Old Ale

Old Ale

357 beers | 3.728 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
Narragansett Lovecraft Series: Innsmouth Olde Ale
RI, United States
1
3.175
George Gale Prize Old Ale (2007)
United Kingdom
1
3.175
Funfair Cake Walk
United Kingdom
1
3.175
Three Taverns Old Bones
GA, United States
1
3.175
Darwin High Force Hotel Cauldron Snout
United Kingdom
1
3.175
Le Trou du Diable / De la Senne Schieve Tabarnak!
Canada
1
3.175
Highgate Old Ale
United Kingdom
1
3.175
Dark Star Dark Star (Original)
United Kingdom
1
3.175
Cigar City / Swamp Head Slow as Molasses
FL, United States
1
3.175
Chapelle Northmaen 11 Siècles de Normandie
France
1
3.175
J.T. Whitneys Olde Ale
WI, United States
2
3.160
Sweetwater Dank Tank The Gimp
GA, United States
2
3.160
Independence Jasperilla Old Ale
TX, United States
2
3.160
Sierra Nevada I'm Not Old I'm Vintage
CA, United States
1
3.150
The Bruery Poterie (Scotch Whisky Barrel Aged)
CA, United States
1
3.150
Belle Gueule / Terre à Boire T'aimes-tu ça la bié?
Canada
1
3.150
Red Brick Old Stock Ale
GA, United States
1
3.150
Market Street DArtagnian Dark British Ale
NY, United States
1
3.150
Schlafly Poor Richards Ale
MO, United States
1
3.150
Ninkasi Bière Noire
France
1
3.150