Unplugged Abt - New Glarus Brewing Company

chicagobeerriot

Illinois

3.15/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours clear, dark ruby with a thin cream colored head that settles to a thin gauze. What can I say? It looks the part.

Put your schnoz over the glass and you'll get some light bready malt, some brown sugar, a little bit of banana and a very slight copper-metallic note that's just a bit off.

The mouthfeel is a solid representation of the style: medium bodied with a level of carbonation that keeps things smooth rather than sprightly.

The flavors are solid but they don't bring this into the upper tier of the style. It has all the flavors of a well-crafted quad: wheat bread, banana, caramel and an earthy sweet-potato note. But the flavors are too light and don't come together to a coherent whole. Worth a try, but it won't make you forget its cousins across the pond...

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2011 02:00:59 | More by chicagobeerriot

SrMonkey

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-18-2013 15:40:38 | More by SrMonkey

egrace84

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-15-2013 01:33:42 | More by egrace84

ajzy

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

05-12-2013 21:56:02 | More by ajzy

CelticAleMan

California

4/5  rDev +3.1%

05-09-2013 23:26:27 | More by CelticAleMan

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.79/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to paco1029384756 for this one a while back.

Pours a nice fluffy almost 1 finger head thick and creamy but fades semi quick over semi clear cranberry maroon reddish brown color.

NOse starts with sweet malts, candy aromas, reddish toasty candy malts, candi sugar, toffee, caramel, a bit of a fermented apple pie aroma with soured apples, lots of Belgian esters and light phenols with a bit of booze, some nutty, nice brown malts, little candy bar aroma.

Taste starts with more candy, toffee, nutty, caramel a plenty, candy bar flavors, even a little candi syrup. Then sweet malts, crystal malts, belgian brown malts, sweet toasty brown malts, quite sweet overall. Booze comes in lightly but brings some appley esters as well as light phenols, a bit of a soud apple flavor too.Dried dark fruits, fig, raisin, candied nuts, etc. finish is still fairly sweet, lots of lingering candy malts and sweeteners, mild bitterness, booze starts warming more and more.

Mouth is med bodied, some warming booze that gets tingly.

Overall meh. nothing special, lots of candy and not much else, not really even Belgian style, some esters and phenols with the booze but they don't even seem to blend well. All the characters of the beer were good, but just seemed like the flavors didn't merge as well as they could have, I don't know what it was but the beer just didn't seem as good as the profile makes it.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 12:49:37 | More by jlindros

Kelp

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +3.1%

04-26-2013 06:58:21 | More by Kelp

Bowers-Brew

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

04-21-2013 22:18:51 | More by Bowers-Brew

zrab11

Indiana

4/5  rDev +3.1%

03-26-2013 23:46:26 | More by zrab11

smogfood

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

03-26-2013 15:58:03 | More by smogfood

Sparky44

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

03-24-2013 02:03:10 | More by Sparky44

wmobley

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

03-13-2013 20:34:39 | More by wmobley

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

03-13-2013 05:09:55 | More by Zachtheporter

Stevengklein

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

03-13-2013 03:55:39 | More by Stevengklein

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

03-10-2013 18:29:02 | More by spycow

ChefHopMeister

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%

03-09-2013 23:04:52 | More by ChefHopMeister

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

03-03-2013 15:18:49 | More by drummermattie02

jegross2

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -29.1%

02-19-2013 05:19:45 | More by jegross2

derkfromwi

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +3.1%

02-05-2013 03:52:48 | More by derkfromwi

GPHarris

Alabama

3.91/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

2010 vintage

a - poured a 1/2 finger thick bubbly, light tan head into a snifter that dissipated quickly to a thin ring and disappeared halfway through the beer. the body was a dark ruby red to purple color.
s - rum, belgian candi sugar, dark fruit aromas of plums and raisins.
t - sherry, plums, grapes, raisins with a rum burn in the finish.
m - medium and slick.
o - nice quad, not up to belgian standards but very interesting sipper.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2013 16:25:44 | More by GPHarris

beernads

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

01-18-2013 05:33:48 | More by beernads

MordorMongo

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -3.4%

01-13-2013 23:56:42 | More by MordorMongo

ngeunit1

California

4.33/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Dark red-brown with a thin finger of frothy tannish head. Fades fairly quickly.

S - Dark caramel malts, candi sugars, fig, raisins, other dark fruits, Belgian yeast, clove, spices, and a bit of booze.

T - Sweet caramel malts, Belgian candi sugars, fig, plum, raisins, other dark fruits, Belgian yeast, clove, other spices, some booze.

M - Full bodied, moderate carbonation. Smooth and a touch thick with a warming and sweet finish.

D - Very nice Quad. Great mouthfeel and overall balance. Great example of the style.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 04:08:13 | More by ngeunit1

AlexFields

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +3.1%

01-08-2013 02:04:45 | More by AlexFields

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.1%

12-17-2012 18:18:53 | More by stereosforgeeks