Old Abe American Ale
Bad Tom Smith Brewing
- From:
- Bad Tom Smith Brewing
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 4.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2020
- Added:
- Jun 12, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Nothing better illustrates American pride and patriotism than the story of Old Abe. And nothing better exemplifies the “American Strong” category of pale ale than Old Abe American Ale.
Although it registers at 95.6 IBU (International Bitterness Units), Master Brewer Charles Boucher uses oven dried pale malts to produce a sweet balance of malt with a faint buttery taste. The four grain, three hop recipe creates an unusually creamy but full-bodied beer with a dark amber color and a medium lace. It has a lactic berry malt aroma and the finish is slightly “hoppy” but very crisp.
Although it registers at 95.6 IBU (International Bitterness Units), Master Brewer Charles Boucher uses oven dried pale malts to produce a sweet balance of malt with a faint buttery taste. The four grain, three hop recipe creates an unusually creamy but full-bodied beer with a dark amber color and a medium lace. It has a lactic berry malt aroma and the finish is slightly “hoppy” but very crisp.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
4.12/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
There are very few beers that are as uniquely American as our version of the strong ale. And the heartland brewers of the Ohio Valley start by elevating the IPA to a balanced malty sweet ale and an elevated strength to keep everyone happy.
Bad Tom Smith's Old Abe pours a bright copper hue with a light foggy gaze. Bold hops pack a hoppy punch of citrus and pine with stone fruit and tropical suggestions trailing closely behind. Laced with notions of caramel, honey and biscuit malts, the sweetness splashes the tongue with the elegance of toasted poundcake and nutty granola.
As the sweetness relaxes slightly and the hops garner steam, the middle palate pulls to within a nearly perfect even-keel balance of malt to hops, with the hops resting slightly above. The toasty and nutty edges from the barley support and temper the hop flavors of grapefruit, orange peel, mango, apricot and dragonfruit. As the fruit succulence fades in finish, the fruitiness turns to the bitter peels of fruit and begins to reel in the bitter complexities of fresh cut grass, pine shavings and a woodsy, herbal blend.
Creamy and moderately sweet, the medium full ale retains its malt firmness and resists much of the dryness that's attributed to IPA. Instead, the hops are held in check and the finish is smooth and bitter. A bready substrate keeps the texture firm even with a malty dry finish that lingers with that classic hop bite that's the prize of the Pacific Northwest.
May 20, 2017Bad Tom Smith's Old Abe pours a bright copper hue with a light foggy gaze. Bold hops pack a hoppy punch of citrus and pine with stone fruit and tropical suggestions trailing closely behind. Laced with notions of caramel, honey and biscuit malts, the sweetness splashes the tongue with the elegance of toasted poundcake and nutty granola.
As the sweetness relaxes slightly and the hops garner steam, the middle palate pulls to within a nearly perfect even-keel balance of malt to hops, with the hops resting slightly above. The toasty and nutty edges from the barley support and temper the hop flavors of grapefruit, orange peel, mango, apricot and dragonfruit. As the fruit succulence fades in finish, the fruitiness turns to the bitter peels of fruit and begins to reel in the bitter complexities of fresh cut grass, pine shavings and a woodsy, herbal blend.
Creamy and moderately sweet, the medium full ale retains its malt firmness and resists much of the dryness that's attributed to IPA. Instead, the hops are held in check and the finish is smooth and bitter. A bready substrate keeps the texture firm even with a malty dry finish that lingers with that classic hop bite that's the prize of the Pacific Northwest.
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