Old Dan
Thwaites Brewery in Mellor Brook, Lancashire, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.45
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A delicious mellow beer with chestnut hues and a smooth finish.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from Sainsbury’s I think, about 8 years ago. Pours clear ruby-brown with a frothy, khaki head. Medium sweet flavour with rich stewed berries, toasted mats, toffee, subtle oxidation, a little leafy-earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, lightly oily and chewy, with lively, massaging carbonation. Sweet finish, notes of candied sugar, more toffee, brown bread, caramel, berries. Tasty stuff, has aged well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2020
at 23:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, from historic notes. Sourced from a local supermarket. Poured dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, dark fruit, nut. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2019
at 20:48
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
After being in countless Thwaites pubs, finally found this at the Manchester Beer Festival 2014. Copper with a small head. Strong tasting with a high sweet fruit aroma. Has a medium bitterness.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2014
at 07:17
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium to dark amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, candy, sugary. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, sugary, candy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130123]
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2013
at 03:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Asda, Dunbar. Pours clear copper with a thin white head, doesn’t hang around. Nutty caramel malt aromas, fruit. Sweet taste and thin finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2013
at 07:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from B&M; light brown pour with thin beige head, sweet caramel aroma, sweet taste as expected mostly caramel a hint of honey a small amount of fruit along with some autumn leaves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2013
at 10:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Copper colour with a small beige head. Aroma is caramel malts, some alcohol, mild toasted notes as well as a nice floral and fruity tone to it. Flavour is very similar, with the fuggles coming in really nicely. Also has a bunch of resiny and nutty notes in the flavour. One of the better old ales I’ve had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2013
at 23:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A dark amber beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of minerals, prunes, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, fruit, and over ripe fruits, leading to a dry finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2013
at 07:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
33 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden orange to brown with a small tan head. Aroma is butterish and overripe fruity. Fruity, toasted malty and dry bitter. Caramelish. Butterscotch and fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2013
at 07:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Slightly cloudy deep copper coloured ale with a small head. Its strength is apparent in its aroma but only fully revealed as part of its taste. Has a mild sweetness.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2013
at 15:14