McNeills Old Ringworm

Brewed by McNeills Brewery
Style: Old Ale
Brattleboro, Vermont USA

Bottle-conditioned medium cloudy brown body with almost no head, just a light brown ring. A restrained sniffing, you've got to be in the right atmosphere to really take your time and analyse the aroma. It's mostly sweet, maple, chocolate, cream. Light floral hop notes in there as well. Taste is candy sweet with slight subtle smoked notes and a good hop presence, but not quite enough to detract from the big caramel/honey/maple sweetness. That being said, I don't consider it as a default in this case, but I recommend pairing this with food. It went very nicely with my sauerkraut and dijon mustard sausages assortment for instance. Low carbonation level, but a thick admirable body. Excellent beer brought straight from Burlington by Barry. Cheers and thanks!

Deep amber color with a sweet malty aroma. Poured with very little head. Tasted like candy, as it was so sweet. Syrupy and sticky mouthfeel with a nice maple finish.

Slightly cloudy purple tinted brownish color with a lightly topped off white head. Liqour cherry cotton candy aroma. Tastes just like a cherry blow pop, especially one that is dipped in some bitter liqour. Finishes real bitter. Weird for a bitter, cause its actually really good.

deep satanically burnt sugary red tinted amber color spitting forth sweet candy-like aromas with mellow floral hop mustiness..starts with a powerful hop kick turning to lollipop candies with nice nutty malts and bitter hop grassiness..shots of robotussin sporadically appear...very odd, yet very enjoyable...a solid hop presence and completely hidden alcohol.

Extreme Beer Fest '04, Amber in color with a small white head.Hoppy,fruity,malty,roasted and sweet.

Extreme Beer Fest Boston 2004: Has a reddish brown color and a malted smell. Taste is sweet malted and finishes with a balanced bitterness. Overall not a bad beer, but I tried this late in the session so I may not have been too objective.

Deep brown on the ruby side. Very little carbonation. The bottle was filled almost to the cap. Raw malty aroma. A bit of cherries up top on the flavor. Light bitterness lingers in the finish. Low carbonation leaves mouthfeel feeling a little watery. A bit dissapointing. If the carbonation had been there, it probably would have been a much better beer.

An immense tan head capped this deep reddish-brown brew. Raisiny and leathery notes in nose hinted at the full malty, earthy flavor of this fantastic brew. Bitterness is subdued, but rises towards the end. The aftertaste is sweet and spicy. Out of this world!