Theakston Old Peculier (Bottle)

Bottle. Pours black with a thin head. Leaves no lacing on the glass. There is a faint aroma of sweet and banana. Taste is not a lot. Thought this beer would be a lot better. Decent at best.

Almost black pour with a thin head. Not much on the nose but a faint sweet malt aroma. Taste is off to me, may be a bad bottle. Almost a soapy taste.

500ml bottle. Very similar to the excellent cask, but not quite up there. Same fuggles aroma, excellent body-finish and beautiful to the eye. Just better on tap, that’s all.

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of malts, vanilla, roasting, caramel, and a hint of fruit. Chestnut brown in color with a small off-white head that disappeared instantly. Clear. Not sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet. Tastes of alcohol, smoke, licorice, and caramel. Light to medium body. Thin, dry texture. Average carbonation. Alcohol, water, and smoke finish is dry.

12 oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small off-white head that disappears quickly. Aromas of caramel, dark fruit, yeasty banana, apple. Flavor is dark fruit, tart apple, caramel, but very muted. Maybe a touch of hops in the finish. Very watery. The aftertaste it leaves is much stronger than the beer itself. Not sure if this is an old or bad bottle or if it’s meant to be like this, but I’m left wondering where the flavor is.

Tangy fruity rich malt aroma. Very dark brown appearance with a hint of red. Toasted malt at the start and a astringent hop kick to finish but a slightly reedy palate. Slight taste of horse. elements of whiskey and slightly reminiscent of porter, but definitely a northern ale all the way. Not my favourite, but would make a good after-dinner beer.

12oz - Dark brown liquid under light tan head. Wood on nose, some hops too. Not much on the palate really, leathery notes. A little like a bock but watery. I hoped for more. Tried it again a few days later. I think the first bottle was off, as one of the later ones was as well. Much more substantial and engaging. Moved from 2.8 to 3.4 here.

[Archive] Bubbly, light tan foam over reddish, dark beer. Little aroma but full flavour. Over-carbonized but solid malts and mouth filling. Barleywine light.