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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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. From Beers of Europe. Pours clear deep ruby brown with a persistent thin white head. Aromas of toffee, molasses, wood. Taste is malty brown bread, toasted nuts. Bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2016
at 06:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle.Nose is fruity, brown sugar, . Taste is sweet malt, dark fruits, caramel, light medicinal hops hint of lemon. Mouthfeel is a little thin. It's nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2016
at 14:50
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Mocna goryczkowa paleta tego piwa mi się podobala. Dlugi dlugasny bardzo gozki finisz. Pachnie syropem klonowym i sokiem z brzozy. Troche spadzi iglastej. W smaku wytrawno gozkie mało slodowe, Bitterek w starym dobrym stylu. Wyglad prawie bez piany leciusieńko mgliste, zabarwienie ciemnej herbaty.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2016
at 14:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Shared bottle at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours clear copper with off-white head. Aroma of caramel, raisins, grass and hay, some citrussy notes. Tastes pretty bitter with some sweetness. Dry mouth feel, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2016
at 12:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Prima Beer. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy - fruity and grass. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 290216
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Feb 2016
at 13:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Clear amber with a small cream head. aroma of boiled sweets, berries, herbal lemon drops. Drier than suggested by the aroma so the malt flavours are tauter and fruitier than the aroma suggested to me. Fairly light bodied, disappointingly a bit lifeless (I poured out the dregs b/c I was skeptical about the bottle conditioning)..Carbonation is pleasantly lowish. Berries, spices, herbal lemon. Firm bitterness. No idea what makes this an old ale. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2016
at 06:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rerate, 500 ml bottle, Cardinal pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.8%. Beautiful copper colour, moderate head, slightly off-white. Aroma of malts with toffee notes, also hints of herbal english hops. Herbal English hops in the otherwise malty flavour too, medium dry. Moderately bitter aftertaste. Nice to drink, moreish - not least for an old man like me. Original rating: Shared 500 ml bottle (bottle conditioned) at local tasting, from Prima Beer, Hobro. ABV 4.8%. Deep golden to amber colour, moderate white head. Aroma of herbal English hops, with unusual hints of juniper berries and juniper needles. Very herbal hops in the medium dry flavour, highly drinkable. One of the few beers of the tasting where I wanted to drink the whole bottle. Will buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2016
at 08:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Shared bottle at RB/HB on board Fridtjofen 26.01.16. Slighty unclear orange golden. Off-white head. Aroma of English hops with a hint of herbs. Similar taste, with some malt. Fine aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2016
at 12:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Flaske ombord på Fridtjofen, rbhd jan-16: rødlig kobber med fint offwhite skum. Bæraktig aroma med et aldri så lite hint av sommereng og granskudd. Myk og rik smak med mye granskudd, røde bær og urtehage. God.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2016
at 12:05
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Drinkshop. A rich and classic ale it may be, but it is also heavily oxidized, which does not improve the drinking experience. I will take the liberty to go on and call this a boring and poorly made beer. Poorly drinkable as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2015
at 17:09