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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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Murky red beer, thin white head. Aroma of bitter orange and a slight booziness. Flavour is really interesting. You get all things in the blurb: woody, whisky barrel-yness, bitter blood orange, hops. A really distinctive, fresh-tasting beerthat genuinely feels like something quite different. Manages being crisp and clean while also having a bit of malty richness. I like this a lot.
Tried on 10 Mar 2018 at 23:28


7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
5.75abv... Cask at the jolly judge... Dark black.. Small tan head.. Dark roast.. Big smoke malt nose.. Herbal chocolate roast.. Heavy smoked.. Dark soft sweet chocolate smoke
Tried from Cask on 01 Jan 2018 at 12:09

6/10
Tried on 27 Dec 2017 at 09:45

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London. [ As Old Worthy The De'ils Awa' Red India Pale Ale ].Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light light beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, dark malt, sweet malt, candy, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sugary, burnt malt - sugar, caramel, brown sugar, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160731] 6-3-5-3-11
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2017 at 07:21

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
19th July 2017
Floor 42, share a bottle or two! Thanks to Paul. Hazy gold beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly crisp. Thin malts, thin creamy sweetness. Bitterish orange peel, mild hop skunk and floral spice. Dry finish, mild bitter linger. Tidy.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2017 at 02:05

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London. [ As Old Worthy A Midnight Caper ].Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, pale malt, smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, smoked, cardboard, caramel, sweet malt, candy sugar. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160731] 5-3-5-3-10
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2017 at 06:05

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared at Leighton's place, 23/11/2017. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose dirty tan head. Aroma is dirty choc, fruit cake, toasted nuts, Flavour is composed of dried powdered choc, . Paalte is dried, nutty malts, moderate carbonation, dusty. Ok.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2017 at 15:41

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle purchased in Edinburgh from a large shop on the Royal Mile I believe. This beer has a dark and opaque amber color and still a very large head even though it is well past its best by date. Simple malt aroma,say no smoke in the aroma or flavor. Light. Noble hops and a good malt base like a bitter. It is perfectly drinkable, bit the smoke is missing. I paired it with a dram of Talisker, which is both sweeter and more smokey.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2017 at 22:58

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in Hackney - thanks to Scopey. Pours deep brown with a dense, frothy beige head. Mellow roast in the nose, cocoa, burnt caramel. Light-medium sweet flavour with notes of old leather, bitter chocolate, ashy roast, scorched earth. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Somewhat dry on the finish, with further bitter ash, charred marshmallows, baking cocoa. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2017 at 14:03