Prize Old Ale (1996)
(Batch of Prize Old Ale (1920s - 2006))
Gales in Horndean, Hampshire, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.81
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1996 vintage from Toby. Dark brown pour, minimal head. Aroma is a bit of varnish, but go beneath for some solid peaty, malty, leathery traditional old ale flavors. Hard on the nose, easy on the palate.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2018
at 03:31
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 6
12 oz. bottle. 1996 vintage. Pours black with no head. The aroma is strong and fruity, with notes of grapes, figs, and cherries. The flavor is sweet and tart, with a slight bitter finish. The palate is heavy and sticky, with no carbonation. Overall, something that’s waited 15 years to be opened should be better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2011
at 21:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle Vintage 1996 thanks to ditmier. Pours out a dark mahogany with no head. Aroma was pit fruit, dust, caramel, and some wine notes. Taste was much as the aroma with the wine notes leading the way. Always fun to try something with some age on it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2010
at 17:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
275 ml bottle labeled #4929, bottled 1996. Very dark maroon, no head or lacing, no legs either. Aroma of slightly sour port wine, raisins, plums. Taste is oily, vinuous, resiny, with sour cherries, grapes. No bitterness. Good example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2010
at 15:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1996 bottle #4769 from Capital Ale House, Fredericksburg, VA. Pours a dark brown color with absolutely no head whatsoever. Aroma is rich and malty with notes of toffee, sherry, soy, raisins and other dried fruits and some wood. Taste is toffee, soy, sherry, cherries, raisins, oak, caramel and stale hops. Fairly bitter. Smooth, medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2010
at 23:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
’96 @Tampa Wkly Gathering-500ml bottle–Thanks Ibrew2or3-pours no head and dark red color. Aroma is cherry/raisin/plum, earthy. Taste is cherry/raisin/plum, earthy, sweet medium malt. Some tanins. Mild/minimum carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2009
at 12:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Vintage 1996. Dark black body with no head. Very low carbonation. Sweet rum soaked fruit and molassas aroma. Sweet rum soaked fruit and caramel flavor. Quite tasty after over a decade.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2007
at 11:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1996 bottle - 11 year old bottle. Personally, I have cellared it for 2 years and fridged it for a few hours. Poured into a Leffe rounded goblet. Pours with absolutely no head, looks dead. A thin pour but really dark brown, no clarity and just minimal spots of translucence. Aroma is strong, all aged malt, all British. Lots of chocolate but a slight cardboard (oxidation) as well. Defintely those nice characteristics of an aged British brew come out with minimal signs of the negative side of age. Also an aroma grapes passed their prime. Taste is not as lucky. Still nice, some raison and chocolate. But then the taste is also thinning out, some light vinegar at the end of the flavor. Aftertaste is all dark grapes. I really cant say I would want to age this any longer, even if properly stored I cant see this age any better. Carbonation is low, mouthfeel is left thin as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2006
at 20:28