Nutfield Old Man Ale

Formerly brewed at Nutfield Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Derry, New Hampshire USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

Pours to a clear amber body with a thin white head. The aroma is strange with some Cascade hops and odd pale malts. Very weird. The flavor has some sweet odd breads and light Cascade hops. Really kind of strange. The palate is medium-light bodied and somewhat decent to drink. Very basic.

Bottled. Poured clear, bright golden with a short cap of whitish head.. nice clarity. The aroma picked up sweet honey, vegetal malts, and a touch of butter with a fresh cut wheat backing.. very syrupy and adjuncty as it warmed up. The flavor found buttery caramel and a touch of molasses at the core, with miscellaneous tacky sweetness extending outward.. grainy sweetness rode out the finish, with a touch of spicy alcohol warmth and fruit. Light-medium bodied and tacky as mentioned on the palate.. rather muddled in complexion.. lots of buttery, residual sugars on the finish.. seemed a bit old, but it was alright.

Old Nutfield Brewing Company--Old Man Ale--Beer of the Month Club Selection December, 2007. 12 oz. Bottle. 5.50% ABV--28 IBU’s. (3.5 / 5.0) Pale Ale? Fizzy thin mild lace white head. Clear pretty bright gold color. Some tight aged settled sediment. Delicate floral hop front. Crisp mellow sweet mild butterscotch fruit caramel tangy Golden Ale body. Mild hop peppery clean refreshing end. Aged well. OK flavor. 2/26/2010.

Pours copper with a thin tan head. Smells earthy and grassy with some sweet caramel hints. Tastes earthy and peppery with some spicy hints on the finish.

Bottle. Thanks Shachar. Best before 11/08. Hazy orange with a medium white head. Aroma of hops, flowers, light piney note, honey and some malt. Rather bitter flavor with decent hoppiness, some earthy and floral notes and some sweet malt and nuts notes. Medium-bodied. Nevermind the BBD, this one is quite enjoyable.

I liked this one. Not unique, but a solid offering. A nice nutty malt character, with a decent hopping. Some grassy notes that fit in well. Good job.

Well, apparently I was digging this a lot more than everyone else. A nice malty, smokeyness type thing going, full of flavor. Bueno. These guys don’t know what they’re talking about.

A pleasant pale with flavors of pine and grassy hops mingling with wheat and a very light malt finish coming through. The downside is that it’s not a very complex brew--but quite drinkable nonetheless.