Old Ale (Bottle)
(Batch of Old Ale)
Highgate in Smethwick, West Midlands, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.64
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A firm favourite with the customers who have fond memories of the days when this beer would be “mulled” using a red hot poker, to enhance it’s aroma. It is brewed using pale, crystal and black malts with a little high maltose syrup. The beer’s natural sweetness is balanced using Progress, Fuggle and Golding hops.
A warming aroma with hints of chocolate, fruit and malt gives way to a complex full palate of chocolate, fruit and liquorice. The finish is long and the overall impression is of a superbly crafted, smooth and well-balanced beer, which many will testify is deceptively strong.
A warming aroma with hints of chocolate, fruit and malt gives way to a complex full palate of chocolate, fruit and liquorice. The finish is long and the overall impression is of a superbly crafted, smooth and well-balanced beer, which many will testify is deceptively strong.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 12.02.2009
Aroma has riupe fruits, malty notes, some caramel and toffee. Flavour is malty and somewhat sweet with fruity notes, toffee, caramel and hints of licorice. Good.
Aroma has riupe fruits, malty notes, some caramel and toffee. Flavour is malty and somewhat sweet with fruity notes, toffee, caramel and hints of licorice. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2013
at 08:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Oct 2006 from BA: I enjoyed this bottle, poured into a Gordon’s Thistle glass (twice because of the bottle size). It looked great, dark, very dark brown, with a thick light brown foaming head. Sadly the head shrank away very swiftly. Burnt caramel and chocolate aroma, which carried on into the taste and mouthfeel. Tasted just like a good quality, strong brown ale, but without the sweetness often found in browns. At £1.09 for the 500ml bottle, it is well worth seeking out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2012
at 14:50
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Brotiger Antrunk, weich, mild. Danach unscheinbarer, nicht unbedingt harmonisch, langweilig malzig, später auch muffig. Erst im Abgang wieder frischer durch Getreidenoten, etwas röstig. Insgesamt trinkbar aber unspektakulär. 7/7/7/8/11/7
Tried
on 21 May 2011
at 00:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Alko Mariehamn - note this is a 5,3% version! cons 2010-09-12, Göteborg AR: dark chirstmas bread (spices like clover..., dark malt...), brown suger, chocolate fudge when poured AP: dark brown 3 cm high wee bubbly, slowly diminishing, organic rockiness beige head F: caramell fudge, a bit dry, a bit fruity, quite nice, roasted malt
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2010
at 05:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 500ml.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roated, caramel, chocolate, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090813]
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2009
at 00:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
50cl bottle, Alko. Pours dark brown color with a creamy, beige head. Roasted malt to my nose, some fruits also. Flavor is malty, chocolate and quite bitter. Finishes sweet. Might be that I don´t have found a taste for this style of beer, but didn´t find this one very special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2009
at 22:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Clear, dark reddish brown with a dense light brown head. Aroma of wood, nuts and burned caramel. Medium body, nuts, wood and overripe fruit. Light bitterness in the finish. Quite sophisticated. 130809
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2009
at 05:34