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Abbotsford Invalid Stout

Abbotsford Invalid Stout - Stout

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A Stout brewed by
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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302.37/5.02.39/5.05.2%1.9English pint P  Stats

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kearnsy (54), Melbourne, Australia
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/101/510/20
Feb 12, 2009  
Was a bit hesitant at first, but this beer was a gift so thought I might as well drink it. Excellent head, roasted caramel aromas/flavours slight hoppiness. Not a quality stout, but an okay one. Surprisingly good, bit thin on the palate.


 TheGrandMaster (1703), Auckland, New Zealand
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Bottle. Roasted malt and coffee on the nose. Dry roasted malt on the palate. A little thin, but an easy drinking stout.


Trys1980 (5), Wollongong, Australia
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3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/104/517/20
Sep 10, 2008  
This beer came along at a time when a friend and i were trialing online purchases of rare and seldom seen beer. We had never seen this beer before, so...we thought it qualified. Just after having placed the order, we realised that it wasn’t an exotic UK stout or alike, but instead a dirty little secret of CUB. So, our expectations were a little shaky, but i must say, in my opinion this is a feisty little south paw from the sticks that punches way above it’s weight. Nothing like a mainstream stout, probably more of a hybrid stout/old, but very drinkable nonetheless.


FrankstonMan (1), Frankston North, Australia
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4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/520/20
Jul 4, 2008  
I’m a beer drinker not a taster, this beer is easy to drink, goes down smooth and has beautiful flavour and aroma. Works well with and without food. I enjoy mine at the the end of the day while watching the idiot box. I love the fact that CUB hasn’t gotten around to modernising the labelling of this beer yet. Gives an impression that your drinking something that hasnt changed much in 40 or 50 years. Good thing that cricketers seem to to stick to Amber Ales.


 UnholyBrewing (415), Melbourne(Mulgrave), Australia
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/104/510/20
Mar 28, 2008  
...not bad at all. Slightly hoppy, with a great caramel, dark roasted malt flavor. Well balanced, and easy to drink, especially cold. Could be better, but hey, it’s Australian.


 faroeviking (5431), The Autonomous Beer Republic, Faroe Islands
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 26, 2007  
Bottle from Melbourne. Pours a black colour with a good brown head. Aroma of roasted malt and roasted caramel with some chocolate. The flavour is smooth and sweet with roasted malt and caramel, some dark fruits, chocolate and coffe. Roasty sweet finish. Good but too much sweetness.


messymatt (36), Netherlands
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/58/20
Aug 14, 2006  
Can’t undestand the name, is it for invalids or does int turn you into one, mix it with Carlton Draught for a nasty, old man black n’ tan.


 bridge (659), Sydney, Australia
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/59/20
Jan 6, 2006  
Typical clear black, with next to no head and not much lacing. A weak watery aroma, but I managed to find some roasted malt manifesting itself as burnt instant coffee. The roasted bitterness in the flavour seems to hang out there rather than integrating into the rest of the beer. This may have something to do with the short, exceptionally thin and very gasst palate. This seems a lot weaked than 5.2%, and considering the other good aussie stouts out there widely available I couldn’t find a single reason to consume this again.



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