Theakston Old Peculier (Bottle)

Brewed by Theakston
Style: Old Ale
Masham, England

[Bottle from Asda, High Wycombe] Pours an opaque ruby-brown with a thin beige head. Smells rich, malty and inviting - you can imagine following this around like the Bisto kid follows gravy! Smooth and creamy mouthfeel, with just enough of a prickle to prevent it becoming cloying. An oaky flavour at first, then cocoa, with vinous hints behind and some roasty malts to finish. A very good, mellow, relaxing beer which (like Jennings Snecklifter and many of Adnams’ beers) challenges CAMRA’s perception that bottled beer needs bottle-conditioning to be good. c9

Really good old ale, fruity, roasty and malty. Easy to drink but not boring, good stuff for a session.

dark brown pour with slight offwhite head. nice toffee roast and banana, malt. Mouth is roasty, some banana and spice, some dark cherry presence, overall very nice

12 oz bottle. Fairly thick and malty aroma. A good amount of roasted English toffee and English grain malts, minor cola, brown sugar, earthy hops, cherries, and some other mild fruity scents, maybe banana as the description suggests but its not clearly evident. Pretty nice pour with a medium sized, carbonated cream head, decent retention, medium appearing body, and crimson amber in color. A fair amount of carbonation on the feel, not biting, but it distracts from the flavors a touch. More fruity on the flavor notes than expected, and slightly different tasting than I was expecting, in a good way. Cherries is a big player along with other unidentifiable medium sweet fruits, plus roasted malted malted malts, brown sugar, and actually more bitter than I thought it was going to be with a subtle earthy English hop guiding this one well. Overall, I didn’t find this ole ale too spectacular, but really not too shabby.

Aroma of roasted malt and banana, with just about the same taste, only with some chocolate mixed in. A pretty decent beer. LC

Bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a small off white head that quickly diminishes to nothing. The aroma is a dark fruit malt with raisin and licorice. Thin mouthfeel with a bitter fruit prune with a lingering yeasty finish. A strange old ale but easy to drink from Theakston.

[Bottle] Pours a dark amber, almost purple with a thin head that didn’t last. Aroma is roasted and slightly fruity. Taste is similar with an interesting sweet and bitter dynamic. Fruity accents with a touch of a sour note. Finish is a little more bitter but still very flavorful. Very interesting beer and the name fits. Definetely a keeper.

(12 oz btl) Oily dark brown pour w/ a foamy off-white head; fully diminishing. Dark fruit (figs) and molasses in the nose give no hint to toasted malt and earthy hop flavor. While the mouthfeel is creamy, it finishes surprisingly dry, but disappointingly watery overall. Fine example of the Old Ale style, but not a top performer for me.