Thomas Hardy's Ale (1968-1999)
Eldridge Pope in Dorchester, Dorset, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.71
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Creamy butterscotch notes flood the taste buds, laced with subtle complex fruit...and a subtle suggestion of vintage port. Elegant and seamless, this beer was a waltz on the palate.
In ’The Trumpet Major’ Hardy wrote of Dorchester strong beer "It was of the most beautiful colour that the eye of an artist in beer could desire; full in body, yet brisk as a volcano; piquant, yet without a twang; luminous as an autumn sunset;..."
In ’The Trumpet Major’ Hardy wrote of Dorchester strong beer "It was of the most beautiful colour that the eye of an artist in beer could desire; full in body, yet brisk as a volcano; piquant, yet without a twang; luminous as an autumn sunset;..."
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1995 bottle, many thanks Bryan! Hazy brown color with white head. Aroma is oxidized cellar mop, soy sauce. Taste is moppy, wet cellar, very oxidized, resinous. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation. Alright, but past its prime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2019
at 19:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1979 Vintage. Muddy brown, no head. Smells like a dark fruit soaked in alcohol. Really strong dark ale aroma - some dark fruit, strong characterful alcohol and spice, and even some bitterness. No obvious signs of oxidation. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2019
at 20:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
1997 version, 6th DRG. Malt, butterscotch and a touch of dust in the aroma. Thick, malty, somewhat alcoholic. Old calvados?? Warming alcohol. Loaded with quality. Has a lot of life left.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1975
Tried
on 20 Jul 2019
at 18:24
7/10
Bottle - pours amber white head - nose/taste of caramel, oxidation, toffee - medium bodied. 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2019
at 16:11
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2019
at 20:41
6/10
Tried
on 24 Mar 2019
at 16:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
180ml bottle. 1985 vintage. Sweet and a bit stingy with some oxidized port notes, plums, caramel, toffee, malts and earthiness. Feels a bit off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2019
at 14:38
7/10
Amazing flavour for a beer that is 50+ years old!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2019
at 17:45
8/10
Tried
on 18 Jan 2019
at 13:06