6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Re-Rate aged bottle BB 5.3.02 Vinous oaky nose, quite nice, but a tad one-dimensional. Red chestnut colour, no head. Cracker-malt, dusty hops, wooden notes, bubble-gum, berries - the flavors do not really go well hand in hand. Relative light body - definitely lacks meat, a bit fizzy mouthfeel. Oaky aftertaste. While the fresh Abbey Ale taste a lot like a red Chimay it does not seem to age as gracefully as its counterpart. The strawberry and banana notes and the overall sweetness of the fresh sample are gone and have been replaced with a somewhat thin flavor-profile.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2001
at 11:15