Abigale Samphire

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Oak on the Green, Bearsted, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		22 Dec 2012	Surprised to still find this on sale as I understand Abigale have gone to the wall!
ChrisE		03 Oct 2011	Truly exceptional, just the right temperature, and in very good condition. A most enjoyable tasty and refreshing pint.
Pedro	Not Tried	16 Jul 2011
Pedro		14 May 2011
ChrisE		07 Mar 2011	Very drinkable.
Andrew		06 Mar 2011	Too warm which made me wonder if it had spent the night in the pipes. Rich and sharp. Took me a while to work out that the distinctive flavour it had was very similar to Harvey's yeastiness. Still waiting to find a well served pint of this so I can properly assess it.
ChrisE		17 Jan 2011	A good drinkable Kentish ale.

Bell & Crown, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		17 Nov 2012	The condition was okay but it just didn't taste like Samphire. It was dusty tasting and too warm.
Mick	Not Tried	18 Oct 2011
Andrew	Not Tried	30 Sep 2011
Andrew	Not Tried	19 Aug 2011
Andrew	Not Tried	22 Jul 2011
Blair		19 Jun 2011	Perfectly good, easy drinking bitter.
Ian	Not Tried	11 Jun 2011
Andrew		11 Jun 2011	Very good condition and I really do want to love this beer but I think it just isn't to be my cup of tea. Slightly tart, toasted and tight. Nice.

The Phoenix, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		12 Oct 2012	Excellent Samphire. Good condition with that hint of apple and signature dryness
Andrew	Not Tried	09 Mar 2012
Andrew		22 Jun 2011	Best Samphire I've had yet
Andrew	Not Tried	20 May 2011
Andrew		19 May 2011	With so many winners on at the bar I still plumped for this because I'm desperate to get a good pint of it. This pint was quite lively and had a toasted nut bite on the finish. There was a subtle but interesting malt body going on but the nut bite overtook it a little too much for my liking. Still, I like Samphire and it was a nice pint.

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		19 Sep 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	29 Apr 2012

The Locomotive, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		12 Sep 2012
ChrisE		15 Jul 2012	First pint from a new cask.
ChrisE		13 May 2012	A new cask on tonight, very good indeed.
ChrisE		28 Apr 2012
ChrisE		14 Apr 2012	The best pint of the day, unfortunately it was the last one in the cask, and the new one was not ready.
ChrisE		07 Dec 2011
ChrisE		14 Oct 2011	On top form tonight.
ChrisE		28 May 2011	On top form tonight.
ChrisE		20 Mar 2011	I had read Ian's report of earlier in the day, so I was really looking forward to this. I was not at all disappointed, a really tasty pint of Samphire.
Ian		20 Mar 2011	Fantastic condition and great biscuity malts
ChrisE		05 Mar 2011
ChrisE		02 Feb 2011	A superb well balanced Kentish Ale.
Ian		30 Jan 2011	Very drinkable likeable biscuity bitter.
ChrisE		30 Jan 2011	Selling well tonight. A really nice traditional Kentish pint.
ChrisE		13 Jan 2011	Slightly hazy, but a good pint.

The Old Mill, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bob A		30 Aug 2012	Good pint from a local brewery.
ChrisE		03 Jul 2012

Red Lion, Snargate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	06 Jul 2012
Philip Pirrip		06 Jul 2012	Last one out of the cask. Not at its best but acceptable
ChrisE		06 Jul 2012	The penultimate pint from this cask, and perfectly acceptable.

Robin Hood, Blue Bell Hill, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		24 Jun 2012	Again, Abigale comes up trumps.

Abigale Brewing Company, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		28 Apr 2012	The brewery's staple output
ChrisE	Not Tried	28 Apr 2012

The Man of Kent Ale House, Rochester, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		22 Apr 2012	Best for my mood at the time. "Forced" down a second one
Blair	Not Tried	17 Sep 2011
ChrisE		16 Jun 2011	The first pint from a new cask, slightly hazy but delicious.
Pedro	Not Tried	09 Jun 2011
ChrisE		15 Feb 2011	A good well balanced beer.

Bake & Alehouse, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent

Britannia Bar Cafe, Rochester, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		22 Mar 2012	So good that I had a second one.
ChrisE		05 Mar 2011	Exceptionally good Samphire.

Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Leyton, Greater London

The Swan, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		19 Nov 2011	Extremely drinkable bitter
ChrisE		18 Nov 2011	A fresh cask recently put on.

The Tickled Trout, Wye, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Trevor	Not Tried	06 Oct 2011	Was unavailable
Andrew		17 Sep 2011	Bit too cold but this was really good. To be drinking a quality Kent Micro in the Trout is good stuff.

Leas Lift Beer Festival, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		23 Sep 2011

Wye Hops Beer Festival 2011, Wye, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		17 Sep 2011	The beer I want to love. Made with Challenger, Northdown and East Kent Goldings.

Sissinghurst Castle Smallholders Fair, Sissinghurst, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		13 Aug 2011	A burnished coloured best bitter, with a seaweedy taste. Not really my cup of tea, but I enjoyed it.

Kent Beer Festival 2011, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		23 Jul 2011

3rd K&ES Railway Beer Festival 2011, Tenterden, Kent

The Wheatsheaf, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		16 Jun 2011

The Unicorn, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		11 Jun 2011	Looked perfect. Brown bitter with a touch of gooseberry on the hops.

The Three Mariners, Hythe, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		28 May 2011	Yep fine just a little thin on the malts/mouthfeel.

The Little Black Dog (formerly The Hoodener's Horse), Great Chart, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		28 May 2011	Very cold and very slightly hazy.
ChrisE		09 Dec 2010	A good copper coloured easy drinking bitter.
ChrisE		06 Dec 2010	A good copper coloured traditional bitter.

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2011, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		22 Apr 2011	Biscuity bitter, very nice beer but I'll admit I had high expectations and they were not quite met.

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser	Not Tried	27 Mar 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	27 Mar 2011
Pedro		19 Mar 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	18 Mar 2011
Ian	Not Tried	18 Mar 2011
Dosser	Not Tried	16 Feb 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	13 Feb 2011
Angie	Not Tried	12 Feb 2011
Pedro		10 Feb 2011
Angie	Not Tried	10 Jan 2011

The Conqueror Alehouse, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	25 Mar 2011
ChrisE		10 Dec 2010

Six Bells, Woodchurch, Kent

The Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		05 Feb 2011	I like this bitter. The aroma is so inviting and I do like the slightly biscuity malts on the finish.

Prince Albert, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		04 Feb 2011	Pale brown beer. Gooseberry tartness to it and hint of astringency. When I told ChrisE (who I later saw at the Dover beer festival) this he thought that perhaps I'd had an usual pint of it. I will make sure I try it again.
Martin the Mildman		04 Feb 2011	Amber bitter with some dry, hoppy bitterness but not much malt balance. My score 14/20.

The Lifeboat Ale & Cider House, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		22 Jan 2011

Farriers Arms, Mersham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		14 Jan 2011