Uley Old Spot Prize Ale

Brewed by Uley
Style: Old Ale
Uley, England

Cask (gravity dispense), Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. Dark brown colour. Fruity and malty. Smooth, sweetish mouthfeel. Some light, earthy hops. Fairly chewy but surprisingly easy drinking. More like a strong bitter than an old ale. A nice drop.

Cask conditioned - handpump - White Horse - Parsons Green London SW6. A mid brown beer with a sourish fruity alcohol aroma. The alcohol does come through later in the taste as does some fruit, but it is a bit thin.

Copper red colour with no head. Malt and grass in the aroma. Malt and grain flavour, rather sweet.

Cask at GBBF 2007 ... Deep copper colour ... sweet with a little vinegar ... little wood in nose ... slight sour woody notes not great balance. but ok

Maidstone Fest. Tobaco aroma. Smokey toffee ale. Like a hybrid of an Irish Red and an Old Ale. Deeply, deeply gorgeous. I could drink gallons of this stuff. Honey, ash, fruit-cake, etc, etc, etc. Flavours oozing with every juicy mouthful. Yummy.

Merton Beer Festival Sept 2004. Red/brown in colour much like the description say’s, very nice aroma, and a wonderful full flavoured pint, plenty of malt not to sweet great depth simple excellent. Uley beers are without doubt superb when served well and are one of my favourite’s I find they have quite a unique taste and they are almost always extremely good. I remember having a brewery trip with Worcester CAMRA there back in the early nineties we were left with a glass and the cellar shown the Old Spot, Uley Bitter and Pigor Mortis (sadly no more) as someone went looking for the brewer who was at home. We had about three hours merrily drinking on a glorious summers day and happily helped ourselves like we were instructed what a wonderful day, we were truly wellied by the time the brewer eventually turned up.

(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 25 Nov) Mahogany colour with ruby notes, small head. Fruity nose with dark fruit, berries (blueberries, blackberries) and caramel. Malty, fruity taste with notes of wild berries, cherries, chocolate and caramel. Balanced sweetness throughout. Velvety and nice.

Cask-conditioned at the Old Spot, Dursley, Gloucs. Deep brown with reddish tones and a slight beige head. Aroma was very malty, with plenty of red and dark fruits and some almonds. Easy drinking for a 5% beer, the flavour was of more fruit, with some chocolate and a long, bitter finish. I could drink this all day.