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Outback Old Ale
Bend Brewing Company
- From:
- Bend Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 16.86%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 04, 2021
- Added:
- May 16, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.66/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nice dark and nutty ale, smooth, drinkable, nice example of the style. Worth exploring for the adventurous.t Resampled in Bend in 2017. Still holds up the original rating. Nice texture and feel.
Aug 04, 2021Rated by jakecattleco from California
3.47/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Believe the current recipe is listed as an amber ale, and this my assessment is to that style.
May 14, 2018Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.78/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the brewery's brewpub in Bend.
Look: clear dark copper body, nearly opaque, with a very good beige head and lots of sticky lacing.
Aroma Dark roasted grain smells with a trace of sweet toffee.
Flavor: Mild; lightly sweet. Mildy bitter.
Jul 11, 2016Look: clear dark copper body, nearly opaque, with a very good beige head and lots of sticky lacing.
Aroma Dark roasted grain smells with a trace of sweet toffee.
Flavor: Mild; lightly sweet. Mildy bitter.
Rated by Tucquan from Pennsylvania
3.56/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Had this on 2015-05-04 in Bend, OR at the brewery on tap
May 05, 2015Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.42/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.42/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
I had this beer on tap in a pint glass at the brewery.
Appearance: amber hue with a moderate haze. There is a thin layer of tan foam atop leaving a nice thorough lace.
Smell: lightly malty with a bit of a floral character. Mild but enticing.
Taste: bready malt flavor with a very light hop character though a nicely balanced bitterness. Sadly this is an American Old Ale that follows the amber-ale branch moreso than the English strong ale branch. So it's toaster and biscuitier than I like. It seems like a well-enough crafted beer, but it's not really for me.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and a nice creamy texture for the style. Good job.
Overall: despite this beer's good texture and enticing aroma, it's just too biscuity for me.
Oct 04, 2014Appearance: amber hue with a moderate haze. There is a thin layer of tan foam atop leaving a nice thorough lace.
Smell: lightly malty with a bit of a floral character. Mild but enticing.
Taste: bready malt flavor with a very light hop character though a nicely balanced bitterness. Sadly this is an American Old Ale that follows the amber-ale branch moreso than the English strong ale branch. So it's toaster and biscuitier than I like. It seems like a well-enough crafted beer, but it's not really for me.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and a nice creamy texture for the style. Good job.
Overall: despite this beer's good texture and enticing aroma, it's just too biscuity for me.
Reviewed by jdense from Oregon
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Growler purchased at BBC, enjoyed in The Big watching Final Four 3.31.12.
Clear medium brown body, not much visible carbonation, one finger slightly off-white head, minimal lacing after quick dissipation. A slight bit of caramel sweetness in the nose balanced by spicy hops. Taste mirrors nose, not a lot of depth and more hoppiness than I'd expect from a Old Ale. IMO, this is more of a hoppy amber. Not sure about ABV, but this growler disappeared pretty quickly, good drinkability. Pretty light mouthfeel, slight bit of stickiness. Certainly not on the same level as Outback X, though I suspect this is the base beer (before lengthy barrel aging). Worth a try.
Apr 01, 2012Clear medium brown body, not much visible carbonation, one finger slightly off-white head, minimal lacing after quick dissipation. A slight bit of caramel sweetness in the nose balanced by spicy hops. Taste mirrors nose, not a lot of depth and more hoppiness than I'd expect from a Old Ale. IMO, this is more of a hoppy amber. Not sure about ABV, but this growler disappeared pretty quickly, good drinkability. Pretty light mouthfeel, slight bit of stickiness. Certainly not on the same level as Outback X, though I suspect this is the base beer (before lengthy barrel aging). Worth a try.
Reviewed by dgilks from Australia
2.61/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.61/5 rDev -22.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Clear copper colour with a tiny head. Poor head retention.
Toasty, sweet toffee malt aroma with very little else on the nose.
Sweet with a distinctly fresh fruit flavour. Slightly odd and lacking in the depth of malt expected of an Old Ale.
Medium-light body with moderately-low carbonation. This needs to be a bit thicker to work.
A thin and insipid old ale lacking in big, rich malt depth and character.
Oct 08, 2011Toasty, sweet toffee malt aroma with very little else on the nose.
Sweet with a distinctly fresh fruit flavour. Slightly odd and lacking in the depth of malt expected of an Old Ale.
Medium-light body with moderately-low carbonation. This needs to be a bit thicker to work.
A thin and insipid old ale lacking in big, rich malt depth and character.
Outback Old Ale from Bend Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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