Old Man Ale
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.54
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A radically different beer... it has roast barley added to the pale and crystal malts. It has a deep burnished copper colour, a rich port wine aroma, a big chocolate and creamy malt palate and a dry, grainy, roasty finish balanced by hop bitterness and tart fruit. It is a remarkably complex beer that deepens and changes as you sup it.
Malt - Roasted Barley, Crystal & Pale Ale Malts
Hops - Challenger/Mount Hood
Malt - Roasted Barley, Crystal & Pale Ale Malts
Hops - Challenger/Mount Hood
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
British pint at Shelter is a crystal clear caramel brown with a big cap of eggshell head. Caramel, brown sugar and treacle nose. Malt. Sweet tea. Flavor is sweet but also lots of tannins and tea and soggy bread. Off dry, tannic finish. Bang on for the style.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2024
at 22:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
50 cl bottle from DeCicco’s in Armonk, NY. Dark reddish brown color is topped by an immaculate creamy beige head. Slightly fruity malt aroma. Tangy malt flavor upfront. Slightly toasty with a hint of caramel and dried fruit. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2023
at 04:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Brewers Haven. Dark, clear amber pour, thin coating of fine foamy head. Light toasty malt aroma, notes of brown bread. Taste is malty, sweet, tobacco. Small bitter bite at the finish, which lingers for a bit. Better than overall score shows. I'd love to try this on cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2023
at 01:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Churchkey: pours clear brown with a cask head. Aroma is slightly nutty and toffee. Taste is light and earthy. Slight toffee. Kind of thin. Pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2022
at 03:06
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Tried
on 19 Nov 2022
at 14:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle purchased from Beers of Europe and drunk at home. Reddish chestnut and clear with a small off-white ring of head. Light aroma, mostly malty and bready character with some stone fruit and a touch of tamarind. Wonderful balanced taste, a little spicy and smoky and not too sweet. Bitterness is prevalent in the finish. Watery body with low carbonation. All in all a very good beer. Exceeded my expectations.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2022
at 22:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle 50cl. @home poured into an English pint. Clear copper colour, good creamy off-white head, diminishing slowly to athick layer, fair lacing. Aroma sweet malts, caramel, some roast, liquorice, hay. Taste light to medium sweet and bitter, toffee, liquorice, nutty notes, Light to medium body, oily texture, semi-thin mouthfeel. Soft carbonation, smooth malty sweetbitter aftertaste, well-balanced, some cardboard, light roast till the end, more a best bitter – and not bad as such – instead of an old ale, nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from Drink Online
on 05 Aug 2022
at 15:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, WW. Reddish brown with a small soft head. Carmel, black cherry nose. Caramel, brown grasses, black cherry, earth, toasted malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2022
at 21:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Rocky white head stayed on a chestnut coloured body. Fruity & fried fruit aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a lively clean back. Fruity, berries, caramel, liquorice & spiced tastes with a lightly hopped sweet finish. That's a good one.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2022
at 17:31
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 17:30