Iron Hill Old Ale

Brewed by Iron Hill Newark
Style: Old Ale
Newark, Delaware USA

750, corked and baled. Thanks, SuzyGreenberg! Crystal clear dark rubied orange. Dark amber in the middle. Headless, laceless. Oranges, spruce, chocolate, and mint on the nose. Creamy medium body. The oranges, spruce, chocolate, and mint all come back for the mid-palate. Spizy, minty finish. Very nice stuff.

750ml Bottle (2007 Vintage): Aroma of caramel, raisins, astringent, malts, slight alcohol, slight honey, dark ripe fruit, and is lightly vinous. Smells like an English barley wine. Poured deep amber/orange/brown in color with a a small beige head that lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Appears there are small particles throughout. Flavor is medium sweet. Tastes of malts, caramel, raisins, tar, dark ripe fruits, light tobacco, and a hint of wood. Medium body. Thin, sticky texture.

Amber in color with a small head that disappears. Rich toffee aroma, sourdough bread, molasses and caramel. Flavor is of caramel, plumbs, spices and nuts.

Holiday Vintage 2008. Need to let this one age for a bit longer. Decent carbonation. Thin head that recedes quickly. Sweet caramel malts, cherry and some butterscotch. Color is a very impressive crimson brown. Noticable alcohol presence and kick. Seems like more than the 7.2% it claims. Lots of sweetness, brown sugar, caramel malts and some peaty and smokey notes. Finishes hot and sweet. A pretty darn sweet brew. Needs to age and mellow for a year or 2. I will get another one and let the next one age a bit.

Holiday Vintage 2005. 750 ml bottle purchased at Newark, DE location. Label says Wilmington, DE. Pours a dark brown that allows no light to pass with a moderate-large off-white head that lasted through three-quarters of the glass and left partial lace. Pleasant malty aroma. The flavor is again malty with caramel and butterscotch. Very low bitterness at the finish. Buttery mouthfeel. A very nice old ale.

750ml bottle ’04 vintage, thanks to Swolf3. Pours very dark, murky brown. Nice off-white head. Slightly sour maltiness. Very nice flavor, smooth and very rich. Very good

750ml Bottle courtesy of me! 2005 vintage. Cork popped off, which is always a good sign. Color was ruby brown, and a small head that faded quickly. Aroma was fruity. Taste better then it smells. Good balance between malt and sweet fruits and spices. No bitterness to it. Texture was average, same as the carbonation level. I am not to familiar with "old ales" so I was not expecting much, imo...its just an average session beer.

750 ml bottle ’05 vintage. Thanks to drewbeerme for sharing this. Pours a clear amber color with a creamy beige head. Abundantly sweet and oxidized nose. Brown sugar, lots of oxidized malts, lemons, sweet spices, dough, caramel, raisins, and grassy hops. Sweet oxidized malt flavors. Cherries, plums, brown sugar, charred malts, dough, biscuit, and caramels. Piney and grassy hops in the finish. With this much oxidation, I could see how people wouldn’t be into it. But I thought the oxidized malts worked really well with the other notes. Solid beer.