Southampton Abbot 12 - Southampton Publick House

MiScusi

California

4.03/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a rich opaque brown with a big creamy head, only if poured very vigorously though. Smell is sweet, has bits of alcohol, and light chocolate. The taste is very rich, again sweet with caramelized sugars and a very slight toast or roast. There is perhaps a light fruitiness wayyyy in the background. Mouthfeel is a nice medium, about what I would expect in a Belgian quadrupel. This is a good beer to be drank in small quantities.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2009 16:57:26 | More by MiScusi

JMS1512

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -24.4%

06-04-2013 02:23:15 | More by JMS1512

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-28-2013 14:42:56 | More by xnicknj

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-20-2013 18:37:58 | More by Slatetank

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-17-2013 14:44:55 | More by twenty5

ironchefmiyagi13

New York

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-07-2013 03:34:31 | More by ironchefmiyagi13

nickfl

Florida

4.33/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A - Pours with two fingers of off-white foam on top of a clear, amber-brown body. The head settles fairly quickly but leaves decent lace.

S - A complex aroma of molasses, brown sugar, plums, and a hint of chocolate.

T - Dark bread, burnt caramel, and molasses. Fruity notes of red apple, plum, and licorice come out in the middle, with a finish of burnt sugar, fruit, and a touch of chocolate.

M - Medium-thick body, moderate carbonation, and a somewhat sweet finish.

D - Really nice. Complex, fruity and dark, this is probably the best american brewed example of the style I have had.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 01:13:54 | More by nickfl

kylehay2004

Florida

4.2/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: very thin head on a clear deep amber body.

S: candy sugar, caramel and generic dark fruit. Aroma is good, just not strong rough for me.

T: very malty with lots of lots of candy and brown sugar and dark fruit with mostly fig and plum. Molasses and caramel notes. Malts are bready.

M: medium chewy body and moderate carbonation.

Overall: nice quad. Not too sweet which is something that usually turns me off from other quads I have had. I would like more dark fruit from this one though.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 01:09:40 | More by kylehay2004

TheLevi4000

New York

4/5  rDev +0.8%

03-09-2013 02:33:24 | More by TheLevi4000

Seaba

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

02-26-2013 20:37:33 | More by Seaba

socon67

New York

3.98/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A - Brown pour with a clear foam that bubbles with activity. No lacing of note. Has a slight red hue.

S - Scents of berries, dried apricots, and candy sugar. Gives off a dry sherry smell.

T - Initial sweetness of sugary fruit gives to an acidic bite at the end. There is a slight warming booziness that makes this beer inviting. While not as mellow as some of thebetter quads, I did enjoy the complexity.

M - Balance on this was nice and a very drinkable beer after a nice meal. If this were just ore mellow I'd give it a 5.

O - Southampton may have lost a step recently but beers like this make me look forward to trying them. A really good local belgian quad that could serve better with some age on it.

Serving type: growler

02-24-2013 00:54:09 | More by socon67

andrewborstein

Rhode Island

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

02-15-2013 01:15:55 | More by andrewborstein

nkeckhar

New York

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

02-01-2013 20:57:01 | More by nkeckhar

DmanGTR

New York

4/5  rDev +0.8%

01-30-2013 13:48:53 | More by DmanGTR

Jspriest

Maryland

1.75/5  rDev -55.9%

01-22-2013 04:21:58 | More by Jspriest

flagmantho

Washington

4.21/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Poured from corked & caged 750mL bottle into a tulip.

Appearance: rich ruby-amber hue with a largely haze-free body and a good effervescence. Head is two thick fingers of pillowy tan foam. Quite attractive.

Smell: rich, sweet malt with a lot of interesting character. There's caramel in here, along with a mild but pleasant fruitiness with notes of apricot and cherry. In with all of this is an alkaline, chalky aroma which I happen to quite like. Good stuff.

Taste: again, sweet, caramelly malt, but the fruity character is deeper and darker than in the aroma. There's cherry, plum and raisin in here; just what I look for in a quadrupel. There's also an alcoholic fruitiness which adds a little complexity to the flavor. I like it quite a lot indeed. A hint on the sweet side, but I'm finding I quite like it.

Mouthfeel: big body with a pretty huge carbonation and a massive, mouth-filling creaminess. Smooth and extremely satisfying. Wonderful!

Overall: I find I like this beer the more I drink it. Sure, it's sweet, but the flavor profile justifies that completely. Yum!

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2013 21:40:32 | More by flagmantho

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

01-12-2013 01:08:54 | More by spycow

AlexFields

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +0.8%

01-11-2013 21:24:12 | More by AlexFields

HundredWeight

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

12-25-2012 00:14:39 | More by HundredWeight

BeerCon5

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a deep amber color with one finger of khaki colored head with ok retention. Some lacing remains throughout the beer.

The scent is of dark fruit and some Belgian sugar.

The taste is kind of syrupy and flat. There are dark fruits, some roasted chocolate malt, some yeast notes.

Full body, syrupy and creamy, low to moderate carbonation.

There was some good flavor in this beer but it was very flat making it kind of unpleasant.

Serving type: on-tap

12-14-2012 19:11:36 | More by BeerCon5

Prost76

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

12-08-2012 10:15:43 | More by Prost76

Googs

New York

4/5  rDev +0.8%

11-21-2012 18:39:06 | More by Googs

banger7

New York

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

11-03-2012 22:44:14 | More by banger7

ncaudle

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

10-17-2012 19:10:02 | More by ncaudle

barneysdad

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.8%

09-18-2012 15:45:28 | More by barneysdad