Youngs 175th Anniversary Ale

Formerly brewed at Youngs
Style: English Strong Ale
Wandsworth, England

Medium white head; brown body with carbonation. Light caramelly hop aroma, very harmonic. Sweetish nutty caramel taste with dry, caramelly aftertaste. Very harmonic and balanced. Extremely drinkable. Dry, light citrusy edge. (0.5l bottle. Thanks to KnutAlbert for this one!)

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma of light fruit, pale malt, biscuits, and spicy floral hops. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness and smooth alcohol. Very good.

Bottle. This brew seemed to fire signals in lots of differing directions - belgian strong, bock, vintage old, etc. Lots of flavorful elements in place achieved with caramel malt, dominant yeast, and balancing hops, not of any particular shade themselves. Certainly not a straightforward ale, with qualities of spice and sour flavor alongside the usual yeasty quality of strong ale. Only so many bottles in production...

Bottle. (thx to Papsoe). Golden / orange with a white head. Aroma is malt, hop, caramel. Flavour is malt, hop, caramel. Nice carbonation. Nice beer.

Bottle: Deep orangish, quite hazy and thick, moderate off-white head, spotty lacing.   Pale malt aroma, slightly fruity.   Fairly strong malt base, mild hop biterness, fruity, with a hint of Old Nick.   Seriously, this is like Old Nick light.   Getting a minor wood/oak like flavor.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   Finishes like a Barley Wine but not heavy, overly malty, or alcoholic.   This really is like Old Nick light.   Comes across as a light English Barley Wine.   Thanks for bringing this one back with you dunkeylips!

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 4   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : 2   Caramel : XX   Nuts : 2   Honey : 3   Cereals : 3   Grainy : XX
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Spicy : XX   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : 2   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 2   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Phenolic and yeasty ale with a nice mouthfeel and a soft alcohol warmth.

Thanks again! To Ungstrup. Typical an English celebration beer which none of us Englanders have seen is provided by our Danish friend!! A copper coloured beer with a nice balance aroma of hops and malts. The taste has good alcochol levels amongst a nice hoppiness. Drinkable and decent, but I couldn’t help thinking this was attempting to be a Fullers Vintage Ale rip off, which fell rather short.

500ml bottle. Deep and clear amber. Lasting off-white head. Hoppy aroma. Intense and depth flavour of herbs, yeast and dark berries. Full bodied. Some alcohol notes towards the end. More than alright, but somehow a bit out of balance (The Lamb, London 18.09.2006).