Handlebar Abbey Ale
Telegraph Brewing Company
- From:
- Telegraph Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 6.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 02, 2017
- Added:
- Nov 22, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Sound_Explorer:
Reviewed by Sound_Explorer from Washington
3.87/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Think I had a newer version of this as it is rated at 8.2 ABV but like the others it looks and smells like a classic abbey. Very smooth mouthfeel and going down. Never had this company before but if the rest are like this then get your butt up in Washington more.
Jan 03, 2015More User Ratings:
Rated by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.83/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at cole’s. Coffee makes it work. Good drink ability and mouthfeel. Very thick lace.fruit aroma and taste.
Jan 29, 2015
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.52/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Tony's Darts Away in Burbank, CA.
Pours a clear honey brown with a foamy tan head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, Belgian yeast, and brown sugar aromas. Taste is much the same with caramel, Belgian yeast, and slight coffee flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of yeast bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the coffee addition is only coming through very subtly in the taste for me.
Serving type: on tap.
Dec 07, 2014Pours a clear honey brown with a foamy tan head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, Belgian yeast, and brown sugar aromas. Taste is much the same with caramel, Belgian yeast, and slight coffee flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of yeast bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the coffee addition is only coming through very subtly in the taste for me.
Serving type: on tap.
Reviewed by TheMarkE from California
4/5 rDev +1.8%
4/5 rDev +1.8%
Belgian with fresh cold pressed coffee from local coffee house. Beautiful amber, moderate lacing. Smell malt. Taste creamy coffee, malts, spice, enough hops for balance. Delicious, balanced, very smooth.
Nov 22, 2014
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