Old Ale
(has 3 batches)
Harvey's Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Winter|
Score
6.68
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Old Ale is a firm favourite during the autumn and winter months. A dark, warming brew. Burnt sugars and roasted malts compliment the premium Maris Otter barley, supplanting the light bitterness of aroma hops. With hints of dried fruit and dates, this rich ale has been likened to the oak: steadfast throughout the year, regardless of the season.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Royal Oak. Deep brown black body, translucent stained glass red edges. Deep malt tones..chocolate, caramel. A pinch of diacetyl maybe, but suitable for the style . Mellow fruity ale yeast undertones. Not really what I associate the style with overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2017
at 00:22
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
By gravicask at Chelmsford & Mid Essex Winter Beer Festival. Dark brown body under a beige head. Smell of dark dough and caramel. Mixed taste of dough, caramel, tobacco and herbal hops. Sweet malty ending. Medium bodied. Quite alright (16.02.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2017
at 01:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer festival. Pours very dark brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, candy sugar, wood, dried fruit. Flavor is fairly sweet, malty, caramel, candy sugar, dried fruit. Medium body, soft carbonation, sweet finish. 160217
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2017
at 08:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Hazy dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and a little roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 160217
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2017
at 08:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Ship, Meads in Eastbourne. A beer of huge stature, strong flavour of toffee. Obviously quite sweet and malty but very drinkable, much more pleasant pub pint than the Christmas ale. Also drank in bottle form, more watery, lower abv, much prefer cask version but still an outstanding beer in bottle form. ---- Confirmed at pubs across Lewes. ---- Confirmed at Eastbourne Beer Festival. A.delightful quaffable beer. (10/2017) --- Cask at the Eight bells Jevington. 4 to 3.6. strong caramels but less wondrous. (23/12/19) ---- Cask at The Lamb, Eastbourne. Boom what a beauty is the Harvey's old ale. So much love for its sweet not so sweet wonderousness. 3.6 to 3.9 --- Confirmed on cask at The Victoria, Eastbourne. So gluggable.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2017
at 12:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask draft at the Royal Oak. Dark, opaque brown with small, lasting frothy head. Sweet malty aroma, brown bread baking in the oven. Taste features this same steadiness, with a crisp, dry bitterness. Medium weight, smooth. Lovely.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2016
at 08:44