Monty's Brewery Old Jailhouse

Old Jailhouse

 

Monty's Brewery in Montgomery, Powys, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale Regular
Score
5.97
ABV: 3.9% IBU: - Ticks: 32
Traditional, Malty, Amber Ale. Our amber coloured, malty bitter. An easy drinking rich amber coloured Best Bitter; full of malty character. This is our brewery tap brew... It is named after our historic brewery tap The Sportsman, in Newtown Powys, which was once the town lock up and the home of a great many tales. Bottle conditioned.
 

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5.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

0,5 flaske fra datohylla hos Vaaland, delt med Willy på brygga: lett uklar rødlig kobber med et usedvanlig flott skum. Jeg får assosiasjoner til rognebær, nyper og urter. Tynn maltsmak og noe besk avslutning.

Tried from Bottle from Vaaland 1889 on 19 Aug 2025 at 18:08


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500 ml bottle, from Vaaland, Bryne. Bottle conditioned. ABV is 3.9%. Clear reddish amber to brown colour, moderate head, slightly off-white. Moderate aroma of malts, caramel, forest berries and earthy hops. The flavour is malty but not too sweet, slightly fruity, hints of burnt breadcrumbs, earthy hops in the medium bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle from Vaaland 1889 on 16 Jun 2025 at 17:55


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is malty, bready, ryvita, fruity, potato and veg water. A bit thin the body, light carbonation. Slight bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:54


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from LCB. BBE in 7 months. Copper amber colour with decent off-white to beige foam head. Malty bread crust, light caramel aroma with hints of raisin and berries. Taste is malt driven and with a decent level of complexity for a best bitter- some bread crust, biscuit and brioche with light jam. Quite earthy and traditional in that there is not much in the way of flavouring hops. Reasonable bitterness comes through. Medium bodied. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:08


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Lukt: Humle, svak smørmalt. Utseende: Brun. Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum. Smak: Humle, svak smørmalt. Medium: Rating:2.7-54549, Flaske@500ml, ABV@3.9%, Når@28.12.2024. Hvor: Vaaland Bryne, Nydt@Hjemme. Monty's Old Jailhouse Bitter - Ordinary / Best

Tried on 27 Dec 2024 at 16:59


4.5
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Nose is musty toffee slightly biscuit. Very muted. Taste is malty, vegetable, brown bread, hint of gooseberry. No head faintly murky. Pretty poor stuff

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2024 at 19:16


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

Bottle, as Monty's Best Bitter. Color: Clear amber, beige head. Aroma: Malty, some caramel. Taste: Malty, sweetish, caramel, some toast, hints of roasted malt, light hints of nuts and dried fruit. Floral hop backbone. Dry, hopbitter finish. Medium body, below average carbonation. Moderate sweet and over moderate, going to medium bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2024 at 19:29


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

23/6/2024. Bottle bought at Stans Superstore, St.Martin’s. Pours clear pale amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is bready, malts, fruity, rye cracker, very slight starchy veggie edge. Medium sweetness, light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery, soft carbonation. Quite drinkable, even with that edge.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2024 at 14:00


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

Bottle. Copper beer with a dark cream head. Light caramel aroma. Floral and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Floral and caramel linger with light grass.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2024 at 20:36


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours clear copper with a thin off-white head. Aromas of bread and biscuit, light red fruit. Taste is chewy and bitter, brown bread, earth malt. Trad bitter finish.
Earlier Rating: 7/25/2023 Total Score: 3.1
3.9% Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Pours clear amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of light nuts and biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2024 at 18:48