Gale's Prize Old Ale - Barbera Barrel Aged
Marble Beers in Salford, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Collab with: Fuller's BreweryTraditional Beer - Old Ale Regular
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Score
7.54
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Brewed in collaboration with John Keeling and with the kind permission of Fuller's, Gale's Prize Old Ale is brewed to the original recipe and aged with Gale's unique brettanomyces culture. This edition is aged in Barbera wine barrels.
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Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2019
at 22:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @ Wildeman, next to the Pinot Noir Barrel Aged. Almost black. Malty, vinous, roast and laurel in the soft bretty, dusty aroma. Malty sweet flavor with roast and laurel. Vinous, caramel, dried cherries. Massieve and complex. Dry finish with intense sourness towards the end.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2019
at 08:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Color: Dark brown, off-white head. Aroma: Sweetish and very slightly sour, caramel, red wine notes. Taste: Medium sweet, malt, caramel, dried dark red fruit, apple, bread. Clear Brett notes. Light hints of raisins and nuts, sweetish and sour red wine notes (Barbera, I presume), slightly boozy hints. Medium body, below average carbonation. Quite nice, complex and well balanced. I think it is interesting to know the story about it on https://www.marblebeers.com/prize-old-ale/ to fully understand and appreciate this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2018
at 19:29
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at In De Wildeman during Carnevale Brettanomyces 2018. Deep amber brown color tan edge head. Aroma of burnt caramel dark fruit red wine. Taste has tannins, burnt malt, rich dark fruit. Very tasty
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jun 2018
at 14:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ IndeWildeman. Dark brown color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, a bit sweet, lightly bitter hints in the background. Quite nice.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2018
at 21:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at In de Wildeman, CB'18. Black colour, thin beige head. Aroma of wood, actone, hint of leather, roast, berries. Flavour is medium sweet, molasses, dry, wood, acetone, hint of wine, light fruity, alcohol. Medium bodied. Less sweet than the Pinot Noir version. Again not convinced.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2018
at 18:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
At brettfest. Aroma of red grape, vanilla, oak, caramel and soft horseblanket. Taste has smooth round red grape, tannine, vanilla, oak and a long vineus finish. Very good.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2018
at 16:28
7/10
Bitter oak, light cherries, chocolate, not much more. 3.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman
on 22 Jun 2018
at 21:19
7/10
--- Beer merged from original tick of Prize Old Ale Barbera Barrel Aged on 23 Jun 2018 at 12:34 - Score: 6. Original review text:
Tried
from Draft
at
Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman
on 22 Jun 2018
at 21:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 8 3 16Bottle at In De Wildeman, Carnivale Brettanomyces ‘18. Hazy dark brown with a ring tan head. Aroma of overripe dark fruits, oak, caramel, light funk. Flavour is above moderate sweet and bitter. Light full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2018
at 19:03