Old Worthy Brewing Co.

Client Brewer in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
24a Ainslie Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6AJ, Scotland
Description
Old Worthy Brewery is the project of Nick Ravenhall on the Isle of Skye which started in 2012. The label's name comes from 'local worthies', Islay distillery men legendary for their hard work and their production of fine Islay single malt whiskies. Beers were initially brewed under contract by Isle of Skye but have mostly been brewed at Broughton.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

At a tasting, small stable mocha creamy bubbly head, dark brown color with reddish taints, aroma of dark bread with some chocolate and a hint of coffee, flavor of dark bitter chocolate, some nuttiness, coffee and dark bread, medium bitterness. Nice and enjoyable.

Tried on 26 Jul 2018 at 08:34


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

At a tasting, small bubbly creamy head, clear dark red color, aroma of coffee and cake, aromatic coffee flavor, with some chocolate and earthy roots bitterness and just a metalic hint, suprising and very nicely balanced. Really nice.

Tried on 26 Jul 2018 at 08:26


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

At a tasting, clear dark yellow color, small bubbly head, aroma of grain, honey, jam and light dyacetil behind, cardboard, jam, dyacetil flavor, light and a bit coarse bitterness. Not good.

Tried on 22 Jul 2018 at 13:16


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can at Craigs. Pours hazy yellow, nose is sharp lemon, yuzu, chalk, taste is chalky, banana, floral.

Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2018 at 18:08


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can at home Christmas 2018 pt1... Light hazy yellow... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet peppery orange fruits nose... Juicy zezty orange fruits... Light peppery fruits.. Soft sweet mineral fruit

Tried from Can on 08 Jul 2018 at 17:23


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml can from Aldi beer fest. Cloudy yellow with a big foamy white head. Dry citrus aroma, flavour is more of the same. An unusual aftertaste, not unpleasant, which I assume is the yuzu. Great summer beer, very refreshing

Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2018 at 18:57


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

At a tasting, smallish bubbly head, clear dark red color, stinky onion aroma of stinky onion with a hint of bread, flavor of caramel cinamon and minty herbs, light mellow bitterness. Nice

Tried on 21 Jun 2018 at 09:56


6

0,3 litre Bottle from Tax Free On Finland ferry. Almost Black with offwhite head. Roasted malts, hops and Chocolate.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2018 at 18:51


7

0,3 litre Bottle from Tax Free shop On ferry to Finland. Brown with little head. Chocolate and Caramel aroma and taste. Smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2018 at 20:08


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home. Pours deep orange, nose is orange, herbal, grassy, taste is sweet, toffee, grassy, light fruit.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2018 at 18:20


Brewery Stats
Score 6.64
Beers25
Ticks153