Old Crafty Hen
(has 2 batches)
Morland in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.59
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OLD CRAFTY HEN IS ELEGANCE AND MYSTERY IN ONE. ENJOY THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, WITH THIS INGENIOUS RARE BLEND OF OLD SPECKLED HEN WITH THE LEGENDARY OLD 5X.
Our Master Brewer has created a premium, vintage oak-aged beer which delivers a variety of sophisticated tastes. The marvellous 5X brings resonance, depth and an eruption of fruity, raisin notes, underscored by the malt and toffee from Old Speckled Hen to create a perfectly smooth and rounded beer. Complex, mysterious… and a question and answer all in one.
Our Master Brewer has created a premium, vintage oak-aged beer which delivers a variety of sophisticated tastes. The marvellous 5X brings resonance, depth and an eruption of fruity, raisin notes, underscored by the malt and toffee from Old Speckled Hen to create a perfectly smooth and rounded beer. Complex, mysterious… and a question and answer all in one.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
The aroma is typically English. Plenty of typically British hops, a few notes of caramel, a good amount of malt, grassy notes, dried fruit, a touch of oak, and vanilla. Dark brown in colour, with a generous head, and a dark ecru. The flavour is malty, with burnt bread crust, toffee, moderately hoppy, and dried fruit, but with a hint of plum. The bitterness is distinct, slightly grassy, earthy, and typically British. Pleasant, the quintessence of a British strong ale.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Tesco Supermarket (Various locations)
on 19 Jan 2026
at 12:38
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2025
at 00:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft from draught 55. Brownish pour. Malty. Pretty decent and toffeesh exemplar of style.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 01:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Old rating from 27-03-15 - 500ml bottle, pours clear copper with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, biscuit, bread, raisin & malt. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2025
at 17:48
6/10
Strong, malty, caramel
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2025
at 17:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 0,5 ltr: Cleat dark amber colored brew with an refined dry bitter taste with some sweetness. Hints of caramel, slightly something of wood, lightly roasted malt and some fruitiness.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kelly’s Expat Shopping (Den Haag)
on 02 Mar 2025
at 11:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Amber pour, small beige head. Sweat malty aroma, subtle cherry,and dark fruits. Light hoppimg, touches of wood abd oak. Not bad, but not great, a tad too sweet.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Аромат классиечский для Англии. Весьма много континентального хмеля, немного намеков на карамель, много солода обычного, оттенки травянистости. Цвет темно коричневый, пенки почти нету, мыльная и быстрая. Вкус солодовый, умеренно хмелевой. Немного травянистости снова при глотке. Почти нету карамели, но немного сливы. На этом все, слишком невзрачно и горько местами.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2025
at 11:28
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:51
6/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2024
at 13:08