Coniston Old Man Ale (Bottle)

Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Old Ale
Horsham, England

Bottle over a year old. Pours a clear glowing reddish caramel color with a thin fine fizzy white head. Aroma is dry and woody, probably full of brett, some glassy caramel sweetness. Flavor follows, very dried out, clean brett, tastes quite woody, cedar, light fruit, very American amber ale like with the strong hops, earthy caramel malt character, the brett works fairly well, long earthy bitter aftertaste, clean. Medium bodied with a light mouth-feel, nice sparkling carbonation no doubt from the bright, clean. This is actually quite enjoyable.

It’s light bodied with a small off-white head, and light carbonation. The beer is bottle conditioned and tastes ever so slightly dry and bitter with a musty fruity taste. It’s a bit caramely but only very subtly.

Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint. Very clear amber with large stark white head and nice lacing. Aroma of dry spice, fruit, tea, sour bread and English hops. Light fruit, bread and tea-like malts with some English spice counterbalance. Wow, very tea-like and somewhat tart and musty. Low to moderate carbonation, relatively light body, exceedingly dry.

Lightly sweet and fruity with a hoppy bitter finish. Good overall. Nice clean finish

Bottle. Nice beer to have with food or lunch. fairly light with a nice caramel flavor profile and some bitter hops in the finish. Solid, with a medium palate.

Bottle from BOM. Pours the color of iced tea, with a fluffy cream colored head. The aroma is kind of funky like old eggs and skunk urine. The flavor is quite similar with a finish of Stinky’s hairball. It’s a shame, this one was rated well, I think this bottle was way past it’s prime.

500 ml bottle from College Liquors in Grand Junction. Pours a light golden color with a thick white head and loads of sticky lacing. The aroma is very odd; sweet honey, funky herbs and sour malts. A weird sour flavor, sweet honey grains, something funky, old dirty socks, wood. So weird. I wonder the age of this bottle. Anyway, decent.

Bottle via Bonster in trase. Lovely glowing amber gold with steady carbonation. lacing fades fast. Body is light but bolstered with a circle of thin hops. some ripe fruit mingle with the hops to give a nearly sour finish. malts also balance this out to a pleasurable experience but just so. Lots going on in such a quick body.... tought to figure with just one bottle....but thats just me.