 bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 6, 2007 (Bottle) Pours a hazy amber-brown body with a medium creamy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, toast, nuts, and light cocoa. Flavor of toasted malt, dates, raisins, light smoke, and caramel with a dry, bitter finish.
DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 26, 2007 Tampa Gathering.Not too sure who brought htis, but thanx for sharing.poured a nice brown color with a white head.Nose was sweet with caramel and alcohol.Flavors of caramel and dark fruits run amuck through this brew.a very clean finish with some sweetness settling in.
crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 25, 2007 Thanks SecretSanta. Pours a hazy mahogany with big almond head that stay and leaves great lacing. Aroma is sweet rich malts, caramel, brown sugar. Flavor is much the same, sweet rich malt, lots of caramel and brown sugar but with a roasted touch in background. Smokey finish and floral hops really come out. The more it warms the roastiness comes through more with a toffee and nutty taste as well. Medium mouthfeel with lots of carbonation. Really let this beer warms.
TomDecapolis (3150), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 23, 2007 Pours a lightly hazy brown with tons of ruby red highlights and a medium creamy/bubbly off white head that laced. Aroma of nuts, vanilla, some dark fruits, caramel, toffee, brown sugar and some hints of citrus. Flavors of mixed nuts, toffee, toasted malts, hints of chocolate, some hints of smoke, vanilla and caramel. Reminds me more of a big brown ale than it does an Old Ale.
performula (147), Triangle Area, North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 20, 2007 Really digging this ale. Huge flavor in this beer. Reminds me of a brown ale. Malty, sweet, caramel finish. Very smooth.
Beerdedone (1879), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 20, 2007 Bottle sampled. Pours amber in color with a off-white head. Aroma or caramel malts, roast, toffee, and fruits. Flavor is moderately sweet with brown sugar,caramel, malts, and notes of chocolate with a light bitter finish.
beerbuzzmontreal (2911), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 15, 2007 Pours a clear reddish amber color with a thin offwhite head. The aroma has nuts, caramel, spices with a good malt presence. Flavor of malt, nuts, caramel and spices. The body is light with a liquorous texture and soft carbonation.
MartinT (5050), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 13, 2007 Updated: May 6, 2008My Bottom Line:
Expressive leafy hops permeate the fruity caramel-covered almonds offered by the chewy maltiness. Very drinkable and nourishing, this bitter Old Ale is a fine pint for those cool autumn evenings.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam laces atop the deep copper.
-The slow yet expansive carbonation and the suave maltiness combine for a wealthy mouthfeel.
-Earth-laden mushrooms render complexity.
-The hops perceived in the aroma are inappropriate, to my tastes anyway.
-The aroma was not enticing enough; I would have liked a juicier malt apport.
Bottle; 2007 vintage.
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