Brakspear Old Ale

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Formerly brewed at Brakspear (Refresh UK - Marstons plc)
Style: Old Ale
Witney, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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RATINGS: 4 MEAN: 3.3/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 2.97 EST. CALORIES: 129 ABV: 4.3%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A distinctively full bodied real ale with a red/brown colour and a strong fruity nose. Its pronounced taste of malt, hops and roast caramel gives way to the fruitiness. The aftertaste is of a bitter-sweet chocolate.

tombyars' rating

2.7

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

tombyars (1205) - Saltcoats, - OCT 7, 2011

Tasted this in the Bull Inn, Paisley in January 1999. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear copper red in colour with a thin white head. Slight hint of toffee malt in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a sweet maltloaf base with weak caramel and watery redcurrants. Really strong chemical flavour of calcium carbonate through in the aftertaste which began to taint the bitter floral finish. So I found this disappointing as I tend to like the old ales.

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3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

DJMonarch (9153) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - MAR 4, 2006

Cask Stillage at the Parr Hall, Warrington 12/10/2002 Mid brown coloured with some spice aroma. Strong in alcohol. Slightly dry malt finish.

3.5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

imdownthepub (8492) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - NOV 30, 2003

Cask Conditioned at The Swan, Banbury. Chestnut coloured with bubbly head. Rich malted, roasted chestnut flavours. Sweet and yet dry on the palate, caramel hints and fruity body.

3.6

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

Joeh (2038) - Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - JUN 21, 2002

UPDATED: MAR 28, 2004 Tested Cask-Conditioned. Brakspear’s Old Ale, a dark brown colour, with strong aromas. Full-bodied, strong and satisfying, malty. A very good pint.

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