Olde Ale
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Rotating|
Score
7.69
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Originally brewed in 2005 as the first in our annual decadance series, AleSmith Olde ale follows the tradition of classic British-style old ales. This rich, multi-forward ale showcases soft notes of currents and dried fruit along with complex dark sugars, all of which are balanced by a subtle bitterness derived from the addition of traditional English hops. AleSmith Olde ale is ready to be enjoyed now or I can be age for upwards of twenty years to further enhance its amazing depth of flavor. A hearty ale designed to please Bacchus himself.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Dean’s Winter Shelter Tasting. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, caramel, overripe dark fruits. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2013
at 15:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled from bottle @ Deans Winter Shelter Tasting. Clear red color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, lightly alcohol, slightly sweet, also some bitter, lightly some dark fruits. Full body, medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2013
at 15:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Deep brown liquid with small to medium light brown head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, bread, biscuit, raw sugar, dried fruit, pine and earth. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of toffee, bread, dried fruit and raw sugar. Full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2013
at 13:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
As AleSmith Old Ale
How: Draught.
Where: Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), London.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a small off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, malt, raisin, alcohol.
Body: Medium body, ok carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, raisin, alcohol
How: Draught.
Where: Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), London.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a small off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, malt, raisin, alcohol.
Body: Medium body, ok carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, raisin, alcohol
Tried
on 19 Sep 2013
at 02:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at The Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a very dark ruby with a dense, creamy tan head. Strong aroma of prunes, burnt sugar and some vanilla essence. Sweet toffee, dark malts and alcohol soaked dried fruit flavours. Thick, velvety mouth feel. Palate of a little coffee, maple syrup and dark rum. Damn good.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2013
at 13:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7
Cask at gbbf 2013. Ruby red copper colour with a persistent thick cream head. Nose is nutty solvent warming. Flavour is intense oak toffee caramel and raisin. Silky palate. Warming alcohols.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2013
at 16:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity dispense at GBBF ’13, as ’Alesmith Old Ale’, 15/08/13. Hazed dark chestnut brown with a thin light tan head. Nose is toffee fudge, dark malts, sugars, vanilla, woody notes, dark fruit, raisens. Taste comprises light cocoa, toffee fudge, dark toffee, prunes, dates, muscavado sugars. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light booze in the finish. Good stuff.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2013
at 15:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (labelled Old Ale) at GBBF 2013, Olympia, London. A deep brown coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Sweet, caramel aroma. Tastes sweet, caramel, dark fruit, rich.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2013
at 14:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at GBBF as Alesmith Old Ale. Big caramel and fruit nose, mostly dried fruits, raisin. Rich, fruity flavor, dreid fruits, hot alcohol, fun, fruity, rich as hell.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2013
at 23:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Gbbf 2013. Quite choccy sweet. Some toffee. Quite drinkable sweet sherry like. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2013
at 04:44