Greene King Abbot Ale (Cask)

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

Pint, off pump. Dark, reddish amber, fairly thick consistency. Heavy white head. Fruity, rich hoppy notes in the aroma. Slightly bitter hops in the taste, with a nice mild bitter finish. Quite creamy. Very nice..

The Mill Banbury 22-03-06. Amber brown beer with very small head. Pleasantly malty and despite some lingering sweetness this is actually a very well balanced beer with some bitterness and hops. Despite it’s ABV being a bit pokey for a session beer I tucked away four of these and really enjoyed them it was in fact served and kept extremely well.

A dark amber brown beer with a thickish white head. A light malty nose with a hint of fruit. Fairly full bodied, the taste also has a sweet malty flavour and the fruity note again. The aftertaste is smooth and slightly bitter sweet.

Cask@many places. To be fair this is quite good. Some sweet caramel, and some relatively fruity hops. A little sweet, but quite drinkable. Funny, this is actually closer to an IPA than their IPA is.

Cask at the Swan, Bromham, Bedfordshire. Mid amber with a small off-white head. A very distinctive raspberry fruit aroma with some malt. Spicy, grassy taste, a little sourness and the merest hint of bitterness.

Cask at The Anchor, Cambridge. Good amber appearance, with a small head. Slightly cloudy at the top. Fruit and hops aroma, with a lovely caramel flavour. This has long been one of my favouirte ales.

1. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 08/04/2001 Smooth on the palate. Malty finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Cross Keys, Knutsford 04/05/2001 Sweet tasting and strong in alcohol. 3. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 07/06/2001 Smooth pale hoppy and sweet. 4. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 12/06/2001 Pale sweet and fruity flavoured. 5. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 22/10/2001 Amber golden coloured and pale. Hop finish. 6. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 07/09/2002 Amber malty with slightly dry finish. 7. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 01/12/2003 Copper amber pale and fruity with a slightly dry lasting malt finish. 8. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 15/03/2005 Amber coloured and fruity. Slightly dry floral full malt finish. 9. Cask Handpump at the Kings Head, Llandudno 07/05/2007 Large white head. Malty aroma. Some carbonation. Amber golden coloured and smooth on the palate with some bitterness in a crisp full malt finish. 10. Cask Handpump at the Sir John Moore, Glasgow 02/12/2007 Malt and hop aromas. Golden coloured and slightly hazy in appearance. Hoppy and a little rich on the palate. Some bitterness and dryness in a crisp full malt finish.

Pint pulled from The Railway in Putney (London), an amber brown with a light rocky head. A flowery aroma, with hints of honey. A sourness in the flavour with a smoky aftertaste.