Old Ale
Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.58
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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.
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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Christian Firtal. Dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Malty aroma with bread and biscuit, and a touch of dried fruit. Sweetish malty flavour with fruity character, and even an unexpected touch of banana.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2014
at 06:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at the Bow Bar. Appearance -close to opaque black with a red chink. Nose - dry and malty with just a hint of chocolate and just a hint of sweetness. Taste - honey and malt with a hint of chocolate. Palate - medium bodied with a drying texture. Relatively clean finish. Overall - true to the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2014
at 05:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Cockney. Very dark brown with medium creamy beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, chocolate and bread. Flavour is malt, chocolate, caramel, bread, medium sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2014
at 10:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask @ Cockney Pub, Århus. Pours dark amber with a creamy light brown head. Aroma of malt, caramel, some dark dried fruit. Flavor is sweet malty, caramel, dark fruity. Medium body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. 040114
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jan 2014
at 11:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ the Wharf, Aalborg. Clear dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and dried fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 231213
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Dec 2013
at 11:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
19th November 2013
Pelt Trader. Cask. Clear dark red - amber beer with a good pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Light fine carbonation. Sweetish maltm, touch of cream. Sweet bubblegum ester and pruney fruits. Light drty finish with more bubblegum ester. Passable if a bit too estery.
Pelt Trader. Cask. Clear dark red - amber beer with a good pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Light fine carbonation. Sweetish maltm, touch of cream. Sweet bubblegum ester and pruney fruits. Light drty finish with more bubblegum ester. Passable if a bit too estery.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2013
at 11:08
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Very dark red with a very thin bubbly head. Has a very small sweetness but otherwise quite a neutral session ale.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2013
at 07:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Beer Rebellion. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is earth, wood, toast, dried fruit and light spice. The taste is bitter-sweet, dried fruit, toffee, earth, wood, spice, mild bitterness, cocoa with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Good balance and rather drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2013
at 10:11
7/10
Tried
on 05 Oct 2013
at 10:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask) Clear very dark brown with ruby hints and nice off-white head. Subtle aroma of dark roast malt. Medium body and smooth carbonation. Flavour is smooth dark toffee with some fruitiness. Overall an easy drinking pleasant dark ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2013
at 14:04