Abby's Ale
Bold City Brewery
- From:
- Bold City Brewery
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Tripel
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 11.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 04, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 01, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Chasegator from Florida
4.4/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.4/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look- copper to Amber with a small white head
Smell- very Malty. Sweet malt and toffee
Taste- more of the same. Sweet malt
Body- medium bodied
Overall- very good. Sweet malts make for a smooth but not overwhelming finish
Feb 04, 2017Smell- very Malty. Sweet malt and toffee
Taste- more of the same. Sweet malt
Body- medium bodied
Overall- very good. Sweet malts make for a smooth but not overwhelming finish
Reviewed by armock from New York
3.85/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.85/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Poured a copper color with an off white head that leaves lacing behind
S - Is of sweet malt with fruit and spices
T - Like the smell starts off sweet then the fruit flavors come out and finishes with a touch of spice
M - This beer has a medium body with higher carbonation to it
D - This is a pretty good beer not the best tripel I've had but one that has a good taste and is easy drinking its worth a try if you see it around
Nov 24, 2010S - Is of sweet malt with fruit and spices
T - Like the smell starts off sweet then the fruit flavors come out and finishes with a touch of spice
M - This beer has a medium body with higher carbonation to it
D - This is a pretty good beer not the best tripel I've had but one that has a good taste and is easy drinking its worth a try if you see it around
Reviewed by nickfl from Florida
3.53/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Pours with one finger of white foam on top of a clear, amber body. The foam settles quickly but a small head remains on the beer, supported by a steady column of bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass.
S - A strong, bready malt aroma with lots of toasted character. Some subtle fruit character in the background, notes of pear and red apple.
T - Sweet malt up front with a nice, mellow caramel flavor. Some toffee and pear notes in the middle. Finishes with more toasty malt and light hop bitterness as well as a touch of herbal hop flavor.
M - Medium-thick body, high carbonation, and a slightly sweet finish.
D - Well, this is actually quite drinkable though weather or not it succeeds as Belgian style abbey ale is another question entirely. It has a nice, round malt profile and enough hops to balance, but the yeast character is kind of subdued and, honestly, not all that Belgian. It is listed as a Tripel; I don't know what it was intended to be, but I know it isn't a Tripel. It doesn't have the color, aroma, or flavor of a Tripel and it has far too weak of a hop character for that style. It seems more like an Amber ale and its subdued yeast character is more reasonable if that is the case. This is not a bad beer, but it is kind of anemic for a Belgian style beer. With a more appropriate yeast character and a dryer finish it could have some potential.
Aug 19, 2010S - A strong, bready malt aroma with lots of toasted character. Some subtle fruit character in the background, notes of pear and red apple.
T - Sweet malt up front with a nice, mellow caramel flavor. Some toffee and pear notes in the middle. Finishes with more toasty malt and light hop bitterness as well as a touch of herbal hop flavor.
M - Medium-thick body, high carbonation, and a slightly sweet finish.
D - Well, this is actually quite drinkable though weather or not it succeeds as Belgian style abbey ale is another question entirely. It has a nice, round malt profile and enough hops to balance, but the yeast character is kind of subdued and, honestly, not all that Belgian. It is listed as a Tripel; I don't know what it was intended to be, but I know it isn't a Tripel. It doesn't have the color, aroma, or flavor of a Tripel and it has far too weak of a hop character for that style. It seems more like an Amber ale and its subdued yeast character is more reasonable if that is the case. This is not a bad beer, but it is kind of anemic for a Belgian style beer. With a more appropriate yeast character and a dryer finish it could have some potential.
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