Theakston Old Peculier (Bottle)

Brewed by Theakston
Style: Old Ale
Masham, England

12 oz bottle - pours very dark reddish-brown, almost looks like polished mahogany in the glass, with a small, long lasting tan head. Bold aromas of dates, prunes, and faint tar. Nice mouthfeel - very soft, almost cask-like. Slightly sour upfront, and that segues into a melange of dark fruit, and finally finishes with a black licorice and subtle alcohol blend. Some yeast notes in there too. There’s lots going on here. Beautiful beer.

Pours a rich, thick brown color into the dimpled mug with ruby high lights on the edges. A quick off white head quickly went away. The scent was caramel, coffee, malt, honey and spice. A coating mouthfeel with a complex finish. Not bad in the way of balance with an earthy, fruity finish.

This is a wonderful, rich beer. It is very dark red-brown, almost black, with a thin but lasting lt.tan head and some slightly weak lacing. The aroma is rich, earthy, like a freshly cut, wet tree. The taste is full, complex, exceedingly smooth, sweet with just enough bitterness to balance it and round out the taste, and it has a long,fruity and woody finish. The palate is full but lively.

Muddy brown, sweet banana caramel aroma. Earthy, coffee, thick bodied, light bitterness in the aftertaste.

12 oz. bottle. Clear garnet hue, tan head leaves a nice lace. Awesome black currant, vinous smell. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Earthy, black currant, dark tree fruit malt taste. Finishes with a fermented fruit, alcohol flavor on the breath. One of my all time favorite brews from the Big Island. July 2003

12 oz bottle, poured into pint glass. Pours a lovely dark garnet with minimal head, slightly sourish nose with deep toffee notes and lots of berry fruitiness, pretty solid body, very smooth and luscious, sweet wooden character with dark berries, herbal hop character and somewhat bracing bitterness. A damn good old ale.

Pours a dark redish brown with good head that quickly disappears. Malty, roasty aroma. Flavor is of coffee, bitter with a bittersweet finish. Good commercial ale. You can pick it up at most supermarkets.

Pours light red brown with a short off-white quick disipating head. Nose of toasty malts, dried fruits and a little bit of port. Minerally and fairly light. A bit of sweet tropical fruit, I didn’t get the banana but maybe some pineapple. Grapes. It’s nothing like I expected. It is pretty good. Finish is very dry for the style with a bit of peppermint and herb in the finish. Odd. Found this in Kyoto.