Abbey Ales Bellringer

After a few pints of the delicious Barnstormer at The Porter, I decided to move onto the next pump which was serving up Bellringer (4.2% abv) from Abbey Ales. Bellringer is a pale ale style bitter which has a dominating citrus flavour which actually works really well with the biscuit like malt flavours that are coming through. The bitterness level is similar to that of the Alligator Ale I posted about last week, and it tastes pretty similar as well. As most regulars will know, I am a big fan of well balanced APA style beers and this beer falls into that category. According to an old chap I got talking to at the bar, this beer is hopped with a mystery variety from Worcestershire.... in that case this is one of my favourite English hop varieties then! Actually the website mentions that Bellringer is hopped with Challenger for bittering and uses Fuggles and Worcester Goldings for aroma/flavour. More info is available from the Abbey Ales website: http://www.abbeyales.co.uk/

Abbey Ales have been brewing in Bath since 1997.