8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown, nearly black, with auburn highlights. Small, but frothy head. Sweet caramel, liquor, toffey, and the slightest bit of metallic in the nose. Good flavor. Crisp, sweet, and nice. Caramel and raisens. A nice mouthfeel, and good drinkability- but it's slightly filling- so one at a time for me.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2004
at 00:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aromas of malt and dried fruit. Dark brown with a thin head that laces the glass. Flavors of prunes, sweet wine, and malt. Thinner palate than I would like for the style. good.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2004
at 22:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Rich amber colour with predominantly ruby highlights and a thin off-white head. Aroma of musty malt, very light hops and a slightly old basement nuance. Medium-bodied; Sweet pit fruit tastes up front, which fade into a musty malt presence a few seconds later. Slightly fruity in the palate, not much but noticeable. Overall, a decent beer...fairly average for the style, but not the best I've had! I bought this twelve ounce bottle from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia and sampled it on 20-December-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2003
at 02:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
This has that musty, cellared, yeasty aroma I've notcied in most other Old Ales, with a slight hint of alcohol - the flavor is mildly sweet and fruity, with tiny vinous notes - medium-bodied - moderately malty, with touches of roastiness - I'm not a huge fan of Old Ales, but this beer is pretty good.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2003
at 20:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A tasty, malty ale. I was surprised at how dark this one poured- it looks like a porter at first, but Old Peculier is actually ruby-colored. Nice, sweet aroma and rich, malty, fruity flavor. One of my favorites outside the realm of beastly stouts.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2003
at 16:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Beautiful ruby color, generous head. Some malt character, caramel and light liquorice in the aroma and taste. Often over extimated.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2003
at 14:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A very dark red beer with a thin beige. It has a slight fruity aroma. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruits, berries, and malt, leading to a lightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2003
at 12:17
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[Hand pumped, in England] Golden color. Poor aroma. Simple taste, pretty sweet, quite watery, some citrus fruitness, poor hop. Fresh, but too watery.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2003
at 05:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Re-rate Spicy hop aroma, some strawberries as well. Pours a chestnut color with a frothy white head. Spices, nuts and strawberry, minty citrus aftertaste. medium to light bodied. Happy I tried it again, the first sample I had was definetly bad.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2002
at 07:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Coke color with huge tan head. Fruity malt nose. Full bodied cloying malt taste. Great Lace
Tried
on 26 Nov 2002
at 13:26