Tag Archives: Old Ale

Goose Island Brewing Co. Brewery Yard (8.4%)

Brewed in collaboration with brewing historian Ron Pattinson, Goose Island have attempted to brew a faithful recreation of a 19th Century Burton recipe. And regardless of whether they’ve got it absolutely right, which I suppose is something that we’ll never … Continue reading

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Shepherd Neame 1215 Ale (8%)

This limited edition ale has been brewed to commemorate the eight hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta. Only 1215 bottles have been produced and if you see any you’d be wise to grab hold of it as it’s a rather … Continue reading

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8 Wired Brewing Co. Mighty Imperial Ale (11%)

Smoked and oak aged and hefty with alcohol, this is a beer that’s perfectly named. Pouring a deep mahogany, the smell is brandy soaked toffee apples, and the beer tastes delicious and enormous and brain boggling, thick with molasses, bran … Continue reading

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Moor Beer Co. Fusion (8%)

I’ve written a couple of open letters on this blog in the past, one of them an out and out love letter. I don’t do it very often, only when I feel I must. And right now I feel I … Continue reading

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Durham Brewery Redemption Ruby Old Ale (10%)

Redemption is a limited edition beer brewed in December 2011 and matured for ages. I recently grabbed three bottles of this beer and after a chat with Ella at Durham I formulated a plan about how to drink them. You … Continue reading

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