Coniston Old Man Ale (Bottle)

Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Old Ale
Horsham, England

Pours dark copper with a off white lingering head. A little sourness in the aroma and not in a good way. Maybe some oxidation as well. Very one dimensional flavor with slight nutty and caramel flavors in the background. It tastes like a second runnings beer from a parti gyle. There is a little hop bitterness but not much. The body is very thin for a 5% abv beer. I was expecting more.

This is fairly light but excellent, with subtle complexity and high drinkability. Bright, pale, faintly brownish copper, it has a large off-white head that dissipates slowly to a thin, foamy top. It leaves a little weak lace. The aroma is caramelised buttered toast with sweet-sour fruit, hints of leaves, pine, lemon, orange, and even grapefruit. The taste is light and fairly dry, but not bland. It has light complexity and well-rounded balance. It has a clear, very clean frutiness, lightly sweet-sour, a hint of mineral, light caramelised toast, hints of caramel, leaf and resin. It starts dry but a light caramelly and toasty sweetness takes over at the finish and lingers.

Bottle at Bondekonen. Hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma moderate malty (caramel) and hoppy. Flavor moderate sweet and bitter. Light body.

Lovely look and feel. Nice hops over a citrusy sweet base. Quite decent and one of the better ales.

Bottle. Bronze and poured with a small head. Some malts present.Less body than I had expected and would class it as a premium bitter rather than an old ale.

500 ml. bottle shared with Gabe. Pours a thin head of short duration, over a clear pale amber (SRM 12) body.....nose is rich with malt, toffee, dried fruit, including cherry, raisin, fig....taste initially is sweetish then evolves into cereal (Grapenuts), finishing slightly sour....mouth feel is a bit light, carbonation. The malt back bone dominated, but really did not give the layers anticipated.

Shared a 500 with Jay. Pour is a medium amber with a white head. Smells of a malty sweetness with subtle fruit,( cherry, apple ) and spice against an earthy mushroom like background. A light feel with excites every taste bud on the tongue with a dry tannic grating sensation. Light sweetness is followed by a light bitter finish which quickly evaporates.

Pours light brown with an inch off white head. Aroma of lightly sour fruit. Flavor is earthy malt, apples, and a bit of bitterness.