Old Heavy
Mills Brewing in Ham, Gloucestershire, England 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.22
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Old Heavy is a blend of strong red and brown beers produced in May and August 2022. Both worts were made using traditional turbid mash techniques with dark roasted and crystal malts, before boiling with large quantities of aged hops to preserve the beers over their long slow fermentations.
The red beer fermented in an old red Burgundy barrel, imparting fruit and spice. The brown beer fermented in an old Islay whisky barrel, giving a touch of maritime peat smoke, which has a wonderful ability to add both lightness and complexity beers.
The finished blend matured in bottle for ten months before release.
The red beer fermented in an old red Burgundy barrel, imparting fruit and spice. The brown beer fermented in an old Islay whisky barrel, giving a touch of maritime peat smoke, which has a wonderful ability to add both lightness and complexity beers.
The finished blend matured in bottle for ten months before release.
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8.8
Garrold (11502) reviewed Old Heavy from Mills Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle via the online shop. Mostly clear very deep reddy brown. Slim super dense fully lasting beige foam. Nose has chocolate malt. Red wine dregs. Caramel. Leathery brett. Taste is pretty sweet and vinous up front with healthy tangy bretty bitterness. Smooth and tart and juicy in the palate. Juicy tart finish. Glorious.
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from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2024
at 21:28