Old Admiral
Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.49
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Our strong ale brewed from the outset is a full bodied British and German malt driven deep red ale. Available in bottles and cans nationally.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
First ratingDraught half pint at the brewpub on July 12, 2013.Described as an Old Ale at 6.1% ABV.Cloudy semi-dark brown color, tan head. Malty, sweet taste. Herbal, sweet aftertaste. Fizzy, high co2, mouthfeel; medium bitterness with a mineral sparkling finish. Sweet, malty, caramel scent.7/3/7/3/14=3.4RerateDraught as part of a tasting paddle at Lord Nelson on October 9, 2015.Hazy dark brown color, teal head. Fruity, some banana, alcohol taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Light roasted, grainy scent, some milk chocolate.7/4/7/3/14=3.5
Tried
on 19 Aug 2013
at 14:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours dark copper with ruby tints and a small head.Nose shows faint malt with caramel and dark confectionery notes but unfortunately there’s a metallic hint. Later on some darker toasty notes become apparent.Flavours are more focussed towards dark malt than the aroma with plenty of nutty chocolate malt but are still very sweet. Some spicy hops are noticeable and are followed by a gentle bitterness with some roasted character.Carbonation is too high for the flavours in my opinion.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2010
at 19:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From a 330ml bottle on 8/3/2010. Note the label on my bottle states the Alc/Vol is 6.1% rather than 6.7%. Has a rather subdued malty aroma which doesn’t give much of a hint to the flavour to come. There is a lot happening when it hits the mouth - roasted (almost burned) malt, chocolate, a hint of nuts, and a curious dash of lemon. Some sweetness balanced by a good whack of bitterness. Not too bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2010
at 21:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear dark red brown with no head. Not a very distinctive aroma but definite hints of toffee and coffee. Thick creamy palate. Flavours of dark malts, chocolate, caramel, with no obvious hop bitterness, but some burnt bitter notes. A reasonable beer, but not very special and didn’t seem to really all work together well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2009
at 03:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours dark copper. A finger and a half of beige head, fades to half that. Smells of caramel and resin. Quite carbonated. Dried fruit giving way to coffee and semi-bitter chocolate. Pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2009
at 04:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at the brewpub. Hazy chestnut brown. Roasty malt aroma. A dryish beer dominated by roasty malt, creates strong coffeelike flavours. A careful hop rate lets the malt flavours dominate and results in low bitterness.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2006
at 00:21