Abbey Ale
Kingstone in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.25
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Abbey is an amber-coloured, full-flavoured ale. The edges of the Challenger and Northern Brewer hops are balanced by the smooth malty richness of the barley.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 01/11/14 - 500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours a chestnut colour with tiny white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, citrus, toffee & malt. Light to medium body. Mild to medium bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 20:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from AndrewC and drunk at home. Clear amber colour lasting cream head. Some esters there. I guess made with some kind of Belgian or estery yeast. Threw a big head. Some over carbonation. Yes decent enough. LIght Belgian ale. Some candied fruit citrus oranges like a tripel fruit. Decent.interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2019
at 19:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Gravity cask at the Bree Louise - London. Long may you run. Good stuff, plenty of bready sugars, light Belgian yeast, toffee, ripe fruit. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Good condition. Sweet finish, faint leaves, bread, light brown sugar. Solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2014
at 12:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle conditioned: best before 3rd May 2013, poured into my Abbot Ale glass tankard during a ‘Random Tasting Evening’ in Aug 2012. Deep amber towards brown body, with a slight haze because of the pour being interrupted: on top a good crown of beige bubbles. Both the nose and taste were a pleasant blend of fruity hops and semi-sweet malty molasses: a nicely balanced brew without really testing your taste buds. Medium bodied and well carbonated, not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2012
at 02:33
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 2
1st December 2009
Pigs Ear! Clear amber beer. Light and very dry palate. Dusty malt with some fruit. Meh! Way over dry. Bah!
Pigs Ear! Clear amber beer. Light and very dry palate. Dusty malt with some fruit. Meh! Way over dry. Bah!
Tried
on 14 Jun 2012
at 17:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Frothy fair fully deminishing head. DArk amber colour. MOderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2012
at 07:54
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at DSG 2011. Red amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is cellar notes, malt, caramel, yeast, hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, yeast, hop, cellar notes. Ordinary beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2012
at 21:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@The Pineapple, London. Coppery colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is crystal malts, some nutty notes as well as fruit, grass, some floral notes. Flavour is herbal, fruity, wooden, a bit nutty with some crystal malts. Very nice bitter finish and aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2011
at 10:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium orange amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light roasted, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, leather notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, funky ! Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110819]
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2011
at 11:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cloudy amber with a small white head. Malty aroma with peach, hay and bread crust, and a touch of phenols. Sweet fruity flavour with a bit of yeast
Tried
on 20 Aug 2011
at 09:00