 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Sep 14, 2008Name: Magnus Old Ale
Date: 12/02/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Strong Ale Fest
Appearance: amber, headless,
Aroma: big sweet carmel candy aroma,
Flavor: flavor has lots of candy sweetness, light bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4
CaptainCougar (5530), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 16, 2007 On tap at the 10th Annual San Diego Strong Ale Festival: Pours a deep mahogany ruby with a frothy, pillowy tan head. Sweet, sticky caramel malty toffee aroma has some light fruity notes. Body starts full and sweet with some caramel and brown sugar complexity toward a warming, bittersweet earthy finish. Could use more balance.
goldtwins (4084), Nesconset, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 19, 2005 9th Annual San Diego Strong Ale Fest: Slightly amber with no head. Sweet fruity malt. Apricots. Big on the fruit. Malty flavors. Brown sugar and toffee. Light hop background. Creamy and full. Nice mouthfeel.
beerguy101 (3969), Newark, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2004 Tasted at the 2004 Pizza Port Strong Ale Fest. Dark orange gold color. Small to medium head. Aroma is malty and sweet. A medium bodied Old Ale. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are slightly bitter and grapefruity. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.
Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 24, 2003 Poured tan with minimal head. Nice malt and musky aroma with I like about Old Ales.
DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 20, 2005 (Draft: Pizza Port in San Clemente, CA) Boy, I don’t know, this old ale tastes pretty close to a mediocre Belgian Strong Ale to me. Spicy, moderately sweet, wheaty, slightly sour, and the alcohol is readily apparent. The nose is malty and earthy, but I’m also getting the mild, yet unmistakeable smell of vinegar throughout this tasting session, though it’s not strong enough to ruin the overall nose. Medium in bodiy with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. Murky, ruddy brown color. Small light tan head fades away to nothing. Kind of an odd beer, and I’m not all that impressed. It is the $2 special at Pizza Port tonight, so maybe it’s the same keg as they had at the Strong Ale Festival last month and they are trying to get rid of it.
Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 10, 2003 Sampled @ Strong Ale Fest San Diego
The beer has a hazy and blurry brown appearance with a smallish head that is frothy in texture also a light tan color and after decomposition the lace forms a fine sealing sheet to cover the glass. Earthy aroma with sweet malt, crisp and the start malt laden and somewhat sweet, the top is middling in its feel to the palate. Finish has a bit of acidic bite with the hops pleasingly spicy and the aftertaste quite dry, a quaffable brew.
JohnC (2287), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 23, 2005 draft Pizza Port San Clemente (BTW, ’Back Street’ is Lampost Pizza in Ladera Ranch)
it’s a dirty brown color, dry flavor, but doesn’t have anything notworthy
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