Pub Ale
The Black Abbey Brewing Company
- From:
- The Black Abbey Brewing Company
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.03 | pDev: 25.74%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 16, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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A craft version of the classic, Pub ale transports you directly to a bar stool in a classic English Pub. This beer is light bodied, supremely well balanced and full of malt flavor. Mild hop bitterness blends with the biscuit malts to give this old world style a new, fresh perspective. Pairs perfectly with bangers and mash, fish and chips and long conversations with friends.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Spankyrightus from Maryland
4.04/5 rDev +33.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +33.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a can poured into a pint glass.
I suppose ESB beers aren’t very popular, and tend to get low ratings and little attention. I really like them though.
This ESB is an Amber/tea color with a decent 1-1/2 finger beige head, and nice splotchy lacing.
The caramelized malt flavor is delicious, complimented by some very enjoyable hops bitterness. Notes of caramel, black tea, a little earthiness. The finish is enjoyable with a faint lingering caramel bitterness.
A solid Extra Special Bitter.
Oct 26, 2025I suppose ESB beers aren’t very popular, and tend to get low ratings and little attention. I really like them though.
This ESB is an Amber/tea color with a decent 1-1/2 finger beige head, and nice splotchy lacing.
The caramelized malt flavor is delicious, complimented by some very enjoyable hops bitterness. Notes of caramel, black tea, a little earthiness. The finish is enjoyable with a faint lingering caramel bitterness.
A solid Extra Special Bitter.
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.52/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz can into a tall glass. Canned 5/26/25, so closing in on 3 months old.
Good looking ESB. Nice amber body, off white head retains well, scattered lacing. Mild aroma, a little earthy. On tasting, bitter, a little spiced, strong malt base. Finish is lastingly earthy and bitter, becomes off putting after a while.
Overall, starts out good, but goes a bit downhill.
Aug 22, 2025Good looking ESB. Nice amber body, off white head retains well, scattered lacing. Mild aroma, a little earthy. On tasting, bitter, a little spiced, strong malt base. Finish is lastingly earthy and bitter, becomes off putting after a while.
Overall, starts out good, but goes a bit downhill.
Reviewed by HaydenPlanetierrium from Tennessee
2.43/5 rDev -19.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.43/5 rDev -19.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Whatever happened with the hops here was bad. Can date said it was less than three weeks old.
Very bitter in a bad way. Earthy and vegetative. Somewhere in the neighborhood of Lima beans or black eyed peas.
I do not know if this is what the brewer intended but it was not for me. My disappointment is immeasurable.
Mar 20, 2025Very bitter in a bad way. Earthy and vegetative. Somewhere in the neighborhood of Lima beans or black eyed peas.
I do not know if this is what the brewer intended but it was not for me. My disappointment is immeasurable.
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