Another example of a super keg beer being completely neutralized by putting in a nitro-can. The stuff in the can is virtually unrecognizable in experience to the original, which in this case is a step back. OK – what can you say about these nitro brews? They all pour to give beautiful, perfectly formed pints, they are all super-smooth and they are all really drinkable (like milkshakes), but so what? All the character of the Abbot is lost in this commercialization process. Shame. There is still a little recognizable bitterness that comes through in the aftertaste, but apart from that it’s just blandness that rules again.
Brewery: Greene King / Morland Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Format: nitro-can
Series: not specified
Year: not specified
Abv: 5.00
Appearance: 3.5
Smell: 2.5
Taste: 3.5
Mouthfeel: 4
Overall: 4
Review date: Saturday, May 29, 2004
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