Old Smokey
Stonehenge Ales (prev. Bunces Brewery) in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 🏴
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A handsome, dark porter type ale, traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of Stonehenge Spring Water, barley, wheat, crystal, black and chocolate malts, whole hops and the brewery’s own top-fermenting yeast. The rich roasted malts and the hint of liquorice are very well complimented by the developing bitter flavour.
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6/10
Tried
on 10 Oct 2015
at 17:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Assembly Rooms, Solihull. Poured a clear dark brown with a frothy light tan head. The aroma is light toasty malt, light smoke, dry coffee. The flavour is smoked liqourice with a light, slightly watery, coffee, malt, light chocolate palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2015
at 17:12
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Moon Under Water (JDW), Watford on 16 November 2013. Poured a clear dark ruby colour, near black with a dense beige head. Aroma of cocoa, dark malt and grain. Medium to full bodied mouth feel. Dark chocolate flavours with grassy hops and toffee sweetness. Finish was dry grains, burnt sugar and hop resin. Pretty nice for a pint of cask at Spoons...
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2014
at 13:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Linen Hall JDW, Enniskillen [231113]
Very dark ruby, thin tan head, some lacing
Taste of dark caramel malts, roasted malts, light soft smoked malts, some roast coffee, getting some dark fruits, dab of liquorice, quite complex flavour
Palate - Medium body, smooth texture, quite oily. Finish of soft bitter roast, some more nice tangy dark berry fruits come out in the finish, soft smoke
Overall - Decent porter/old ale hybrid.
Very dark ruby, thin tan head, some lacing
Taste of dark caramel malts, roasted malts, light soft smoked malts, some roast coffee, getting some dark fruits, dab of liquorice, quite complex flavour
Palate - Medium body, smooth texture, quite oily. Finish of soft bitter roast, some more nice tangy dark berry fruits come out in the finish, soft smoke
Overall - Decent porter/old ale hybrid.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Nov 2013
at 15:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark with a small head and well smoked in its aroma and partly in its taste too. Has a slight peat character about it.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2013
at 07:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoons Pub on 9th Oct 2013. Not as smokey as I thought it would be, not as full bodied either: but OK none-the-less. Pours a very dark ruby red/brown, almost black really, on top a deep creamy tanned head of level foam. The nose and taste intermingled: over roasted malts gave a semi-burnt chocolate cake sort of smell and flavour with a smoked ham wrapped within the cake mix. Body wise it lacked depth, but overall not a bad beer.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2013
at 15:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby Canterbury JDW. Almost black beer with thin beige head. Decent dark beer slightly old ale style with roast and a sour dark fruits element to it. Decent condition. Ok. I quite like the sour hints to it. Tarry
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2013
at 05:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the John Logie Baird (JDW), Hastings. Chocolate brown in colour with a loose tan head; chocolate aroma; milky texture with chocolate malt flavours and perhaps a hint of smoke; the finish dry with bitter chocolate. Rather one dimensional.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2011
at 14:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Camperdown Place, JDW. Dark brown ruby reddish colour, thin beige head. Nose is very pleasant, with light roastiness, treacle, chocolate and liquorice. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, liquorice. A bit light bodied, otherwise well done.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2011
at 07:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at White Horse , Parson’s Green, London, 28 Nov 2009) Dark brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of dried fruit, liquorice and a touch of smoke. Malty, slightly roasted taste with coffee, toasty malt and dark bread. Mellow bittersweet finish. Above medium body, smooth mouthfeel. Well balanced and tasty. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2009
at 07:57