Adnams Old Ale

Brewed by Adnams
Style: Old Ale
Southwold, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

Cask @ JDW Elgin
Very dark brown...ruby light through....light tan head...good lacing
Aroma of sweet dark caramel malts
Taste - Sweet dark carammel malts...dark fruits..soft toffee...almost no hops...emphasis on malts....well blended and very moreish
Palate - very soft carb...dark sweet malts...very very smooth..thin to medium body...great mouthfeel. Finish - more dark malts and silky smoothness
Overall - Great smooth malty beer for 4.1% and very quaffable. Was in top notch condition.

Cask, Lloyds, Carlisle. Good-looking dark ruby-black beer. NIce chocolatey smell and in the taste too. Does lack a bit of body, but it’s smooth, semi-sweet and reasonably satisfying. Been a long while since I last had this and it’s good to see it again.

Off tap off a bar in norwich. Looks like it should be tasty but really tastes of very little. Shame.

Cask, The Francis Newton, Sheffield. Mild ruby brown tan head. Balanced aroma, creamy with a subdued flavour, chocolate and caramel without being too sweet.

Cask by handpump at Last Post, Paisley (6 Jan 12) - pours mahogany colour with a good cream head and no discernible aroma, hint of nut / chocolate flavour with a musty bitter aftertaste.

Cask (Flying Horse JDW, Gatwick Airport) - Dark brown with red tinges. Fruity aroma with marzipan and fruitcake. Fruity, malty and slightly metallic taste with notes of raisins and marzipan detected.

Dark and malty, fairly bitter with some sweetness in the finish and a hint of liqorice. Nice beer.

Cask in The Old Mill, Aldebrough. Very dark brown with reddish tints and off white foamy head. Nose is subtle peaty, earthy and minerally aroma. Taste is same: peaty, earthy with a bit of overripe fruit and overripe bananas. Flat carbonation and not really a huge amount of flavour.