Abbey Belgian Style Ale
Poured In: Snifter Given to me as a gift (Thanks Dan!) Appearance: The pour is a copper and burnt umber color with just barely a finger of head. The beer is slightly effervescent with a few streaks of lace on the side of my glass. Smell: The nose is mostly spice with a bit of dark fruit in there as well. Not as much brown malt coming through as I was anticipating. There actually is a faint hint of alcohol that comes through. Taste: The palate picks up spice, including clove as well as some dark fruit. The fruit is a mixture of raisins and plums. The spice sits at the front of the tasting while the fruit comes in towards the end. The end also warms up a bit with the alcohol just slightly coming through. Mouthfeel: Good carbonation right out of the gate. Medium bodied. Gets more and more smooth as the beer warms up. Drinkability: This is a really nice Dubbel from New Belgium. I feel like I've been hitting spot on beer after spot on beer with New Belgium lately. I could definitely go for another one of these, but, alas, this was my only bottle.