We’ve created a new series of cask only beers, designed to be enjoyed whilst supporting your local pub, with artwork inspired by vintage botanical prints and nineteenth-century lithographs of the nature we find around us.
First up in this range is Fen Violet, a classic 4.3% pale ale hopped with Vic Secret and Columbus. Expect lovely aromatic qualities, with gentle herbal notes of marjoram in the background and tasty, fruity, tropical flavours up front. As with all our beers, it’s gluten free too. (And no fen violets were harmed in the making of this beer!)
We’ve taken inspiration from various sources for the designs of this series, including the gardens of Team Abbeydale and our favourite plants and flowers found within them, and a trip to Sheffield’s beautiful Botanical Gardens. It’s really important to us and integral to our identity that the artwork we produce is based on tangible reality and borne of true creativity. Each element has been meticulously hand drawn by our designer James Murphy, and in a nod to the historic lithographic plates which inspired the series, the year of release and number it comes in the range has been included in the background of the design. You will notice too that the colour palette chosen is a little more subtle and evocative of the natural elements shown in the artwork, when compared to some of our other ranges, which could be considered more graphic in style and use bolder, more accentuated tones – again in keeping with the inspiration.
An aesthetic of a time which has become timeless. Look out for these at the bar! (And to our trade customers, if you’d like a cask for your venue, please do get in touch!)
Cheers!
