Wynkoop Ye Olde Ale Wynkoop Brewing Company Denver, Colorado
Beer style: Old Ale Ref: ratebeer.com May2024
Common descriptors are 2013 Beerdrinker of the Year beer. It’s an English-style olde ale created by 2012 Beerdrinker winner J. Wilson and our head brewer Andy Brown.
The beer was brewed with some unique measures. 75% of the beer was fermented with British ale yeast in a standard steel fermenter. For vintage authenticity, the rest of the beer was fermented with brettanomyces yeast in an oak barrel. This clever step gives the beer a rustic, fruity profile similar to beers of the past.
It’s a dark brown, malty beer with notes of chocolate, fruit, gentle hops and 8% ABV.
The beer’s recipe includes British base malts and a list of specialty malts that includes Special B, Golden Naked Oats, crystal and chocolate malts. |