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Abbeydale Brewery

🌍 United Kingdom · Known for American Pale Ale
Known for American Pale Ale

A true Sheffield institution founded in 1996, proudly employee-owned since October 2024. Founded by Patrick and Hugh Morton. Longest-standing brewery in Sheffield, producing over 220 barrels per week. Blends heritage and tradition with creativity and innovation. Core range: Moonshine (flagship since 1996), Heathen APA, Deception NZ Pale, Heresy Lager. Funk Dungeon barrel-ageing and souring programme. At least one new beer released every week. Distributed nationwide and exported to Europe since 2020.

3Beers
1Styles
4.7%Avg ABV
1996Founded

Beers by Abbeydale Brewery

3 beers
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Deception
American Pale Ale · 4.1%
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Heathen
American Pale Ale · 5.6%
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Moonshine
American Pale Ale · 4.3%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
citrusyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
crispevery beer
3 of 3 beers
bitterevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Focused3 beers · 1 style family
Pale Ale 3

Everything sits in one family — which makes the comparison below the interesting part. It isn't what they brew that sets them apart, but how.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 218 other breweries making American Pale Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American Pale AleAbbeydale Brewery
in no beersin every beer
piney
in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Notably more piney than typical.
malty
in 1 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale brewery: 4 in 5
Notably less malty than typical.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 58%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#2313
best ranked beer
Moonshine

Their beers place in the Top 58% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Abbeydale Brewery

A true Sheffield institution founded in 1996, proudly employee-owned since October 2024. Founded by Patrick and Hugh Morton. Longest-standing brewery in Sheffield, producing over 220 barrels per week. Blends heritage and tradition with creativity and innovation. Core range: Moonshine (flagship since 1996), Heathen APA, Deception NZ Pale, Heresy Lager. Funk Dungeon barrel-ageing and souring programme. At least one new beer released every week. Distributed nationwide and exported to Europe since 2020.

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