Okell's Aile

Aile

 

Okell's in Douglas, Isle of Man 🇮🇲

  Porter - Smoked Regular
Score
6.83
ABV: 4.7% IBU: 44 Ticks: 67
Smoked Celtic Porter.

Pronounced "Isle", our smoked porter, "Aile" is the Manx word for fire and nothing evokes the dark smokiness of a cosy winter night by the old pub hearth, than this sumptuous, global award-winner. Find your favourite chair and enjoy some pure indulgence.

Okells Aile is a Porter, very dark in colour with smokey aromas of liquorice and coffee. Brewed with a blend of Pale, crystal, black and chocalate malt with a touch of peated malt. Late hopped with Cascade, Willamette and Styrian Goldings. Initially sweet full bodied, silky smooth liquorice on the palate dry hop bitter finals.

Ingredients: Hops: 1) First Gold, Pilgrim 2) Cascade, Willamette 3) Styrian Goldings, Willamette.
 

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Near black with reddish hints and a big tan head. Aroma of sweet malts, peat, tobacco and a hint of marmite yeastiness. Big, almost vinous mouth feel, with some caramel sweetness, charred malts, some earthy hops, a hint of seaside saltiness and a dry, bitter finish. Very enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2009 at 13:57

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, milk chocolate and some smoke.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2009 at 06:21

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
bottle from TuckersMaltings. Deep black colour, mid-sized creamy beige head. Aroma of coffee and bitter chocolate. Full-bodied, pleasantly malty and pleasant hoppy flavours with hints of coffee, cocoa powder, bitter chocolate, raisins and a touch of smoke. A delicious brew to say good-bye to 2008.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2009 at 06:53

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle, 4.6%. Fruity aroma, slightly roasted, hint of smoke. Black colour, small creamy light brown head. The flavour is mildly roasted, quite vinous, hint of salami smokiness. Mild carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2008 at 07:15

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at cropredy 2007. Thanks to Fin for this (one of many we swapped there) ... deep brown/black ... rich fruity smokey malt ... sweet cherry ... rich malts ... little honey ... fruity sweetness but a bit fizzy.3.7 TK2 Cask at Manchester Winter ale festial 08 ... deep black ... woody roast malts ... sweet blackcurrent amnd cherry ... little toffee ... little drying (3.4) Tk3 ... BAH humbug a rebadge this time as Coal Fire Porter ... Still its a solid beer... Deep black ... light off white head ... wonderfully complex toffee malts light roast ... some smooth coffee in there ... and something else i cant identify but is realy rich and tasty ... 4.2
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2008 at 14:28

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Black with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt and coffee notes. Flavour likewise with hints of smoke. Ends sweet.
Tried on 22 Sep 2008 at 17:34

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at EBF. Frothy lightbrown fair mostly deminishing head. Black colour. Moderate roasted aroma. Moderate bitter very roasted flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Cask on 21 Sep 2008 at 04:18

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask Small, yellow rim left, deep brown beer. Wood, liquorice, carbon, but little smokiness. Smokiness appears in the flavour, sulphury, as from stricken match, but still very discreet. Wood and carbon, still discreet. At least get the "smokiness" right in order to beef it up.
Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2008 at 07:08

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle on 2008-08-16) Deep dark brown. Quickly disappeared medium-sized tan head. Smoke and roasted malts in nose. Full-bodied palate with medium carbonation. Smoky flavour. Roastedness. Some coffee flavours. Hints of chocolate.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2008 at 10:53

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Okells Aile is almost black beer with thin brown head. Aroma is pleasant and there can find roastines, sourness and coffee. Flavour is quite pleasant and balanced even that roastiness dominates the flavour. Quite easy to drink but nice, anyway, despite of low alcohol procents. Nice porter but there should be something more than dominating roastiness.
Tried from Can on 09 Aug 2008 at 14:41