mcberko (47456) reviewed Conan the Kettle Sour from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out wheaty notes, some lacto, and a touch of citrus. Flavour is complex, with lacto notes, citrus and wheat. Very well-made, with lots of depth. Very good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Brett Trois Red Rye ISA from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours an opaque orange amber with a small white head. Aroma is jumbled, with bready malt, a touch of rye and brett. Flavour is dry, with bready malt, some light bretty funk, and vegetal notes. Fairly harsh astringency on the finish. Meh.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Buckwheat Grisette from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings lots of paint thinner and alcoholic notes. Flavour is wheaty, with some farmhouse yeast, wheat, and paint thinner. Not sure what's going wrong here, but something is off. Needs work.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Orange Sour from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a cloud golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out oranges, some wheaty notes, and lacto. Flavour is well-balanced, with lots of lacto, wheat, and oranges. Not exactly elegant, but the flavours are balanced. Okay.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Gose from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a clear pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma is very strange, with detergent, tart notes and weird chemical notes. Flavour isn't offensive but it similar weird, with tart notes, a touch of wheat and floral detergent notes. Not too impressive.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Double IPA from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is pretty abrasive, with loads of hop oils, perfume and paint thinner. Flavour is along the same lines, with hop oils, paint thinner / perfume, and alcohol. Would be good, but the cosmetic notes are rather abrasive. Needs a bit of work, but there's a good beer underneath the mess.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out loads of coffee and vanilla. Flavour is quite as potent, but the notes are definitely there, with hazelnut, vanilla and subdued coffee. Very lovely.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Blackberry Porter from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is pretty restrained, not getting any blackberry notes or anything. Flavour is likewise restrained, with toasted malt and blackberries. The berries take over and provide a nice heavy palate. Solid.
mcberko (47456) reviewed South Seas Ale from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out weird infected fruity notes, with biscuity malt in back. Flavour is fruity, with floral notes and biscuity notes. Very fruity and somewhat clean. Okay. Not sure what this is supposed to be.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Ella Pale Ale from Old Abbey Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Old Abbey, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out floral notes. Flavour brings out floral notes, some candied sweetness and biscuity malt. Not enough hopping. Nothing overly interesting, but it works okay. Decent.