Gales Prize Old Ale

2001 Bottle. Pours an amber color with a thin head. Some sediment present in the glass. Aroma is wine, fruit, and very sweet. Taste is of yeast, dried fruits and alcohol. This is a great beer.

Many thanks to Craig for this beer, bloody marvellous beer, cheers mate! Pours possibly dark ruby in colour, but poured in near darkness outside the camper in a field so difficult to be exact on that one, the head disappeared quickly. This is a real king amongst English beers, in fact I would say world class. I’ve had it before when it was in the old corked bottles and enjoyed it but didn’t realise just how damn good this was. First taste combines toffee, with a nice woody sourness, apple skins, sticky molassess, dark plums, prunes, really stunning. I can’t be arsed to write anymore I just want to drink this, cheers Craig you’re a star. I reckon that this may get even better with some age on it but I’m not sure that I could resist the temptation to keep cracking them open.

2007 Bottle BB 18/12/10. Pours slightly hazy amber with thin head. Sour, winey aroma of apples, red fruit, oak and vanilla. Instantly sour taste, without funkiness. Big body and almost balancing bitterness. Slightly roasted. Fruity sour finish.

Bottle 2007, 50cl - Copper burgundy colored beer with a beige frothy disappearing head. Aroma is very sweet with hints of nuts, full and fruity red wine and dried fruits. Flavor reminds very much of red wine and port. Notes of fruits are apparent combined with an apparent vinegar like acidity. Barely carbonated at all. Palate is good yet it feels very light considering it’s ABV. Would gain a lot if aged.

2007 bottle. Dark ruby red with a disappearing head. Good malty aromas with fruit. Fruity flavours, good offsetting bitterness. Alcohol. Very nice.