BrewDog Abstrakt AB:19
Bottled, Special Series. One of the most complex beers we’ve ever attempted. A blend of two barrel-aged imperial saisons - Black Jacques and Everyday Anarchy – one black, one red – which has in turn then been aged in rum barrels, it is an enormous, intricate beer.
A baseline of warm, smoky raisin and plum, followed by punchy flavour elements coming to the fore – coconut, mint and blackcurrant. There’s a long undercurrent of treacle toffee, before the finish darkens to liquorice, star anise amidst a touch of honey sweetness
A baseline of warm, smoky raisin and plum, followed by punchy flavour elements coming to the fore – coconut, mint and blackcurrant. There’s a long undercurrent of treacle toffee, before the finish darkens to liquorice, star anise amidst a touch of honey sweetness
3.8
187 reviews
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Community reviews
Blend of 2 barrel aged imperial saisons
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel woody dark fruit aroma. Fruity malty woody caramel bitter dark fruit flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel bitter finish.
Chewy dried fruits, some toasted malts, some coffeeish kick. Moderate sweet, syrupy, enjoyable, but bit offbalanced
Pirkts Beļģijā. Labs salds alus. Izteikta rupjmaizes, plūmes, rums. Ļoti labs garšu balans.
Fantastic aroma of dried prunes, rum, alcohol, raisins. Taste is quite plane comparing to aroma, some mold cognac and unfinished yeast
Pours hazy dark brown. No foam. On the nose like barley wine. Tastes very sweet - caramel and barley with some very small hint of hops.
Bottle 375ml. corked @ The Chris and Ruth's House, London.
[ As BrewDog Abstrakt AB:19 ].
Clear dark black - red brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate spicy, coconut, mint, berry, blackberry, dark fruit - plum, alcohol - rum. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, spicy, coconut, berries, rum, alcohol. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20160808]
8-2-8-4-14
375ml dark green, cork and wire bottle, no 0344 of 10042, shared with Finn and djoeye. Shiny black surface, dark with a ruby-red glint. Minimal lacing. Smell of berry skins, wood and liquorice. Sherry-like flavours, impact of black berries and liquorice. Rather sweet malt-berry ending. Solid depth. Good stuff, not among the best AB beers though. (Tromsø 31.01.2018).
Flaske 375ml spandert av Rune. Delt med ham og djoeye i WCveien 31 Jan 18. Dyprød / svart. 0 skum. Lett plommearoma. Smaken plommer & sherry med innslag av marengs. Lett tørr alkoholisk ettersmak.
Aroma;
dark vinous plum lemonade in juicy black soft comfortable malts with cherry notes.
Head; off white faint ring.
Body; black body.
Taste;
sour fresh dark liquoriced plums, dark caramel juice, citric chocolate,
sherry cherry scheri cheri lady, plum.
End; dark liquorice juice.
Feel; good body, near flat body.
Overall;
plum wine in the malt juice.
[tasted@BBB:BlixBeerBar]
Impressive Christmas cake (marzipan) aroma in a purple black pour. Massive plum pudding flavor profile is impressive (albeit not really something I’m usually looking for in a beer). Makes for an excellent winter desert brew though.
the aroma is caramel and fruity with hints of prunes, toffee, raisin, pimento, nuts and red wine... the taste is fruity and caramel with notes of milk chocolate, raisin, toffee, berries, port, mint and licorice... sweet, dry and tart aftertaste...
Corked 37.5 cl bottle @ home. Pours black with a small tan head that leaves no lacing. Aroma and flavour are dark fruit, chocolate, toffee, and liquorice - with a slightly alcoholic finish.
Kolor: rubinowy, klarowny.
Piana: praktycznie nie występuję, szybko znika.
Zapach: wyraźne aromaty ciemnych, suszonych owoców, daktyli fig, rodzynek, sporo również aromatu miodów pitnych, całość złożona, dość słodka, alkohol niewyczuwalny.
Smak: wyraźna pełnia, dość gładkie, aksamitne, tak jak w zapachu sporo nut ciemnych, suszonych owoców, miodu pitnego, trochę słodyczy, goryczka średnia, korzenna, alkohol również dobrze schowany.
Wysycenie: niskie.
Bottle at home. Pours black with a tiny bit of off-white head. Aroma is smoky licorice, lingonberry, blackcurrant and mild oak. Taste has powerful bitter smoke with berries, licorice and spices. More smoke in the end. Full palate. Quite nice and complex.
