Greene King Abbot Ale (Cask)

Brewed by Greene King
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bury St. Edmunds, England

Bottle. Poured a pale amber with an off-white head. Aroma was light with floral and citrus hops and perhaps a touch of toffee. Flavor had earthy notes as well as some floral and citrus hops.

Cask. Deep copper-gold body, odd particle or two on the body, creamy white head painting lace. Aroma is quite low, some bitter orange hops combine with sweet toffee. Really sticky, clingy texture, low carbonation. Burnt caramel malts and ripe fruits on the body. Finishes slightly soapy and dry. Bit odd, quite malty and the balance is off. Might be a bad cask.

cask @ the Garrick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. Chestnut caramel color, taste of dried fruit, light quad flavors. malt sweetness, fruity. no bitterness. easy drinking & pretty flavorful

On tap at a pub just south of the Tower Bridge. Faint scent of hops, has no real head to speak of, but again I’m pretty sure that’s intentional. Taste of a mix of hops and more fruity Belgian flavours in there, a good mix of taste but also a little watery; maybe that means it’s not too overpowering.

Cask - West Gate Inn (JDW), Canterbury. Amber in colour with a fine, relatively dense white head. Sweet caramel malts and some appley fruit aromas. This sweetness translates to the flavours with a touch of hops for bitterness. Average body, little carbonation with a slightly watery finish.

Nose: Floral, orange, cherry, biscuit. Hard to tell as I tried this in a pub with a full glass (cutest half-pint glass tankard!) and couldn’t swirl much. Taste: Honeycomb, very malty, orange, cherry/plum. Long fiinish.

Cask. Hazy amber colour with medium creamy white mostly lasting head. Malty aroma. Sweet fruity flavor.

Tap at Cockney Pub, Århus. Nice head with good duraton. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, cMitrus and apples.