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Abbeydale Brimstone

Abbeydale Brimstone

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A Bitter brewed by
Abbeydale

Sheffield, England

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163.33/5.03.27/5.03.9%91.8 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular (formerly Occasional). A replacement for Abbeydale Best Bitter.
Russet brown beer made with Amarillo hops. It has aromas of malt loaf, marmalade and apricots with some burnt toast coming through from the dark malt. The flavours are of coffee, toffee and liquorice with underlying spices, especially cloves. There is bitterness throughout, growing during the long finish. Abbeydale’s refreshing take on a classic English bitter.
The brewers who invented the name had visions of the ruined abbey on a sea of fire or something suitably brimstoney. But the artist comes up with a horned devil in a pentacle.

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 Ethereal (869), London, Greater London, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 3, 2008  
Cask at the White Horse, 12th July 2008 with renffisch. Has a good deep mahogany colouration but the aroma is surprisingly alcoholic for the strength. Nicely malty at first with a late-appearing hop balance and a long bitter finish.


 albertane (247), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Cask at the King William IV, Nottingham. This brown beer has a sweet toffee base but what sets it out is its unexpectedly deeply bitter finish. It’s not my favourite Abbeydale beer but it was perfectly enjoyable.


 harrisoni (5109), Ashford, Kent, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 08. It’s funny, I could see what people were saying about this on the Saturday, but my rating from the Friday still stands. Chestnut colour with thin bubbly off white head. Yep, you get the amarillos on the aroma, some caramel. Fairly watery in mouth, not a lot of condition. Some good amarillo on finish. OK, but just lacks some body.


 Mes_and_Sim (4176), London, Greater London, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 25, 2008  
A Mes rate: Gravicask at Planet Thanet 2008.
Dark copper coloured. Glorious hoppy aroma with lovely barley, awesome notes of ginger and some slight orange. The Amarillo shows through really well in the flavour with some nice earthy malt and a gloriously bitter finish. Bags of flavour and character, gorgeous spicy notes. Stunning stuff for a 3.8% beer and a top drawer all day drinker drop of English.


 sleepylopes (277), New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/57/102/513/20
Mar 24, 2008  
smooth spicy nose with amarillo present in taste and aroma. Mild in flavor with a stronger than expected finish all overcooked hop and grass. Drinkable and thin.




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