Abbey Belgian Style Ale | New Belgium Brewing
Brewed by:
New Belgium Brewing
Colorado, United States
newbelgium.com
Style: Dubbel
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 7.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Our award-winning Abbey stays true to tradition with an authentic Belgian yeast, six malts and a guarded recipe.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 03-02-2002
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Ratings: 2,224 | Reviews: 776
3.67/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Deep Ruby - Brown color, little to no head.
Smells of caramel, dark fruits, maybe some bread, sweet, very pleasent.
Malty, not sweet at all. Good carbonation, somewhat creamy. Wee bit of bitter at the finish, that lingers for a bit.
Respectable dubble.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Deep Ruby - Brown color, little to no head.
Smells of caramel, dark fruits, maybe some bread, sweet, very pleasent.
Malty, not sweet at all. Good carbonation, somewhat creamy. Wee bit of bitter at the finish, that lingers for a bit.
Respectable dubble.
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3.76/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A surprisingly good American attempt at a Belgian Trappist beer.
- A Belgian living in the US.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A surprisingly good American attempt at a Belgian Trappist beer.
- A Belgian living in the US.
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4.21/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Smooth good taste
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Smooth good taste
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4.2/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.44/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.96/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.65/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Look: One finger white head, brown-orange body.
Smell: See below, but stronger.
Taste: Toffee, cherries, some bread, and a vinous musty character.
Feel: Medium carbonation and body, dry.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Look: One finger white head, brown-orange body.
Smell: See below, but stronger.
Taste: Toffee, cherries, some bread, and a vinous musty character.
Feel: Medium carbonation and body, dry.
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3.75/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.08/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance - chestnut color with tan head
Smell - nuts, chocolate, pumpernickel, cherry, hint of cinnamon
Taste - nuts, cherries, figs, raisins, pumpernickle, tobacco
Mouthfeel - medium bodied, medium carbonation, slight sweetness upfront from the dark fruits, back end has a tobacco mustiness
Overall - nice iteration of a belgian style dubbel. Worth a shot for lovers of the style.
Price Point - $1.99/12 oz single
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance - chestnut color with tan head
Smell - nuts, chocolate, pumpernickel, cherry, hint of cinnamon
Taste - nuts, cherries, figs, raisins, pumpernickle, tobacco
Mouthfeel - medium bodied, medium carbonation, slight sweetness upfront from the dark fruits, back end has a tobacco mustiness
Overall - nice iteration of a belgian style dubbel. Worth a shot for lovers of the style.
Price Point - $1.99/12 oz single
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4.77/5 rDev +19%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.28/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Abbey Belgian Style Ale from New Belgium Brewing
Beer rating:
81.4% out of
100 with
2,224 ratings
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a dark clear brown with a white head. Smells of yeast, bananas, spices, and malts. Tastes of sweet malt, banana bread, Belgian yeast, and mild spices. Medium in body and carbonation. Overall one of the better offers by New Belgium and a great Dubbel.
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