Gale's Prize Old Ale

Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular

Score

7.10

ABV: 9.0%

IBU: 53

Ticks: 61

Each bottle of Prize Old Ale is cork-finished, sealed, and numbered. Prize Old Ale is unfiltered and unpasteurized. It is brewed from floor malted Maris Otter and minute amounts of black malt. Hops are Fuggles, Goldings and Challenger. It is reddish in color with hops and apple fruit on the nose, spicy and malty in the mouth, and a dry, even tart fruity finish with hints of raisins and apple.

The slow work of the yeast in the bottle may increase the alcohol content to 12% or even more. After several years of aging Prize Old Ale gains a more complex palate with Calvados like character. It is said that Prize Old Ale is at its best after 20 years of maturing. e hop flavors and fruity estery flavors to predominate.

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4.9

Maverick (5091) reviewed Gale's Prize Old Ale (2008 onwards) from Fuller's Brewery 10 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Poured flat orangey brown. Almost no carbonation. Vinegar, booze, wood. Mediocre maybe a bad batch.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:20

Reubs (35701) ticked Gale's Prize Old Ale (2000) from Fuller's Brewery 1 year ago

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2025 at 08:02

Mrf33n3y (6649) ticked Gale's Prize Old Ale (2005) from Gales 2 years ago

Smells like straight vinegar. Boozy malt, slightly bitter, no trace of carbonation, and a very faint tartness in the finish. It’s fine, but I’m underwhelmed.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2024 at 00:22

Marduk (26455) ticked Gale's Prize Old Ale from Fuller's Brewery 2 years ago

Mellow, raisins, prunes, woody, sweet, tannins

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2024 at 19:45

mart (27261) ticked Gale's Prize Old Ale from Fuller's Brewery 2 years ago

2011 vintaaz. Magus, linnaseline, mõru, lagrits, puuviljane, alks, kuiv. Hea.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2024 at 19:42

7.5

kangareuben (5090) ticked Gale's Prize Old Ale from Fuller's Brewery 3 years ago

Thanks Del!

Tried on 11 Aug 2022 at 20:37

Stuu (34178) ticked Gale's Prize Old Ale (2006) from Fuller's Brewery 6 years ago

Tried on 05 Jul 2019 at 10:35

7.4

Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Gale's Prize Old Ale (2007) from Fuller's Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle split at L6, thanks to Paul, 22/05/18. Murky light mahoganybrown with a decent cap formed of beige bubbles. Nose is lIght soy sauce, dried fruits, earthy, light pipe tobacco, faint spice. Taste comprises fruit cake, brown sugar, more soy, dates, toffee, dried fruits. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, drying close. Solid stuff for 11 years old.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2018 at 16:37

7.1

madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Gale's Prize Old Ale (2007) from Fuller's Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

22nd May 2018
Level 6 Bottleshare. Thanks to Paul. Clear brown beer, thin pale tan head. Smooth palate, light, modest superfine carbonation. A light sweet and sour faro vibe. Tangy fruits. Little vanilla. Mild wet wood. Smooth finish. Aged nicely.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2018 at 18:32

6.9

Fergus (31537) reviewed Gale's Prize Old Ale (2007) from Fuller's Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting. 22/05/2018. A clear deep chestnut brown coloured pour with a a loose beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, vanilla, cakey malts, Toffee, fruit cake, subdued,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tangy, red berry, light tag, red berries, cranberry, woody fruit cake. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, moderate carbonation.. Little waxy.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2018 at 18:12