Dark Abby
Devils Backbone Brewing Company

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From:
Devils Backbone Brewing Company
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
Dubbel
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 13.46%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
175
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 12, 2019
Added:
Oct 01, 2009
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  39
Meet Abby, Azrael’s darker twin. This Belgian beauty is mysteriously alluring with a sultry flavor combination of brown sugar, plum and spices in a dark burgundy hue.

Abby has a deep, rich flavor, and a serious strength but like her sister, hides behind a deceptively light fruity finish. On the surface she’s the sweetest girl you’ll ever meet, but one taste you’ll be trapped in her darkly alluring web.

DARK ABBY FACTS:
Alcohol by Volume: 7.5%
Hop Bitterness (IBUs): 18
Malts: Pilsner, Dark Munich, Honey, Dark Crystal
Hops: Saaz
Sugar & Spice: Turbinado Sugar, Sorghum Syrup, Secret Spice Mix
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Ratings by snowman17:
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Rated by snowman17 from Pennsylvania

4.6/5  rDev +26.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Amazingly close to Chimay. Its a good substitute.
Mar 16, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Feb 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.82 by TheEpeeist from Maryland

Dec 28, 2018
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.64/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the bottle, it pours a brown color with a small head, slowly diminishing over time. No lacing. Candi in the nose, along with malt. The mouth gets the same - slightly sweet - caramel.
Dec 21, 2018
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.65/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottled 2/2/15; drank 3/28/15 @ JoJo's Virginia.

Drank straight from the bottle; no visual cues.

Black pepper, caramel & banana notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Black pepper & mild banana flavors up front; smooth caramel on the finish. A hint of booze heat emerged as this warmed. Admittedly I'm no lover of dubbels, but this had admirable depth.
Feb 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by generallee from Virginia

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.46 by zekeman17 from Pennsylvania

Dec 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.02 by Bullpossum from Virginia

Jun 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Griggsy from Colorado

Jan 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.97 by RBorsato from Virginia

Dec 17, 2015
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Reviewed by Ribber from Nebraska

4.5/5  rDev +23.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4.5
I like to drink beer....and I drink a lot of beer. While on vacation in Virginia this Fall, I stumbled onto this beer in a village called Winchester. I liked it...so I had another....then another. Drank six in about a 3-hour session. I really liked this beer...but I could not focus my eyes for a few hours afterward. I am now back in Omaha and can't find any Dark Abby anywhere close by. Do I have to drive back to Virginia? Might be worth the trip. This is one fine beer. It tastes like beer with lots of flavors and leaves a beer after taste. Therefore, it must be beer....and I like it. Most humans would agree.
Oct 19, 2015
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.57/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle..
Fine clear ruby red body with a very good head.
Malty aroma is rather simplecompared to the more spicy flavor.
Medium body and carbonation.
Jul 05, 2015
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Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia

3.58/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into a schooner, the beer is a dark, deep, copper-highlighted mahogany coloring with no head. Aromas of fig, apple, caramel, toffee, roasted notes, brown sugar, and woody highlights. Flavors are richly sweet forward, with a solid dose of apple, brown sugar, caramel, molasses, dates, fig, and a spice blend of cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, and clove. Very rich, and the spices give a subtle warmth to the beer. The body is robust, but kept light by the carbonation. There is a sugary sweet, darkly rich aftertaste lingering on past the smooth, slick finish. Tasty brew.
Jul 05, 2015
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Reviewed by jmasher85 from Maryland

3.84/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is the beer that got me into DB. It succeeds quite well in mimicking the Belgian-style dubbel with a strong hint of raisins, some nicely roasted malts, and a rich, slightly fruity but still somewhat intense beer flavor. Worth getting excited for every time this comes around each year, and much more interesting than their Spring seasonal, which is a fairly middling Belgian-style blonde.
Jun 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by uvachief from Virginia

May 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by Yancey82 from Pennsylvania

May 16, 2015
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Reviewed by UPMD_Bill from Maryland

3.72/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Didn't like this as much as Azrael. Nice dark reddish-brown color. Smell/taste of caramel and licorice, with some sour/acid notes. Not much carbonation.
May 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.31 by mendvicdog from Maryland

May 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by hokieguy95 from Virginia

Apr 06, 2015
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Reviewed by Monkeefartz from Maryland

2.63/5  rDev -27.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I may have had an unusual experience, but there is inconsistency between bottles. Some are closer to a sour than an ale, and with the sour bottles the carbonation is overwhelming. On draft, it is much better and is closer to the dubbel in flavor.
Apr 05, 2015
Dark Abby from Devils Backbone Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 175 ratings