Gales Jubilee Ale

Pours copper and still. Smells of oak, lots of figs, raisins, brown sugar, molasses, touches of spice, hints of warming alcohol. Tastes oaky and sweet with a tarte finish. This beer has really come together.

2002 bottle. Poured deeper caramel with zero head sticking around. The aroma picked up rich, well-aged caramel and darker fruits, showing heavy oxidation.. the hops were gone, but the malts aged rather gracefully. The flavor found darker fruits, caramel, and toffee at the sweet, again-very-oxidized core.. prickly alcohol showed toward the back.. tasty, but quite unlike its former self. Syrupy and thick on the palate with low carbonation and warm alcohol feel.. a decent deal degraded, but still alright.

Thanks Jason! Pours to a hazy brown body with no head. The aroma is strong. Oxidized Maris Otter, figs, dates, and apples. Very complex. The flavor is a malty and sweet barley wine with notes of milk chocolate and dark fruits. Rich tobacco. The palate is medium full bodied and creamy.

Many thanks, yet again, to Jason. Wow, aroma is intense. Yum, kettle caramelization. Some oxidation and odd sweet notes. Nice viscosity. After a few sips, the cidery notes just take over. Later becoming a bit too much. Well crafted, but past its prime.

2002 Vintage - This has stood the test of time a little better than some of the other Gales beers. Still has some body left to it, deep dark fruit flavors, with a semi-sweet maltiness, which turns somewhat bitter and vinous at times. A light bit of oxidation, and somewhat flat, but still has some life left in her to enjoy.