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Daleside Morocco Ale

Score
8278
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Daleside
Style: Traditional Ale
Harrogate, England

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RATINGS: 247   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.31   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This is a very dark, rich and mysterious ale brewed to an ancient recipe dating back to Elizabethan times. Full bodied, malty with spicy overtones this complex beer is only brewed occasionally. Enjoy a bottle as the perfect end to a perfect meal.
The recipe for Morocco Ale is believed to date from Elizabethan times. Colonel John Grahme of Levens was a courtier to James II and the name ’Morocco Ale’ may have been associated with the dark Moors who came to the court when Catherine of Breganza married Charles II and brought Tangiers as part of her dowry.
Every May-time until 1877, the unique, dark, spiced Morocco Ale, matured for 21 years, was served at a great feast held in Levens Gardens. The guests were required to stand on one leg and empty in a draught a tall constable glass filled with ’Morocco’ whilst pledging to the ancient house "Luck to Levens whilst t’Kent flows"

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
sfhodense (3254) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - JAN 11, 2012
Pours copper with a beige head. ARoma is caramel, ginger, liquorish and spice. Flavour is caramel, ginger, liqorish, dry and light grass.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
madsberg (7295) - Søborg, DENMARK - DEC 24, 2011
Bottled. Dark amber coloured. DNse light brown head. Aroma of light roast, sweetness, fruits and some cocoa. Favour of roast, sweetness, spice .Mium bodied. LIght roasted and sweet end.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
stobbe74 (2767) - DENMARK - DEC 17, 2011
Pours a clear and dark brown beer with an offwhite head. The aroma is malt, caramel, ginger and spices. The flavor follows the nose. The palate is sweetness and spices. Overall a beer just above average.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
tombyars (654) - Saltcoats, SCOTLAND - NOV 25, 2011
Tasted this in The Esquire House, Glasgow (JDW) in November 2009. Cask, handpump dispense. Dark ruby in colour with a tight creamy white head. Interesting complex aroma of spices, with nutmeg, cinnamon sandalwood and lavender. Rich creamy mouthfeel and superb lacing. Dark malts give a rich Christmas cake base with molasses, green figs, and damsons. Spicy hop resins gives a slightly bitter aftertaste but this is short lived. Malt returns in the smooth winey finish with alcoholic sweet sherry notes and four spice. A heavy and complex traditional Old Ale - not for a major session though! Interesting history behind this beer.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Christian (8015) - Odense, DENMARK - NOV 13, 2011
Dark ruby with a lasting off-white head. Spicy aroma of ginger with a touch of cinnamon and some biscuit. Sweet spicy flavour with biscuit, caramel and brown sugar

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Dedollewaitor (9251) - Odense, DENMARK - NOV 13, 2011
Bottle @ Early Winter Tasting, Odense, 2011. Pours ruby copper with a small white head. Ginger and spices. Caramel and mint. Medium bodied. One dimensional.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
hawthorne00 (1302) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - SEP 28, 2011
Bottle. Dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of ginger, dark sugars, other hard spices - perhaps cloves, cassia, aniseed. Maybe even some mint. Taste is sweet and deeply but gently spicy. Quite rich but refreshing.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
northropfrye (647) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - JUL 25, 2011
UPDATED: JUL 26, 2011 Bottle. Slightly chocolatey. Very dark. Light sweet. Light bitter. A bit of spice.


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