@jbx

Tried the old ale and cold nose last night. Liked cold nose much more, but the old ale was good. I’ve never had Old Peculiar so I can’t attest wether it tastes like that. I took some napkin notes on it though.

Some leather and plum. Malt flavors are indistinct. There’s a flavor just at the back of every swallow that I can’t peg and it’s bugging me. Fruit flavors linger at the back of your mouth. Beer has a slightly thick mouthfeel.

Good old ale with some proper flavors in right places. Nothing jumps out though other then an overpowering amount of fruit. This fruitiness kinda kills it for me. Still one I might order again if there’s nothing better on tap.

I sampled it yesternight. My impression on the first tasting was fruity; definitely not hoppy. It was reminiscent of Theakston’s Old Peculiar, to me.

I could not find the IBU value so I took it to be the lowest value of the BJCP cat. 19A range; 30 IBUs.

I am interested in other’s critiques.

Love the old ales myself, but rarely treated to a quality made one. Usually I find American versions to be either worty sweet and unfermented tasting or somebody decided to add a truck load of hops to cover all the malty goodness.

Mirror Mirror? meh!