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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a minimal red note and a small off-white head. Aroma is dark malty and slight roasted. Subdued fruity, roasted and bitter flavoured. Solid roasted note. Mild fruity and yeasty flavoured finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2009
at 08:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Sainsbury. Some good chewy malts on aroma. On cask this is a real favourite of mine. Some smoke, some laid back liquorice. It is an unusual style that I must admit I like very much. It’s just got interesting flavours that you don’t get in other beers. Slight sour edge to the molasses on the end but then some more rich malt. Bit of a stunner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2008
at 04:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, from Sainsbury’s, Kidlington, Oxon, 20-08-08 Pours dark brown with tan head. Big on chocolate both in mouth and on nose. Lacks in bitterness, instead quite creamy cocoa smooth and easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2008
at 16:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Highgate Old Ale is very dark brown beer with medium beige head. In the aroma there is something weird, familiar things are sweetness and slightly roastines. Flavour is slightly roasted, and sour and it changes quite dry in the end. Quite nice to drink: carbonation is nice balanced and instead of quite low alcohol level body is still strong enough. Highgate Old Ale’s aroma and flavour is different but I don’t get it what is the final aim for this beer.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2008
at 13:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Deep rubyish brown colour with big thick creamy brown head. Aroma is fruits, candy, chocolate, along with some roasted notes. Flavour is milk chocolate, vanilla, roasted malts and some candyish notes in the background. Also some mild notes of licorice. Sweet roasted malts and fruits in aftertaste. Very tasteful and wellbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2008
at 09:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (BB 12/2008)
Dark ruby color, good creamy tanned/brown head. Toffeish, nutty-hoppy and slightly roasted aroma. Toasted malty flavor, some sweetish notes of vanilla, in the finish also licorice. Smooth mouthfeel. In the aftertaste hoppy bitterness. Nicely balanced brew, feels bigger than its ABV and is quite British. Differs from normal Old Ales, more like a milk/sweet stout or a porter.
Dark ruby color, good creamy tanned/brown head. Toffeish, nutty-hoppy and slightly roasted aroma. Toasted malty flavor, some sweetish notes of vanilla, in the finish also licorice. Smooth mouthfeel. In the aftertaste hoppy bitterness. Nicely balanced brew, feels bigger than its ABV and is quite British. Differs from normal Old Ales, more like a milk/sweet stout or a porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2008
at 11:04
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Rich aroma of cherry and bramble; a deep ruby chestnut colour with a medium beige head; dry, nutty and fruity at the same time, with a slightly sour cherry flavour finish is dry and rather lacking in depth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2007
at 02:47