Belgian-Style Abbey Apple Ale
Hopworks Brewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.15
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DSG (25989) reviewed Belgian-Style Abbey Apple Ale from Hopworks Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[2/26/15] Draught at Hopworks BikeBar in Portland. Clear amber. Aroma of banana, apples and caramel. Sweet flavor with caramel, fruity esters, apple, and a light tart hint. Medium-bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at Hopworks Urban Brewery, 08/11/14. Clear golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is light yeast esters, spice, apple orchard notes, straw. Taste comprises apple pulp, straw, hint of citric peel, yeasty, caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for style, drinkable enough stuff.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
Clear golden and very light copper coloured body with the slightest orange glow and a fast-dying super thin head - this looks more like a cider than a beer. Aroma of apples, light malt, sour brett and a little bit of citrus. Light-bodied; Sharp bitter apple flavour at first with a touch of malt, light spices, alcohol and a lot of metallic notes with no depth, no complexity and no smooth flavours. Aftertaste is simple and undefined with a little more of the same tastes - bitterness, a touch of apples and no complexity. Overall, not such a great beer - missing from all sides and not worth trying - especially from across the country. I sampled this 65 cL gold-wax topped bottle purchased from Made in Oregon (Pioneer Place) in Portland, Oregon on 13-April-2013 for US$9.95 sampled at home in Washington on 18-November-2013.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Made in Oregon. 5.8% ABV. 8 IBU. Pours lightly hazy pale gold with a slight white head. Aroma is rather earthy/Belgian. Light fruit esters. Med body. Flavor is arguably a bit of apple, a good bit earthy, and Belgian yeast/spice/esters. It’s dry. It finishes that way. It’s far from bitter, but the apple sort of goes earthy sour a little bit, so it has an effect of more hop bitter. Or something silly like that. There’s a lot of flavor, and the apple backdrop keeps coming forward. This might be a beer for those who like tart/sour. It isn’t exactly that, but it seems that way. Very different and challenging in its way.