Two Fisted Old Ale
King Brewing Company in Pontiac, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.51
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jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Two Fisted Old Ale from King Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Stupid sized tan head - BE AWARE (my experience obviously wasn’t the only one) with a chunky brown coloured body. Aroma of metal, raisins, nuts, cardboard and a bit of musty vanilla. Super carbonated mouthful of roasted malt, nuts, honey, caramel and some good oak. Aftertaste still has some carbonation, with a bunch of alcohol and a vanilla flavour that lasts. Overall, a bit too one-sided and mild for the style. Way too much head and over-bottle conditioned! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 14-January-2008.
mrbunn (3068) reviewed Two Fisted Old Ale from King Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pour is very dark and fairly viscous. A bit fizzier than expected with a one finger head that more like on a cola than an old ale. Aroma is faint and sticky sweet. Molasses, toffee and some very distant prune. Flavor much more watery and sharp than I was looking for and pales in comparison to some of the more balanced old ales. Also a slight antiseptic taste in the finish is a minus. Maybe all of this could blend together under the umbrella of black licorice flavoring, but there is nothing there to support it and it simply falls apart and comes off as disjointed. That said, it’s not bad, just not what I was looking for.
TimE (11144) reviewed Two Fisted Old Ale from King Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
One dimensional sour apple, earty nose. Virtually no-carbonation with coffee, chocolate mouth. Malty chocolate finish with a low amount of bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Poured deep red-brown with a medium tan head. Caramel and toffee aroma- very toasty. Flavor is also quite toasty and rather dry, with caramel notes, finishing with a rather piney bitterness that is a bit stronger than "moderate." Feels like it wants to develop dark fruit character but doesn’t quite make it (don’t you love beers with initiative?). Medium-bodied and not too complex but good nonetheless.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Two Fisted Old Ale from King Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Had this following a Maitresse du Moine. 2004 bottle. Pours a coppery-red/orange, looks like a deep IPA. Smells bitter yet juicy, plenty of floral hops. My 3rd or 4th Old ale, and none have been remotely alike. This one was almost like a double IPA, though not as much caramel malt. The hops variety they used was particularly enjoyable, had a real earthy/mossy appeal, with a fuzzy texture. Lots of alcohol, not terribly complex, but fairly balanced, though somewhat on the drier/bitter side. Pretty good stuff I thought.