4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3
Pour is a amber with a large white head. Aroma is hard to come by but i do get some dark malts along with a burnt sugar. Flavor is again burnt sugar and lots of it along with some caramel malts. No where near a Belgian style beer as there is no pronounced yeast or fruits of any kind.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2007
at 19:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
On draught at Winking Lizard in Columbus. Pours a clear copper color with a medium thin and foamy off-white head that dissipates steadily. Sticky patches of lacing. Mild aroma of grain, spice and fruit. Light effervescent body with a subtle malt and spice character. Light nuts and dough in the flavor as well. The finish is mildly spiced and leaves a nutmeg and malt aftertaste. Does not meet my expectation of what an Abbey Dubbel should be, but does meet my expectation of Coors’ expectation of what an Abbey Dubbel should be.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2007
at 10:56
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Now I’m not sure if this really qualifies as an abbey dubbel! Twist off the lid of this 12 oz bottle and you get an off aroma, a little like something is rotten in Denmark. Background smells of permanent hair treatment my mom used to use. Filtered clear near ruby iced tea color. Taste is Ok, but come on, how can this macro be compared to fine Belgie abbey doubbles? This may be in the same boat as unrefined american immoes but compared to Corsendonk? No way. Anyway, this beer has a little spice and it is not too bitter. Decently friendly on the palate. For some reason, I was expecting some kind of wheat beer, my baddy. Overall not too bad, but I can’t help thinken about Corsy Brown while drinken this. I wish this was in a different category. Finish is accepatable and has some manners. No lingering bitter taste but that off aroma carries thru down to the finish. Should this be classified as an american dark lager?
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2007
at 11:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2007 bottle...Cloudy orange body with creamy fluffy, off-white head....smells like an ordinary brew , an ordinary blue moon....orange zest and a smidge of honey...pretty plain, but very refreshing...honey finish, very delicate....creamy and bubbly in the mouth....easy going, quite palatable...cool on the throat....reminds me for a second of dogfish head Chateau Jiahu, a second mind you
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2007
at 23:09
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Yeasty brown sugar malt and light metallic aroma. Amber color with giant tan head. Sweet bronw sugar and bitter flavor with metallix aftertaste. Light body (medium body for Coors). Not that good especially as a dubbel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2007
at 18:04
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a medium frothy off white head. The aroma is very malty and grainy. Decent lacing on this one leaving traces. The taste is a caramel malt with a spicy finish but too watery. I dont know why this is labeled an abbey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2007
at 23:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Something of a caramel malt aroma. Clear amber color with a white head that didn’t last long. Left lace tatters, though. Medium bodied with fine, creamy, carbonation. The flavor is caramel sweet, with some yeasty spice (very little), and very arguably some vanilla. The finish is not all that dry, there’s very little bitter, there’s a veg note of some kind. Might be closer to Newcastle Brown than many ales. It’s ok, but it is not going to amaze your palate. Good for Coors, but it probably indicates where craft brew will go if the macro brewers buy it up. Blandland.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2007
at 19:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On entirely it’s own merits, as opposed to judging it on what it claims to be, the beer is decent (I mean, it’s from Coors, so anyone expecting some sort of "authentic trappist product" has to be kidding). Much like the regular Blue Moon, on the whole it’s much better than the vast majority of macros out there.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2007
at 22:34
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle: Light amber pour with a medium sized off-white head, nice lacing. Nose is faint with maltiness and spice. Flavor is also mild with a bit of florals and some more hints of spice. Maybe I spent too much time waiting for the full bodied abbey ale to kick in?
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2007
at 10:25
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle poures a clear medium chestnut with a quick sandy head and lots of thick persistant lacing. Lightly toasted pale malt aroma. Watery light and sweet woody flavor. Small hop bite but overall unimpressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2007
at 23:20