Abbey Ale
Braustil
- From:
- Braustil
- Germany
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.56 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 09, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 09, 2014
- Wants:
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- Gots:
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Reviewed by boddhitree from Germany
4.56/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I was at Braustil over the past 2 days, and plan to go again today if possible. They have an all new lineup this week, well, except for the Helles, which Sascha said always will be on tap. They have a Dinkelweizen, a Export Dunkel, and an....
Abbey Ale.
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I was told yesterday that they're also bringing back, by overwhelming popular demand, the Oak Wheat, the Dark Weizen with Rauchmalz.
Back to the Abbey Ale. 5.5%
Appearance: Dark amber with lots of orange under a snow white head that disappears quickly.
Aroma: Sweet malts explode into the nose, honey, pils malt, caramel,... wow.
Flavor:
Front: Tartness is noticeable, a little bit of bitterness is evident, mostly of Noble hop variety, though not terribly strong, it's still smooth enough to balance the beer. There's a sugary sweetness in the very front, not much, but still evident. You also get a subdued caramel.
Mid: Again, bitterness, though still smooth, quite evident of Noble hops along with a decent tartness. On the sides, you get pale malt, light honey and a little caramel.
Back: Lots & lots of sweetness, especially honey, biscuit, toast and some lingering roasted flavor. A wee bit of bitter and tart notes surface here too.
Aftertaste: A combo of honey and bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Nice prickly bubbles bounce all over the tongue, a nice süffig, thick feel sliding around, but also a quite dry finish. Overall, a nice combo.
Overall: A wonderful beer. Malts I'm pretty sure are in the beer: Abbey, which has a tell-tale honey flavor, biscuit malt, pale malt, maybe some Münchner, too, for the caramel. This is a lovely beer, not a Belgian dubble, but a wonderful mix of honey, caramel, sweet almost sugary flavors, but never cloying or overwhelming due to a bitterness that's just enough to balance the beer and play a supprting role. You can call thus beer a luxurious wallow in different honey and caramel, but also refreshing, though it leans more toward the malt-sicle area. It has some German character as well as Belgian, and a super blend of both traditions mixed into 1 beer.
The guy who was working as the server and is now the brewer's apprentice told me the beer is one of the fastest sellers ever for them, and they haven't even had a chance to bottle it yet. I'm happy that Germans have taken to a "Belgian" style beer and even happier that Sascha has gone ever deeper into beer adventurism by trying this. Even though brewing a 500L batch isn't a cheap proposition, it's still a nice size to be able to experiment with.
My German friend/drinking companion said of all the 4 beers on the menu, the Abbey Ale was by far his favorite and one he wanted to go back to after trying all of them.
Aug 09, 2014Abbey Ale.
[IMG]
I was told yesterday that they're also bringing back, by overwhelming popular demand, the Oak Wheat, the Dark Weizen with Rauchmalz.
Back to the Abbey Ale. 5.5%
Appearance: Dark amber with lots of orange under a snow white head that disappears quickly.
Aroma: Sweet malts explode into the nose, honey, pils malt, caramel,... wow.
Flavor:
Front: Tartness is noticeable, a little bit of bitterness is evident, mostly of Noble hop variety, though not terribly strong, it's still smooth enough to balance the beer. There's a sugary sweetness in the very front, not much, but still evident. You also get a subdued caramel.
Mid: Again, bitterness, though still smooth, quite evident of Noble hops along with a decent tartness. On the sides, you get pale malt, light honey and a little caramel.
Back: Lots & lots of sweetness, especially honey, biscuit, toast and some lingering roasted flavor. A wee bit of bitter and tart notes surface here too.
Aftertaste: A combo of honey and bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Nice prickly bubbles bounce all over the tongue, a nice süffig, thick feel sliding around, but also a quite dry finish. Overall, a nice combo.
Overall: A wonderful beer. Malts I'm pretty sure are in the beer: Abbey, which has a tell-tale honey flavor, biscuit malt, pale malt, maybe some Münchner, too, for the caramel. This is a lovely beer, not a Belgian dubble, but a wonderful mix of honey, caramel, sweet almost sugary flavors, but never cloying or overwhelming due to a bitterness that's just enough to balance the beer and play a supprting role. You can call thus beer a luxurious wallow in different honey and caramel, but also refreshing, though it leans more toward the malt-sicle area. It has some German character as well as Belgian, and a super blend of both traditions mixed into 1 beer.
The guy who was working as the server and is now the brewer's apprentice told me the beer is one of the fastest sellers ever for them, and they haven't even had a chance to bottle it yet. I'm happy that Germans have taken to a "Belgian" style beer and even happier that Sascha has gone ever deeper into beer adventurism by trying this. Even though brewing a 500L batch isn't a cheap proposition, it's still a nice size to be able to experiment with.
My German friend/drinking companion said of all the 4 beers on the menu, the Abbey Ale was by far his favorite and one he wanted to go back to after trying all of them.
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