Greene King Abbot Ale (Cask)

Abbot Ale (Cask)
(Batch of Abbot Ale)

 

Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.15
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 322 Ticks (all batches): 322
Warming, malty and fruity. Pale and amber malts contribute to a mouth-filling and satisfying Horlicks and biscuity maltiness. Challenger and First Gold give a base note of herbal hop and Fuggles as a late hop contributes the main fragrant fruity and floral and spicy notes. Fermented slowly to give just enough fruity esters Abbot Ale provides a complex, satisfying and warming experience.
 

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6.1/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
April 2011. Cask in pub somwhere in Cambridge. Amber color, almost no head. Aroma, hops, flowers, some fruits. Taste,starts fruity, continues bittersweet, ends with long bitter finish. Drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2011 at 13:48

5.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at The Wharf. It pours a clear, amber colored body topped by a small, off-white head. The aroma is weak, nutty and bready with a slight sourness. Obviously not in top form. The flavor is nutty and with caramel, some hoppy bitterness too. Smooth on the palate, medium body. A rather boring one, but at least it goes down easily. 110417
Tried from Cask on 22 Apr 2011 at 11:16

6/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ The Wharf, Aalborg, Denmark
Pours clear amber with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, bread, caramel and grassy hops. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Cask on 18 Apr 2011 at 04:15

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Clear, lovely auburn with a foamy, off-white head. Weak nose, some bready malts and sugar. Sweet flavor, some straight malts, sugar, booze, weak leafy bitters. Medium to full in body, warming with soft carbonation. Finishes sweet, semi-boozy, with cake malts. Not too bad.
Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2011 at 12:02

4.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Dull amber. Plasticy aroma and lots of caramel lameness. Palate is buttery, lightly caramelly, sweet - not much to recommend about this bog standard. Not a satisfying beer.
Tried on 17 Nov 2010 at 16:43

5.5/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at the Bird in Hand, Wordsley. Pours dark orange with a medium head. Aroma is faint, fruity malt. Some pithy orange to start with a fruity and orange low bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2010 at 02:41

6.2/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
[Cask at William Robert Loosley (JDW), High Wycombe] Deep amber, slight off-white head. Typical GK caramel overlaid with rich fruits (marmalade?) and a very mild dusty hop bitterness in the background. Very smooth, meaning that you inadvertently drink it dangerously fast! Definitely a pudding beer - itโ€™s very sweet, and too much so by the end. I had a pint, and would have been happier with a half.
Tried from Cask on 14 Sep 2010 at 15:03

6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear amber with a medium off white fluffy head. Fruity aroma with toasted malt, hops and piney notes. Fruity flavour with hops, pine and malty notes. Finished bone dry with bittering hops.
Tried on 10 Apr 2010 at 11:25

4.8/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Cask @ The Society Room. Copper colour, dense off-white head. Aroma is nutty and caramel. Flavour is malty, alcoholic, caramel, metallic. Fairly bitter and dry. Not good.
Tried from Cask on 27 Mar 2010 at 06:10

7/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at Ye Olde Cock Inn, Didsbury. Medium to dark amber color. Tall, fine head. Strong, fruity aroma, slightly sweet, like bubblegum. Fantastic. Smooth and mellow flavor. Fruity and spicy with good hops that are not overwhelming. Finish is full of hops and dry, but with a rich grain taste (oats?). Good medium plus body. Very nice, with full flavor.
Tried from Cask on 19 Mar 2010 at 17:41