Old Miser
Franklin's Restaurant, Brewery & General Store
- From:
- Franklin's Restaurant, Brewery & General Store
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 8.45%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 21, 2019
- Added:
- Feb 02, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Kubishark from Maryland
3.4/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Had at Franklin's on a cold winter night. Figured this would warm me up. Has a murky dark brown color, like swamp water. Smells mainly of malts. Taste is slightly boozy and has a taste reminiscent of cola or Dr. Pepper even. Body is pretty heavy, just one is enough. Overall it's a nice beer for the right occasion. I may get it again if I find myself in Hyattsville on a blustery, cold evening.
Jan 18, 2016
Reviewed by jmasher85 from Maryland
3.33/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
I can't say I would want to drink a ton of this, and even a whole glass might be too intense. But is certainly a creative and tasty brew. It has the smell, flavor, and even consistency of a really sweet, moust, rich banana bread, or even cake. The thick texture and sweet banana flavor get too rich after a while and stick in your mouth for a loonng time. Some spices add an interesting dimension,and I would gladly try a taster of it again, but a pint is too rich for my palate.
Jan 10, 2016
Reviewed by steve8robin from Massachusetts
3.09/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.09/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Got this beer at a judging competition I helped run. Let's give it a go.
A: A very dark brown color with a 1 inch tan head that fades at a decent pace. Good.
S: A slight vegetal scent upfront followed by a hint of light malt. A very faint roastiness on the back. Eh.
T: A watery roast upfront quickly followed by a slight tomato juice flavor in the middle. A mild maltiness on the back. Ok.
M: Medium body with a good carbonation. A watery malt finish. Decent.
O: All in all, this is an ok beer. There are many better in the style. Don't worry about this one. There are too many odd flavors floating around in this that don't serve it well.
Nov 20, 2011A: A very dark brown color with a 1 inch tan head that fades at a decent pace. Good.
S: A slight vegetal scent upfront followed by a hint of light malt. A very faint roastiness on the back. Eh.
T: A watery roast upfront quickly followed by a slight tomato juice flavor in the middle. A mild maltiness on the back. Ok.
M: Medium body with a good carbonation. A watery malt finish. Decent.
O: All in all, this is an ok beer. There are many better in the style. Don't worry about this one. There are too many odd flavors floating around in this that don't serve it well.
Reviewed by drabmuh from Maryland
3.15/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.15/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Beer is amber with a slight haze to it. Thin broken head of small bubbles that leaves no lacing, carbonation low.
Aroma is strong with bananas and other esters, perhaps some bubblegum.
Beer is medium to light in body, pretty sweet on lead off and finishes with this blank bitterness rather dry. The midpalate is a collection of yeasty esters that gives the whole beer this artificial sweetner flavor that I find, personally, rather off putting. It's too fruity, too ester, for a winter warmer (or and Old Ale) and I doubt I'd drink it again. Pull back on the ABV, add something interesting other than some esoteric yeast and relaunch. I'm rooting for you Franklin's but this was a miss.
Feb 02, 2011Aroma is strong with bananas and other esters, perhaps some bubblegum.
Beer is medium to light in body, pretty sweet on lead off and finishes with this blank bitterness rather dry. The midpalate is a collection of yeasty esters that gives the whole beer this artificial sweetner flavor that I find, personally, rather off putting. It's too fruity, too ester, for a winter warmer (or and Old Ale) and I doubt I'd drink it again. Pull back on the ABV, add something interesting other than some esoteric yeast and relaunch. I'm rooting for you Franklin's but this was a miss.
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