Monteiths Original Ale
Monteiths Original Ale
Rated 2.817 by BeerPals
Brewed by Monteiths Brewing Company
Greymouth, New Zealand
Style: Amber Ale
4% Alcohol by Volume
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Brewed to the same Monteith family recipe since 1868, Monteith’s Original Ale is considered a pale ale in the heritage of beers brewed last century. By today’s standards, Monteith’s Original Ale is fairly dark and this illustrates how much beers have changed over time. In the 1700s, the average beer was very dark and since then mainstream beers have gradually become lighter in colour. Monteith’s Original Ale has a solid malty characteristic tending to the dark crystal malt range, with notes of caramel or burnt sugar. However, its key focus is extra bitterness, as the tradition of pale ales tends to be beers with significant hop characteristics. Monteith’s brewers have been able to develop traditional yeasty fermentation characters and some fruity/berry-fruit notes to the aroma. The blend of these characteristics creates a balance that reflects the historic style of ‘pale ales’ ~ good body, complex ale fruitiness and a significant hoppy aftertaste. Monteith’s beers are not pasteurised, which better preserves their natural, traditional flavours.
ID: 9229 Last updated 17 years ago Added to database 21 years agoKey Stats
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| Overall Rank | 49794 |
| Overall Percentile | 6.9 |
| Style Rank | 1212 of 1281 |
| Style Percentile | 5.4 |
| Lowest Score | 2.6 |
| Highest Score | 2.7 |
| Average Score | 2.633 |
| Weighted Score | 2.817 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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3 Member Reviews
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5
Bottled (from bierzwerg.de). Copper colour, mediumsized foamy/fluffy slightly off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, some bready notes as well as mild notes of syrup. Flavour is being quite much the same along with some grassy and mildly nutty notes. A bit boring, but technically no big flaws.
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5
An obscure “Trader Joe special”. 11.2oz bottle, 4.0%ABV. "Since 1868". White and yellow on green label proudly proclaims “Richly Hopped” – with what, I have no idea!
Pours quite dully. Minimal head, and aroma quite neutral and boring. Only the barest hints of any sort of hops in the aroma. Appearance wise, pretty much an Amber Ale through and through.
Quite staid and dull in the flavor profile. “Is this Pete’s Not-So-Wicked Ale, with even less hops?” Malt profile quite dumbed down and boring. Finish very crude and ugly, with the aftertaste and mouthfeel predictably suffering.
Adequate drinkability, but I just can’t see why anyone would bother. Very boring, no matter which side of the Pacific Ocean you happen to be on. Not even worth the $0.73 I spent on it....
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5
Dark amber color. Medium white foamy head. Aroma is malty, biscuity and sweet. Touch of roastyness. A medium to light bodied ìamberî. Malts are nutty and sweet. Hops are mild and slightly spicy. Fairly typical amber, sort of sweet and fizzy. Well balanced, but not very interesting. The label states a highly hopped ale, sorry but I DONíT THINK SO! Mouthfeel is thin. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.
