Trafalgar 200
Gales in Horndean, Hampshire, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.60
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Bottle conditioned: Special - 2005.
Brewed at Gales Brewery near Portsmouth, the home of Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory.
The method of producing this commemorative beer has remained largely unchanged since the days of Nelson's great victory at Trafalgar on the 21st October, 1805.
Brewed at Gales Brewery near Portsmouth, the home of Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory.
The method of producing this commemorative beer has remained largely unchanged since the days of Nelson's great victory at Trafalgar on the 21st October, 1805.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is alcohol, licorice, sweet, malt. Flavour is sweet, alcohol, vinegar, sour, licorice. Too much vinegar in the body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2008
at 06:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. A quite dark golden, clear bear without head. Nice oxidized nose with alcohol and sweetness. Port as well? Sweet, slightly vinegary flavor, proving that oxidation can be good, but it’s too sourish/vinegary in the finish. Medium body. A complex, lovely oxidized beer. Suspect it’s even better fresh, though. (080118)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2008
at 14:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Red/brown body with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet malt, alcohol and a bit roasted coffee. Flavor is very sweet malt, liquorices, alcohol, coffee, some kind of sour bitterness. Nice, but I think I’m not completely convinced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2008
at 13:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy dark amber with floaties and a tiny short lasting head. Sweet vinious aroma with hops, ripe fruits and caramel. Sweet flavor with notes of alcohol, caramel, oxidation.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2008
at 15:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with small particles of sediment floating around under a thin orange head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit as well as light notes of wood and oxidation - due to 2½ years of storing. The flavor is very sweet and very fruity combined with medium notes of prunes, and again a slight oxidized note and notes of alcohol, which is felt on the tongue. Thanks BelJohansen for sharing this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2008
at 13:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
27.5 cL bottle (2005), thanks to faroeviking. Pours amber to deep orange with no head. Aroma is dark malty, slight dried fruity. Flavour is slight sour portish, still dry and also dark malty flavoured. Slight woody finish. Nice but somewhat too old in flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2007
at 04:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rating 500!!!!!!!! Bottled 2005: Deep clear Orange with no head. No exceptions whether you poor aggresively or whatever! Vinous sweet vinegar aroma. Very sweet taste with notes of port and again fruits like plum, prunes & raisins. Easy flat body but has a filling feel. Warmth from alcohol but very anonymous really. Moderate bitter finish!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2007
at 03:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Amber colour with a small off-white head. Sweet malty vinous aroma, with some fruity hints. Malty bitter flavor with fruity hints. Malty dry bitter and warming aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2006
at 15:14
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2015-09-15, corked bottle; 10 years old, 7-4-6-3-13=33
Dark amber color, dull, flat. Nice malty aroma, vinous, evidently oxidised, but still nice. The mouthfeel is a bit oily, no carbonation left; it has notes of malt vinegar, and it has a moderate oxidisation; low bitterness, but with some astringency in the end.
It’s on a slippery slope, but still interesting.
2005-12-19, corked bottle, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Cloudy red-dark amber color, more head than usual Gale’s ales. Nice aroma of malt, brandy, toffee, spices. Full mouthfeel, malty, vinous, with caramel and a wood touch and without the characteristic Gale’s sourness, but with its complexity. The final is warming, quite bitter and a bit astringent. Difficult but very interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2005
at 22:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber beer. Hops, lemon and berries in the aroma. Sweet aroma with a little acid.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2005
at 14:17