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
Le Trou du Diable / De la Senne Schieve Tabarnak!
Canada
1
3.175
Skull Camp B3 Bourbon Barrel Bonfire
NC, United States
1
3.200
Little Fish Brewing The Aecern
OH, United States
1
3.125
Founders Curmudgeon's Better Half
MI, United States
1
3.225
Three Taverns Third Age
GA, United States
1
3.400
Orpheus The Fate of All Heroes
GA, United States
1
3.450
Hourglass Auld Clootie
FL, United States
1
3.250
Monday Night Brewing Last Will and Testament
GA, United States
1
3.400
The Lost Druid Olde 24
GA, United States
1
3.250
Sierra Nevada I'm Not Old I'm Vintage
CA, United States
1
3.150
Kichesippi Commissariat
Canada
1
3.125
Kinn Gamleguten
Norway
1
3.225
Side Project Längst
MO, United States
1
3.200
Three Taverns Old Bones
GA, United States
1
3.175
Windswept The Wolf Of Glen Moray - Port Cask Finish
United Kingdom
1
3.325
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
Flora Hall Foeder Aged Series: English Old Ale
Canada
1
3.125
7 Fjell Pikyranes
Norway
1
3.125
Iron John's Old Bumbler - Cask Aged Old Ale
AZ, United States
1
3.225