Haerlemsch Old-Ale

Formerly brewed at Haerlemsche Bierbrouwerij
Style: Old Ale
Haarlem, Netherlands

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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O yes! This is my type of beer. Rich and creamy as a Westy 12. Beautifully dark with a coffee coloured head. Deep and luscious coffee aroma with leather and musk. Dark tangy flavours with just enough acid sourness to prevent it becoming sweet or cloying. An absolute gem. I turned this down at the GBBF because I'd had enough and wanted to do it justice. I bought a bottle and brought it home. Boy - I'm glad I did. An absolute masterpiece! When the revolution comes, Duff will be the first against the wall!

Sweet and yeasty nose, with notes of prunes. Dark muddy brown body, small brownish head. Yeasty and quite sweet flavor.

Hazy dark brown with disapearing head. Sour yeast aroma. Sour bitter taste with some fruity malty aftertaste

An unclear brown beer with a disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel, alcohol, and yeast. The flavor is very sweet with primary notes of yeast.

Bottle. Hazy brown colour with a small fast dissaperein white head. Sweet fruity raisin alcoholic aroma and taste. Medium body and a sweet alcoholic finish.

[bottled, alc. 10%]. Dark brown, oily body; medium sized, mostly lasting beige head. Raisins, fruit, caramel, and plenty of dark and earthy notes and flavours. Never too sweet or cloying. Full bodied. Long bittersweet finish.

Quite a yeasty nose, sweet caramelly start. Yeasty finish, with a lot of alcohol showing. Some appley, plummy fruit, but too sweet and too much alcohol for me. (bottle GBBF 03')

My last purchase of the GBBF, and as the festival was closing down this was the last bottle to open and share. Deep dark head--as dark as I've ever seen?--and a deep, rich, stout-like aroma. I pick up a fruity aroma as I drink it, and then get some musty flavors. Flavors of alcohol and plums come through but there is a sharp edge to it as well. Interesting and enjoyable beer. (bottle at GBBF 2003)

Dark stout like appearance in body and dark burnt foam. Sweet yeasty appley start disappearing into a charred second half. Chocolate, espresso and licorice in the finish.

Botlle conditioned. GBBF2003. Deep black brown, orange beige head and moderate condition. Strange fresh picked mushroom notes in the nose, some licorice and smokey phenols in the mouth and a nice bitter finish.