Old Ale

Old Ale

357 beers | 3.732 Avg Score

As their name implies, old ales are typically stocked or stored for long periods of time before consumption, the latter which traditionally involved blending the old ale with another "fresh" beer like a mild ale or bitter. Old ales could be viewed as strong mild ales that fall out somewhere in between strong bitters or brown porters and English barleywines. They are normally dark amber to deep brown in color with a head that may or may not impress (due to the age and relatively low carbonation). The style builds on several remaining unfermented sugars to offer chewy malty flavors (caramel, toffee, vinous, nuts, molasses, even light chocolate or roasted flavors and fruitiness), a firm and warming alcohol presence, and relatively low hop levels (especially after aging). Additionally, these beers can often take on oak, oxidized, and sour or lactic flavors after aging.

Beer | Location Reviews Score
Beau's All Natural Wild Oats Series No. 37: Gilgamesh Old Ale
Canada
3
3.384
Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Fourth Dementia Old Ale
MI, United States
2
3.380
Les Frères Houblon Fontaine du Diable
Canada
3
3.367
Cotleigh Old Buzzard Dark Ale
United Kingdom
2
3.360
The Bruery Praecocia
CA, United States
2
3.360
Moor Old Freddy Walker
United Kingdom
2
3.360
Straight To Ale Illudium
AL, United States
1
3.350
The Bruery Bois (New American Oak)
CA, United States
1
3.350
Alesmith Barell Aged Decadence 2010
CA, United States
1
3.350
Lost Coast Old Ale
CA, United States
3
3.350
Timothy Taylor Ram Tam
United Kingdom
1
3.350
Sierra Nevada Wood-Aged Old Ale
CA, United States
1
3.350
Drake's Apple Brandy Barrel Olde Ale
CA, United States
4
3.343
Valley Brew Old Headbanger Ale
CA, United States
2
3.340
Le-Brewery Harolds Revenge Old Ale
France
2
3.340
George Gale Trafalgar 200
United Kingdom
2
3.340
Durham Evensong
United Kingdom
4
3.329
The Bruery Bois (Rye Whiskey Barrel)
CA, United States
1
3.325
The Bruery Sucre
CA, United States
1
3.325
The Bruery Bois (Brandy Barrel)
CA, United States
1
3.325