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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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Almost as black as a crow in a coalmine, stable, tanned fluffy head; stronger dark-malty and roasted-malty nose, cacao and some ripe fruits with a touch of - almost - tobacco; robust bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; bitter-sweet finish with dark fruit and hops. A nice, complex and rich ale !
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2006
at 00:43