Old Ale

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
	Kinn Gamleguten Norway	1	3.225
	Wickwar IKB United Kingdom	2	3.220
	Breckenridge Autumn Ale CO, United States	19	3.219
	George Gale Prize Old Ale Special Reserve United Kingdom	3	3.217
	Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #12 TX, United States	2	3.200
	Everards Original United Kingdom	3	3.200
	Straight To Ale Velvet Evil AL, United States	1	3.200
	Twin Leaf Old Gaffer NC, United States	1	3.200
	Side Project Längst MO, United States	1	3.200
	Wintercoat Old Ale Denmark	2	3.200
	Skull Camp B3 Bourbon Barrel Bonfire NC, United States	1	3.200
	Migration Old Silenus OR, United States	1	3.200
	Monks Old Ale Sweden	1	3.200
	John Harvards Mad Toms Old Ale MA, United States	1	3.200
	Dust Bowl Stock Ale CA, United States	1	3.200
	Breakside Bourbon Woody OR, United States	1	3.200
	Buckeye Cyclops Old Ale OH, United States	1	3.200
	Sierra Nevada Old Cantankerous CA, United States	1	3.200
	Nils Oscar Julöl 2005 Sweden	3	3.200
	Three Taverns Old Bones GA, United States	1	3.175