Iron Hill Old Ale

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

Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with a light touch of malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of over ripe fruits, leading to a dry finish where the fruity note carries thru. The body is thin. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of kramer17801. Slightly hazy amber golden with a neat, off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel and overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied with sweetish caramel and accents of sherry and overripe fruit. Subdued bitterness. A nice one. 021107

From bottle, blind tasting at Papsoes - beer no 13. Pours hazy orange with a lacing off-white head. Astringent hoppy citric/herbal aroma. Dry. Flavour has a slight woody note to a medium dry malty aroma. Somewhat herbal. Finish holds a slight liqourice note to a rather dry finish without getting too bitter.

Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with an off white ehad. Aroma of spices, caramel, fruits, bread and honey. Sweet flavour of caramel, honey, hops and spices. Hoppy finish. Strange beer.

2007-11-02, Papsoe Blind Tasting
Beautiful cloudy amber color; thick head. Aroma of milk chocolate, malt, hops, light sweet wood. Smooth mouthfeel, good malt and caramel flavor, with a touch of vanilla and a good hopping, both in strength and quality. Very good.

(75cl bottle, 2004 vintage) Small tan head atop cloudy dark amber body with flecks. Aroma is moderately sweet, toffee, caramel, some raisin. Taste is moderately sweet, toffee, caramel, raisin. Medium-full body, some stickiness, very smooth.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber colour. The aroma is quite sweet with toasted malt and some chocolate. Very sweet caramel, dark fruits, some chooclate and bit of spice. Too sweet.

Bottle. A light hazy dark amber beer with a big tan head. The aroma is dusty, caramel malt, beer de garde like, honey and spicy, the taste is sweet dusty, caramel malt, honey and spicy. Medium body with a dry dusty finish.