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Nestled between the North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills, Ampleforth Abbey could scarcely occupy a more serene and picturesque location.

It was sometime in the early 2000s that one member of the community had an idea to utilize the excess harvest by making cider. Initially a hobby, Ampleforth Abbey Drinks is now run by lay staff for the benefit of the community, supplying many local farmshops, visitors centres and pubs with our award-winning produce.
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ianwelby (4915) reviewed
Abbey Dubbel from Ampleforth Abbey
10 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Hazy, reddish-brown beer with an off-white head. Fruity, yeasty aroma. The beer is quite lively so initially the flavour is obscured somewhat by fizz on the tongue. There’s a fair bit of banana in the taste and perhaps a touch of apple as well. Yeasty, bready quality to it. It’s not as rich as you might hope for a beer of this sort and there’s a bit of an unfortunate alcohol-y aftertaste as well which isn’t really concealed by anything else.
Tried on 05 Jan 2016 at 17:24
McCash (16382) reviewed
Traditional Still Cider from Ampleforth Abbey
10 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from that shop in Malton. Appearance - deep amber with no head or bubbles worth a mention. Nose - apple skin and dry apples. Taste - loads of appleskin again. Palate - close to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - a nice still dry tangy cider
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2015 at 15:49
c0axial (8153) ticked
Abbey Dubbel from Ampleforth Abbey
10 years ago
7/10
Tried on 08 Dec 2015 at 22:07
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Cider from Ampleforth Abbey
11 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Poly pin at SRAF 2015... Golden hazy amber... Thin white lacing... Soft Dry apple skin nose... Soft sweet apple fruits... Soft fruits
Tried on 12 Jul 2015 at 06:26
Stuu (35163) reviewed
Cider from Ampleforth Abbey
11 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at sraf 2015. Pours pale golden, nose is tart apple, sugary, taste is similar, bit thin. --- Beer merged from original tick of Traditional Cider on 13 Jul 2015 at 14:06 - Score: 7. Original review text: Cask at sraf 2015. Pours pale golden, nose is tart apple, sugary, taste is similar, bit thin.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jul 2015 at 03:05
danlo (13924) reviewed
Premium Cider from Ampleforth Abbey
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle. Pale yellow gold colour, shortlived bubbly white head and aroma of fruity apple, funk, apricot, pineapple. Taste is sweetish apple, fruity, apricot & pineapple notes, citric, barnyard, woody oak, drying, tannins. Crisp mouthfeel, medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2015 at 12:36
gunnfryd (22478) reviewed
Abbey Dubbel from Ampleforth Abbey
11 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is sugar, alcohol, dried fruits, malt. Flavour is sugar, alcohol, caramel, malt, hop, dried fruits. Medium body. Ordinary beer. KRS 080814.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2015 at 14:12
mike_77 (15876) reviewed
Abbey Dubbel from Ampleforth Abbey
11 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy brown with thin soapy head. Dry and malty with a light fruitiness. Perhaps a bit of raisin in there too. Certainly marketed as an Abbey Dubbel but lacking in a bit of depth and complexity of many of its Belgian counterparts.
Tried on 08 Jan 2015 at 15:32
Solastalgic (4950) ticked
Abbey Dubbel from Ampleforth Abbey
11 years ago
6/10
Tried on 29 Dec 2014 at 20:45
yespr (55614) reviewed
Traditional Still Cider from Ampleforth Abbey
11 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours hazy yellow with a small to fully gone head. Aroma is crisp sweet apples. Sweet, fruity and light zesty. Lingering fruit and crisp apples.
Tried from Cask on 29 Dec 2014 at 17:30