Gale's Prize Old Ale
(has 2 batches)
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
7.11
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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.
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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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled, 0.5l. Clear amber brown color, medium sized tan alike head and lively carbonation. Very rich aroma with strong notes of caramel, dried fruits and sherry, while hops are smelled only directly from the bottle. Sweet fruity start, followed by sherry hit in the head. Mouthfeel is warming, while finish is very lightly bitter. Full bodied with oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Decent quality, but really too strong for my taste...
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2012
at 10:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cloudy brown, small beige head. old beery malty aroma, some stale hops, flavor is caramelly, malty and slightly citrussy. The faint sourness suits the beer very well, not sure if it is intended, but it is refreshing and tasty.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2012
at 09:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a cloudy orangey brown with a rough, off-white head. Tart aroma of sour overripe fruits. Medium body, soft carbonation, vinegary notes, brown sugars and a ton of overripe fruit and wood - very oxidized! Subtle roast. Hardly any bitterness but an ammonia note towards the finish. Quite complex! 200712
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2012
at 09:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted and overripe fruity dark malty. Thick malty, wineous fruity and dense malty. Smooth fruity, wineous and mellow into a lingering malty finish. Lasting overripe fruity impression.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2012
at 09:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. A nut-brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, roasted malt, over ripe fruits, and hints of oxidation. The flavor is very sweet with notes of alcohol, over ripe fruits, sugar, yeast, and a bit of oxidation, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2012
at 09:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ chriso. 2008 vintage. Pours a clear ruby amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty toffee and dark fruit aroma. Sweetish malty toffee and dark fruit flavor. Has a sweetish malty toffee and dark fruit finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2012
at 07:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ chriso. Pours a dark ruby amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty vinegar dark fruit aroma. Fruity tart vinegar and dark fruit flavor with hints of cherry. Has a fruity malty tart dark fruit and cherry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2012
at 07:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at chriso’s Fullers/Gales Tasting. Pours clear, dark amber with a small, foamy head. Light fruits in the nose, some vinegar, faint caramel. Fairly tart flavor, light to medium sweet, with plenty of tangy fruits. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Tangy finish with some tannic dryness, tart with tingly fruits, light berries. Meh. A little strange. If the brewery was going for a Flemish sour they pretty much nailed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2012
at 13:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at chriso Vintage Tasting. Perhaps my favorite of all the Gales POAs we tried. This one pours clear, rich amber with a medium, light tan foam. Looks great. Aroma suggests sweetness with jammy fruits, cake bread, and grapes. Flavor is medium sweet with grapes and berries, mild alcohol, caramel and candy. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming to finish with more berries, fruit jam, and light booze. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2012
at 13:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl bottle vintage 2010 @ home, BBE 26.10.2012. Rated on 7.5.2011
Aroma has gooseberry bush and some toffee. Flavour has manure typical to lambics, some bitter sourness and raisins. Maybe this was too raw? We’ll see after I’ve had the other bottle I bought.
Re-rate with same parameters @ Tammela vintage tasting
Better and balanced and somewhat sweet. Nothing special but does not feel raw anymore. Harsh score estimate: 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2012
at 10:42