Abstrakt AB:11 - BrewDog

bonkers

New Jersey

4.16/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

My cousin shared this with me, he brought it back from the brew dog pub in the UK. poured into two snifters, pitch black pour, very low carbonation, no head. The aroma is heavy on ginger. flavor is complex, loads of ginger, layers of peppers and fruit. Definite alcohol undertones. Nice sipper, blew past my expectations.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 15:57:07 | More by bonkers

mdagnew

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

4.48/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

375ml bottle bought from GapWines, Belfast...

Poured dark brown / almost black with a little red round the edges. Creamy brown head poured quite thick and fizzy then faded fairly quickly to almost nothing... very faint lacing...

Aroma - Toasted malts and some chocolate mixed with ginger spiciness, caramel sweetness, some blackcurrent notes, leathery and light earthy notes, woody, light anise, some vanilla traces, some tar, spicy hops, treacle/burnt sugar, some alcohol traces...

Taste - Lots of nice warming ginger mixed with toasted malts, light smokey notes, some faint notes of chilli and cinnamon, vanilla, coffee and chocolate, peppery hops, liquorice, some nutty sweetness, molasse and treacle, alcohol warmth just coming through...

Feel - Very smooth and creamy with just a little sharpness after... pretty full bodied...

Overall - An excellent brew from Brewdog and my favourite Abstrakt one so far... highly recommended if you can track it down..

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 08:56:39 | More by mdagnew

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

4.04/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle #1199: This poured out as a dark brown color with a light brown head on top. The retention is minimal leaving just a ring around the edge of the glass. There is a sublte lacing but not much. The smell of the beer is very herbal, it's also a bit boozy. There is a bit of the spice coming through but not much of the fruit. The taste of the beer has a warming sweetness to it. It's either the ABV or the Chili Peppers/Ginger working it's magic in that sense. There is a solid amount of flavors in this beer though, very unique. I would have sworn there was Spruce in this as well but apparently not. I was hoping for a little more of the raspberry to come through but it kind of fell short. The mouthfeel of the beer is pretty smooth, not heavy but quite dry. Overall it's a very cool beer, I would have loved to get all the Abstrakt's as they were released but never got the chance. I enjoyed this beer quite a bit.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 15:19:41 | More by Knapp85

dgilks

Australia

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Black Barley Wine with Ginger, Black Raspberries and Chipotle Peppers

Inky black with a creamy tan head. Good head retention. Some lacing.

Ginger, light chilli, fruit and herb on the nose. A little sweetness. Earthy.

Spicy like ginger beer up front with a big molasses sweetness to round it out. Dark sugars keep following through and a little chilli hit picks up. The berries are somewhat covered up as is any hoppiness.

Medium-full body. Quite chewy. Moderately-low carbonation. Good.

A really interesting beer. Offbeat even for BRewdog and full of spice. I think I like it.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2012 08:42:44 | More by dgilks