Abolitionist Ale Works

Brewpub in Charles Town, West Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Abolitionist Ale Works

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129 W Washington St, Charles Town, WV, 25414, United States

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a murky toilet brown with a tan head. Aroma is jelly jam, funky, oaky. Taste is tart, cherry, funky, sour, barnyard.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:24

6/10
Tried on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:23

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Can shared at shigs place in Newport news Virginia. Many thanks to shig. A dark black brown coloured pour with a fine mid tan head. Aroma is semi sweet. Oily orange dark toast, meaty roast, oily woody, harsh, cognac. Flavour is composed of semi sweet sour tangy, green apple, acetic, woody roast, Ash, cognac sour, sour grapes, hard work. Palate is sharp and tangy sour. Prickly carbonation infected. Lingering orange oil.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:19

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Can at SHIG place tasting, thanks to the SHIG, 16/04/23. Extremely dark mahognay brown with a beige cap that veers edgewards. Nose is dried fruit rinds, vinous, light orange peel, mellow barrel, spice. Taste comprises tarte fruit rinds, vinous, oak, brown sugar dusting, charr. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a spike of alcohol. Another poor attempt at a BA beer ... disjointed and harsh.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:18

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can: Poured a dark brown with a tan ring. Aroma is chocolate, orange, buttery, toffee. Taste is light tart dark fruits, cognac, chocolate.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:17

6/10
Tried on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:15

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can shared at shigs place in Newport news Virginia. Many thanks to shig for this one. A hazed dark brown black coloured pour with a small halo of tan head. Aroma is big earthy coffee, green pepper cocoa, wood. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, green pepper earthy coffee, chocolate oily. Meaty. Oily ok.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:10

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can at SHIG place tasting, thanks to the SHIG, 16/04/23. Light black with a fast collapsing khaki head. Nose is earthy roast, coffee grinds, charr, chocoalte, molasses. Taste comprises chocolate, coffee grinds, faint barrel, molasses, brown sugar melt, toffee. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Not bad.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:05

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can: Poured a brown with no head to tan ring. Aroma is huge coffee, chocolate. Taste is coffee, roasted malts, chocolate.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2023 at 00:04