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Emersons Old 95

Percentile
84
overall
Brewed by Emersons Brewing Company
Style: Old Ale

Dunedin, New Zealand

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1123.47/5.03.43/5.0Winter7%69.5English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
This is a traditional English old ale and very true to type. A strong beer, full bodied with an initial deceptive sweetness, but with hops enough to give a dry finish. It is definitely a beer to be savoured rather than quaffed. It slips down like velvet and makes an ideal partner for rich fruitcake and similar seasonal fare. Available August.
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does not count click to see why this does not count yeastlove (9), Melbourne, Australia
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20

Dec 3, 2006  
One of my all time favourites, it pays to take ot nice and slow with this one to savour every drop. Full bodied and perfectly balanced.

 BeerChaser0078 (372), Melbourne, Australia
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 31, 2009  
Bottle. 2009 Vintage. Bright, hazy amber pour with a beige head that lasts well. Aroma is malty and hoppy and has notes of orange, caramel, yeast and apricot. Flavour is similar: malt, toffee and citrus stand out and there are also hints of raisins, stonefruit and yeast. Smooth mouthfeel with a bit of prickly carbonation and a long finish that starts out sweet and ends quite bitter. A very good ale, will have to get a couple of bottles to cellar for a year or two.


 bluebetty (135), Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Oct 12, 2009  
2009 vintage. Bottle. Pours a nice deep amber with a small white head. Good lacing. Heaps on the nose with malt, caramel, spices and piney hops dominating. Lots of malt sweetness initially followed by plenty of hops bitterness near the end. Great beer.


 jonno (603), Brisbane, Australia
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 11, 2009  
a very boozy beer. Lots of whisky and port on the nose and in the mouth, accompanied by dark fruit and candi sugar sweetness. Body was a little thin, but otherwise top notch. A nice winter warmer.


 nate2g (1137), Brisbane, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 10, 2009  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a creamy white head. Beautiful aroma of caramel, chocolate, plums, raisins and spice. Fantastic flavour too - dark fruit, chocolate, spice all compliment each other. Smooth mouthfeel and enough bitterness to balance the sweet malt and fruit out nicely. Another classic beer from a great brewer. Big thanks to Jonno for sharing!


 Chrism86 (282), Melbourne, Australia
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 18, 2009  
2007 Vintage, pretty pleased to find it! Pours ruddy red/brown with a creamy head that seems to build from nothing. Nose has rich malt, caramel & toffee in abundance with apricot that you come to expect from english ale yeast. Palate is really malty but has plenty of carbonation so delivers a very creamy mouthfeel. Finishes with abv popping up and some hop spice. Would definitely recommend stashing some away for a few years. Is a completely different beer to what it once was, in a good way!


 SilkTork (4184), Rochester, Kent, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/105/516/20
Aug 6, 2009  
Chriso Shindig Aug 2009. Sweet toffee malt, warm and spreading. A pleasant drink finished with tangy hops.


sdk (33), Island Bay, New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
May 5, 2009  
500ml bottle. Emerson’s pint glass. pours a opaque light reddish brown with an off white head. Nice hoppy nose that managed to cut through my cold. Can’t dedect anything else but it might have more. Nice malty flavour and a good bite. You can taste the strenght but not the alcohol itself. Slight after taste but I think that might be the cold again. Could possibly do with an extra handfull of flavour hops. Like it, will have another.


 UnholyBrewing (448), Melbourne(Mulgrave), Australia
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/510/20
Apr 2, 2009  
...another one from the Purvis fest. Complex on the nose, very fruity for the style, and full of flavor for sure. Nice dark red color, like velvet to go with the way it goes down. Alcohol totally hidden by the multitude of flavors. Complex finish, to much to pick from, but definitely an empressive brew.



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