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Gales Prize Old Ale

Gales Prize Old Ale

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77
overall
An Old Ale brewed by
Fullers

London, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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4503.39/5.03.39/5.09%57.9English pint, Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Bottle Conditioned.
Ingredients: Maris Otter and minute amounts of black malt; Fuggles, Goldings and Challenger.

It is reddish in color with hops and apple fruit on the nose, spicy and malty in the mouth, and a dry, even tart fruity finish with hints of raisins and apple.
The slow work of the yeast in the bottle may increase the alcohol content to 12% or even more. After several years of aging Prize Old Ale gains a more complex palate with Calvados like character. It is said that Prize Old Ale is at its best after 20 years of maturing.
Bottled as Milestones Pale Ale to celebrate the opening of the Milestones Museum.

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 cigarsnbeer (146), Valley City, North Dakota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20

Jul 10, 2004  
Very aromatic and great coloring. No head at all. The flavoring was very bitter and prononced soy, no my cup of tea, but hey, they’ve been making it for years, so someone is buying it.

 ericandersnavy (261), denton, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 23, 2008  
bottle from midway mart in denton, tx. poured a rich amber with a soapy off white head. aroma of raisins, dark fruits, and caramel. flavor of dark fruits, a cherry type tart, and alcohol. med body, low carb, a little dry. a decent brew, but strange.


 douglas88 (1012), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Dec 22, 2008  
2005 bottle from College Liquors in Grand Junction, CO. Pours a dark ruby color with a medium beige head. The aroma is very sour, vinous, light fruits. The taste is like a Flemish sour, fruity, some yeast, a sort of musty dryness, sour, but not prohibitively so. Sour like a red wine. Nice and interesting. Completely different than I expected.


 markwise (450), Just North of Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 22, 2008  
05 Bottle. Pours red-brown with an aroma of malt, caramel, raisins, sugar, and depth. Not a lot of carbonation, but flavor is good: alcohol, bourbon/whiskey notes, raisiny sweetness, and fruit in the mix. An interesting brew.


 finol (115), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Dec 17, 2008  
2007 edition bottle from Systembolaget. Smells of malts. Dark brown and a bit hazy without a head. Harsh carbonation. Tastes like a fruity and sour soda.


 hirigalzkar (154), Stockholm, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 13, 2008  
Bottle. Red-brown colour. Sour aroma. LIke an spontaneous fermented beer. Tastes raisins, fruit. Sour with dry aftertaste.



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