Semmi hab, vöröses fekete szín. Illata hordós, vaníliás, vörösboros, aszaltgyümölcsös vonásokkal. Karamelles, aszalt gyümölcsös, fahordós, vaníliás ízvilág, komoly vörösboros vonással, némi fűszeres beütéssel. Testes, alig szénsavas, közepesen keserű, enyhén, de határozottan alkoholos. Nagyon finom, különlegesen markáns és kifinomult hordós aromákkal.
Bottle kindly shared by Gurthnar, many thanks. Very dark black color with no head. Aroma of wood, dark malt, honey, alcohol. Taste, dark malt, berries, alcohol, lot of alcohol. Tasty.
Bottle. It is hard to add anything to the commercial description of this beer - it nails the character pretty well. Tasty, interesting, rather sweet, sipper, but very enjoyable.
Flasa by Gurthnar. Cierna farba. Vona ciernych ribezli, prazene slady, med, vanilka. Chut sladova, prazene slady, med a opat vanilka, cierne bobulove ovocie. Velmi prijemna a dlha dochut. Velmi citit alkohol. Nepovedal by som, ze to je saison. Vyborne
Bottle shared by Gurthnar at tasting 07/2017. Pours dark brown color, no head. Aroma of dark chocolate, cocoa, sherry, cherries. Taste is sweet, chocolate, coffee, vanilla, cherries, licquorice, coconut.
375 ml bottle. Bottle No. 2512/10042. Bottled on 01.07.2015.
Pours opaque black color with no head. Very vinous aroma, lots of ripe fruits, subtle spice notes, dark berries and alcohol. Flavor is also vinous dry, sweet ripe fruits, some wooden tingling notes, some alcohol burn, syrupy sticky sweetness at the end. Slightly better than I expected, but a Saison, no.
4334
How: Bottle, no 1888.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Chocolate, caramel, dried fruit, vanilla.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Vanilla, chocolate, caramel, raisin, alcohol.
25 Apr 2017, bottle. brown, looks like flat soda. man this is all wood and alcohol on the nose. don’t smell any saison. thin body and almost totally flat. very woody. the flavors almost taste a bit watered down. so there is raisin, treacle, plum, but all taste watered down. still, nice.
Glass, 1/3 of a pint, keg, at BrewDog Cardiff, trip to Swansea, Amsterdam and Paris with Louise, savoured on August 20 2016 ; eye: black, opaque, ring of tan head, no lacing; nose: bourbon, rum, intense, roasted malt, slight burnt malt, light molasses; mouth: bourbon, rum, intense, roasted malt, slight burnt malt, light molasses, finale in rum with presence of anise, full body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture; overall: quite good
FRANÇAIS
Verre, 1/3 de pinte, keg, bue chez BrewDog Cardiff, voyage à Swansea, Amsterdam et Paris avec Louise, savourée le 20 août 2016; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : bourbon, rhum, intense, malt torréfié, très léger malt brûlé, léger mélasse; bouche : bourbon, rhum, intense, malt torréfié, très léger malt brûlé, léger mélasse, finale en rhum avec présence d’anis, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : très bon
50 cl bottle from systembolaget. Pours black with little head. Roasted coffee aroma with coffee and raisin taste. Complex with blackberries, raisins and sweet caramel.
Dark brown color without head. Aroma: Caramel, wood, plum, blackcurrant, coffee, cognac. Taste: caramel, alcohol, cognac, plum, blackcurrant, red wine. No carbonation, sweet with astringent aftertaste.
Bottle from SB. Dark reddish brown with no head. Fruity and woody tones. Fruit, malt, wood and bitterness. Full body with a long bitter /fruity finish.
375ml bottle (£10 from Brewdog online shop):
Rich & sweet beer with tonnes of complexity to it, I particularly enjoyed darker fruits & vanilla flavours combining with the subtle funk & tart of the beer. There was some boozy rum that at times was a little strong & warming but nothing more than was expected give the strength & it was definitely an excellent beer to sip away at. Overall this one was a really nice offering from Brewdog & one that grew on me more as I worked my way down the glass, it’s easily one of the best saison’s I’ve tried too.
Bottle 0,375. Pours black with small beige head. Dried fruits, malts, hint coffee, black currant, malts, molasses, oak, raisins, red wine, hint of licorice, a bit boozy. Excellent. Full body and oily texture, soft carbonation.
Bottle at Craigs. Pours deep clear brown with no head. Aroma is weak spices. Taste is caramel sweet, slightly salty, tart red berries, hint of green apple tart, liquorice.