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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6.5

efeesse (1747) ticked Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 1 year ago

(#1576)(#22 ENG)(#1 North Yorkshire)
Bought it at "Tesco", Douglas, IM

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2024 at 11:55

dforslund (3371) ticked Old Peculier from Theakston 1 year ago

Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2024 at 21:00

octal (3685) ticked Old Peculier from Theakston 1 year ago

Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2024 at 18:28

6.8

Gyllenbock (17517) reviewed Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 1 year ago

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

Can from Systembolaget. Dark reddish/brown with a medium head. Caramel, malt, some dried fruit and some chocolate. Mild and easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 16 Mar 2024 at 19:24

7.1

NilsAS (11500) reviewed Old Peculier (Cask) from Theakston 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Lukt: Frukter, krydder. Utseende: Sort. Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum. Smak: Frukter, krydder, karamell. Medium: Rating:3.5-747413, Tapp@330ml, ABV@5.6%, Når@03.02.2024. Hvor: Melkebaren, Sandnes. Theakston Old Peculier (Cask) Old Ale

Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2024 at 21:54

5.8

TedE (2767) reviewed Old Peculier (Cask) from Theakston 2 years ago

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

Pint on tap at Pig and Whistle, Brisbane. Not cask of course. Ruby red/brown beer with a thin white head that dissipates. Smoked caramel nose. Slight zing, taste of liquorice, touch of treacle. Seems to be highly carbonated. Bitter hop finish. Just ordinary, I think it's served too cold and overgassed.

Tried from Draft on 30 Dec 2023 at 06:26

7.2

SaardPaarder (2264) reviewed Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 2 years ago

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

Can at Cat&Barrell. Pours clear dark cola brown with large off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toffee, nuts and brown sugar. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Body is watery with light carbonation. Finish is long and mostly sweet with notes of malt, caramel, toffee, nuts, brown sugar and hints of cinnamon.

Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2023 at 16:48

6.6

Holmen_1 (14547) reviewed Old Peculier (Cask) from Theakston 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Notater fra nok en hyggelig samling på Mi2 Cardinal 16.10.23: Servert fra keg, mørk kobberrød med fint skum som varer. Røde bær, sjokolade, barskog og svisker. Denne ble servert for kald, så den deilige maltkroppen kommer til sin rett når temperaturen i glasset stiger. Et deilig, maltdrevet øl for oss som også setter pris på det tradisjonelle.

Tried on 17 Oct 2023 at 18:07

7.2

tandembrewer (2982) reviewed Old Peculier (Bottle) from Theakston 2 years ago

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

On tap (not cask) at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours dark copper with off-white. Aroma of caramel, dark dried fruits, dark bread, some hoppy notes. Tastes slightly sweet with balancing bitterness and some fruity sourness. Thin to medium bodied. Nice beer.

Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2023 at 17:11

6.1

JohanEgdetveit (1030) reviewed Old Peculier (Cask) from Theakston 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

It is not cask, but on tap at cardinal. Aroma of burnt toast and caramel. Dark copper, clear, tan head. Sweet, malty, low bitterness. Sweet and unbalanced.

Tried from Cask on 13 Oct 2023 at 18:44

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