Old Peculier

Theakston in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular

Score

7.01

ABV: 5.6%

IBU: 23

Ticks: 319

Old Peculier is possibly one of the country’s most well-known and loved ales. This unique, beautiful brew is often imitated but never matched and is sold literally all over the world. With countless awards to its credit, it is something of which every Briton can be very proud and is the epitome of the greatest of British brewing tradition. In the early years of the modern brewing era, about two hundred years ago, many brewers produced a dark, strong ‘stock’ beer in the winter months, to provide a base amount of fermented beer to add to beers brewed in the rather more volatile months of the summer. Old Peculier probably owes its origins to this. The name pays tribute to the unique ecclesiastical status of Masham as a ‘Court of the Peculier’ and is also reference to the strong characteristic of the beer! For many years it was affectionately referred to as Yorkshire’s ‘Lunatic’s Broth’.

Old Peculier is a beautiful, yet very simple beer, brewed using a very generous blend of finest pale, crystal and roasted barley with two bitter hops combined with the majestic and noble ‘Fuggle’ hop to produce a beer of awesome full-bodied flavour with subtle cherry and rich fruit overtones. It tastes superb when accompanied by rich stews, strong cheeses and sweet puddings.

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7.6

Irishboy (4674) reviewed Old Peculier (Cask) from Theakston 6 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Malty and smooth with notes of toffee. Cask at the James Watt in Greenock, Scotland.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2025 at 10:37

gave a cheers!

7.3

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 9 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from Nov 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours a very dark brown with a beige creamy head. Aromas & tastes of fortified wine, dried fruits, plum pudding, toasted bread & hints of spice. Medium body. Dry mildly bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2025 at 15:06

6.8

CBarley (1462) reviewed Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 9 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Brown, no head. Warmth, raisins, herbal, caramel. Fizzy, front heavy. Not as sweetness as expected. Flower, caramel, roasted, toffee. Weak body. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2025 at 15:19

5.8

Holmen2 (8836) reviewed Old Peculier (Served From the Wood) from Theakston 10 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From cask at Grove, Huddersfield, 28.03.25. Dark brown. Persistent brown head. Slightly acidic aroma and taste of crowberrries, dark malt and tobacco. Quite dry. Perhaps the cask is over its top.

Tried from Cask at Grove on 28 Mar 2025 at 20:24

7.5

tnkw01 (4059) reviewed Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 10 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown color. Not much head. Aroma is fruit cake, slightly roasted malt. Taste is slightly sweet with a dried fruit, plantain taste.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 04:41

Lakatarm (5439) ticked Old Peculier from Theakston 11 months ago

Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2025 at 12:57

5.2

tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle in England. Aroma is lots of malt, caramel, toffee, buttery, dried fruity notes, some apple. Flavour is medium sweet. Body is medium. Not too impressed with this one.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:41

6.1

Biilz (2915) reviewed Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Аромат приятный, немного винный, изюма, легкие горькие и пряные нотки от хмеля, чуть жженый солод. Цвет темно коричневый, прозрачный, пенка неплохая по началу. Вкус уже хуже, Больше ощущается солода, но а целом вкуса мало, очень много горького хмеля после глотка, при это сильная кислинка скорее кофейная. Какие то оттенки дуба. Но в целом разочарование.

Tried on 01 Feb 2025 at 11:32

ungespoto (2212) ticked Old Peculier (Cask) from Theakston 1 year ago

Cask

Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2025 at 18:12

8.1

dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Old Peculier (Cask) from Theakston 1 year ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at the Flute & Flagon, Solihull. Reddish brown pour with smooth beige head and great lacing. Sweet malts with a nutty, bread, mineral and fruity light sour berry. Smooth as you like with a soft carbonation. Still a classic and this one was in very good condition.

Tried from Cask on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08

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