Old Ale

Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular

Score

6.58

ABV: 4.1%

IBU: 24

Ticks: 66

Tasting notes and ingredients: This is a mild ale style beer brewed with East Anglian pale ale and Crystal malted barley and Boadicea hops. It’s dark red/brown in colour with an aroma of caramel and nutty chocolate. The toffee and chocolate also come through on the palate along with hints of red fruits, all balanced by a smooth bitterness. A traditional speciality winter warmer with flavours of fruit, malt, roast grain, and a hint of caramel.

What’s the story?: Old Ale is based on one of Adnams’ oldest beer recipes which dates back to 1890. It was crowned Champion Beer of East Anglia 2013 by CAMRA.

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6.9

simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Old Ale from Adnams 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Rocky off white head left a creamy cover on a deep mahogany coloured body. Malt, sources & raisin aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with lighter clean back. Malt, liquorice, raisin & brown sugar tastes with a tangy fruity finish. Lovely Ale.

Tried on 06 Nov 2022 at 17:32

eurosoba (18570) ticked Old Ale from Adnams 3 years ago

Tried on 03 Nov 2022 at 13:53

Eddie78 (1316) ticked Old Ale from Adnams 3 years ago

Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours almost black with a medium sized creamy off-white head. Very faint aromas of dark fruits some caramel and chocolate. Taste has milk chocolate, caramel and some more dark fruits. Very malty with no bitterness. Sweetish finish. Medium body, very low carbonation and smooth oily mouthfeel. Not that great if I’m honest. Has a decent nice smooth mouthfeel but that’s about it.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Oct 2022 at 22:20

6.5

saxo (29721) reviewed Old Ale from Adnams 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, caramel, wood, nuts and hops. Nice roasty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2022 at 20:18

7.2

Martinsh (3610) reviewed Old Ale from Adnams 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Standing Order, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small cream head and good lacing. Some vague hints of chocolate in the aroma. In the mouth it has a creamy texture with chocolate to the fore on a caramel base. Traces of darks fruits and liquorice too. Some bitterness in the finish. This is nice – punches well above its ABV.

Tried from Cask on 25 Oct 2021 at 15:05

6.4

Deanso (15673) reviewed Old Ale from Adnams 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

sample at the Gate House JDW
Medium creamy beige head. Clear amber pour. OK.

Tried from Cask at Gate House (JDW) on 15 Oct 2021 at 19:36

6.8

Kolemkoukolem (4663) reviewed Old Ale from Adnams 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

# 2472; 5/2021. Fruity (cherry) aroma, molasses, toffee in aroma, iron. Dark reddish-brown body, tan head. Malty, iron, high level of fruits esters, sweeter, medium body. Good old ale. 0,5 l, bottle, beershop, Prague.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2021 at 19:43

6.5

theplanck (7492) reviewed Old Ale from Adnams 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Underlying beer is nice and smooth and creamy, a bit of oxidation though. But the mild roast is nice. GBBF Winter

Tried on 06 Feb 2020 at 13:46

Basementonline (12540) ticked Old Ale from Adnams 6 years ago

Mild manners

Tried from Cask at Pint Shop on 27 Oct 2019 at 16:59

6.4

BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Old Ale from Adnams 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Waterloo Tap. Vague caramel and veg aroma. Dark cola brown. Frothy beige head. Light sweet. Some low key bitterness on the periphery. Malty chocolate and fruit. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long finish. Nice enough if a couple of pints could get sickly.

Tried from Cask on 17 Oct 2019 at 16:49

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