Well, it says it's a winter warmer, but its listed as an old ale, so it's probably a less spicy version of a warmer, which is OK with me because spices can be easily overdone.
Pours deep opaque reddish brown with a huge tan head and good carbonation.
Fantastic bready smell. It subsides when the head dies down some, but this is what a malty beer should smell like.
The malt is balanced by an indistinct bitterness that finishes with a slightly sharp alcohol taste that warms nicely. Great warmer, and despite the slight taste of the alcohol it actually hides its 8.9% ABV very well. The fact that the alcohol comes out is what makes it passable as a warmer, but it has a vinous almost bordeaux hint to it as well, like an old ale should.
Great beer. Only my second from Lancaster, and it has convinced me to keep coming back to them.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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