripe fruits. Fair bit of alcohol spice. Still quite robust. Spicy linger. 3.5
Almost opaque deep red - brown beer, decent but short lived tan head. Palate is light and semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Light malts, trace of toffee. Touch of wood. Vinous red berries straight from a Vintage Port. Mild spice. Light caramel and a whisper of chocolate before a light semi dry finish. Distinctly port wine like, lovely.
14th March 2018
Abstrakt 01 - 25 Vertical @ Brewdog Sheps Bush. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small short lived tan head. Smooth and fairly mellow dark malts, litt caramel and chocolate. Fruity whiskey covered ripe fruits. Fair bit of alcohol spice. Still quite robust. Spicy linger. 3.5
Tried
on 18 Jul 2015
at 09:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Mikkeller & Friends, Stefansgade 35, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark. [ As Brewdog Abstrakt AB:18 ].Clear dark dark red brown color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, meat - smoke. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, roasted, dark malt, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20150430]
Tried
on 11 Jul 2015
at 03:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shares with JMD at HNB 02.07.15. Black. Beige head. Aroma of dark malt, dark berries, cigar box and alcohol. Similar taste, also with liquorice and dark syrup.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2015
at 15:45
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Flaske delt med Ovesen: brunsvart med beige skum. Intens bæraroma med alkoholsødme. Nydelig rund og saftig munnfølelse med bær og lekker dessertsjokolade. De mørke bærene henger igjen i den lange og varmende ettersmaken.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2015
at 15:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen. Pours a dark brown black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with weak hints of berries. Roasted malty chocolate berry flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish with weak tart berry hints.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2015
at 04:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen. Dark ruby color, tiny off-white head. Inky, toasted aroma. Medium-bodied. Berryish, alcoholic with toffee. Liquerish. Alcoholic punch in the finish.
Tried
on 18 May 2015
at 15:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
375ml bottle at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki, courtesy of skullgeorge. Dark brown reddish color with beige brown head. Malty aroma, bready, caramel, fruity, berries. Sweet and light bitter taste like aroma, fruity with some banana addition. Medium oily body with soft carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2015
at 14:38