Fish Tale Old Woody English Old Ale

Brewed by Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Style: Old Ale
Olympia, Washington USA

The aroma was grainy w/ dark fermented fruit, and a slight vinious (grape) note. The flavor had grapes, wood, dark fruit and candy textures. The beer poured a cloudy brown color w/ golden highlights; slight head and medium lacing. THe mouthfeel was well-rounded, and creamy w/ a medium body.

Pours dark ruby amber color with a small dissipating off white head. Carbonation appears to be light. Aroma is multi-layered and complex. Sweet malt with oak. Flavor is rich and deep with lots of maltiness, chocolate, wood, and an aged quality. This one could easily be consumed after-dinner in place of dessert. Yummy. Thanks Andre’!!!

Pours with a deep burgundy body topped by a thin to medium thick head with some lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet yet bitter with notes of oak, a little caramel and some alcohol. The flavor is similar with some smokey notes. Full bodied, Smooth and slightly dry in the finish.

2003 12 oz bottle. Very dark, rusty copper when held to the light. No head. You can smell the wood right out of the bottle. In the glass alcohol, raisin, oak and wine scents are present. Body is a touch oily. Alcohol is present, particularly in the finish, but does not overwhelm. Rum and raisin flavour with notes of christmas pudding.

(750ml bottle) Clouded, red-mahogany body with a thin, white head. Bourbon nose with figs, honey and high alcohol. Flavour is of honey and brown sugar. Warming, sweet and greatly malted. Very enjoyable!

Bottled 2003 version: Dark amber coloured. Clear. Light beige head. Malts, fruit, alcohol and light spices in the aroma. Flavour of prunes and raisins, alcohol, earth and some hoppyness. Ends on a flavourful bitter note. Very nice beer. Leaves a nice alcoholwarmth on the lips.

Thanks to Buck Dich for this. The great beers from Buck Dich just keep on coming. 2003 bottling. This one pours hazy ruby with a smallish off-white head. Aroma of dark fruit, hops, malt, cognac, port, smoked sausage, oak...a barleywinish aroma. Tastes malty, very dark fruity, with finishing cognac, cabernet, prunes, even a rauchy oak element. Multiple layers of complexity of flavor, and a very smooth, dense palate. Finishes fruity, oaky, and rauchy, and goes very well with aged extra sharp white cheddar.

bottled. purple brown colour and a head that died quickly. aroma of sultanas and absinthe. quite sweet, some minty character and hard treated water with a little seaweed character. not too bad