Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb and nihtila. Pours clear amber gold, thin white head. Aromas of dung, hamster cage. Taste is sweet, orange, marmalade. Sweet finish. Taste better than it smells.

Bottle at Craig’s, bbe 2006. Nose is dates and raisins, taste is almost like flat oxidised sherry, very sweet.

Bottle form Harveys brewery shop, Lewes, East Sussex. A dark golden/amber coloured pour with virtually no head to speak of. Sweet, fruity, caramel aroma. Tastes quite sweet, fruity, caramel, rich, slightly musty and boozy. Been meaning to try this one for years. A nice old English barley wine.

8th October 2012
Opaque dark brown beer, little tan head. Nice of mild coffee and lactose. Palate is fairly neutral. Mild minerals. Mild tangy coffee and a little lactose. Finishes neutral. --- Beer merged from original tick of Elizabethan Ale 1952-2012 on 02 Dec 2018 at 15:55 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: 9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. 1952 - 1977 Version. Cheers to Dan for cracking this one open. Clear deep amber beer, no head. Sherry, caramel and wood on the nose. Palate is light and semi dry and still has some modest carbonation. Rich caramel malts. Lovely toffee and sherry. Rich tangy fruits and some orange peel. Even a little berry fruits. Light finish. Cracking beer, has aged superbly over 39 years!

Bottle at home. It pours clear red-Brown with pretty much no head. The nose is toffee, fruit cake, tinned fruit, over-ripe pineapple, cherry, spice and wood. The taste is toffee, maple syrup, fruit cake, wood, vanilla, leather, spice, wood polish, raisin and some alcohol warmth with a smooth, sweet finish. Medium-full body, low carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Balance is spot on. Dangerously drinkable. --- Beer merged from original tick of Elizabethan Ale - Sparkling Barley Wine on 23 Jun 2023 at 12:30 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: 750ml bottle direct from the brewery. It pours clear amber - brown with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is woody, nutty, sappy, resinous, brown bread, cereal, toffee, lovely white wine / champagne character, gooseberry, melon, touch of fizzy candy and wood. The taste is dry upfront, bitter - sweet, nutty, woody, earth, toffee/caramel, brett, vinous, white wine, gooseberry, melon, light acidity, musty, some funk, lingering spice, slight metallic twang, orange marmalade, brown bread and leafiness with a slick, vinous finish which eventually dries out. Medium body and moderate - high fluffy carbonation. Incredible depth of flavour. Champagne character is fairly substantial. Is it balanced? Probably not, but it's very fun to drink. --- Beer merged from original tick of Elizabethan Ale 1952-2012 on 08 Sep 2016 at 04:43 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Bottle (1977 Jubilee Edition), thanks to Daniel. It pours clear deep brown - black with a tiny beige head. The aroma is rich, oily, sherry, a whole lot of fruit cake, juicy fruit, light spice and boozy Christmas cake. The taste is rich, sweet, juicy, some bitterness, sherry, fruit cake, alcohol warmth, Dandelion & Burdock, plum pie with a fruity finish. Medium + body, hint of carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Rich and flavoursome. Has held up exceptionally well!

Bottle from bottle-shop.co.uk with ABV of 7.5%. Dark amber color with small white head. Red fruits, grapes, syrup, alcohol in aroma. Taste, sweet plums, burned caramel, syrup, harsh bitterness in finish. Overall very sweet beer. Not very tasty.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Harveys Elizabethan Ale (Bottle) (by Harveys Brewery):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

9/VI/2012 - 275ml bottle from The Bottle Shop (Canterbury) @ home - BB: V/12 (2012-610)

Clear amber beer, small white aery head, unstable, non adhesive. High viscosity while pouring. Aroma: sweet caramel, nutty, chocolate, dried fruits, sugary, bit of hay, spices. MF: soft to no carbon, full body. Taste: lots and lots of caramel, fudge, nutty, milk chocolate, some spices, little bitter, malty, toast, bready. Aftertaste: dried fruits, little sour, caramel, slightly bitter, brown sugar, french toast, lemon drops.