Stock Ale
Henderson Brewing Company
- From:
- Henderson Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 7.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 22, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 04, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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A delightful warming beer—best consumed in half pints by the fire—this classic old ale is a throwback to the style that can be traced back almost 400 years. #100 in Henderson's Ides Series.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
4.03/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
473 mL can from the LCBO, included in a Henderson / Bench collaborative mixed pack; coded Sep 9 2024 and served barely chilled. #100 in Henderson's Ides series.
Pours a deep, clear chestnut brown colour, taking on more of a crimson red hue when illuminated. One finger of dense, creamy, light tan-tinted head gathers atop, but collapses within a couple of minutes; the survivors include a tight collar and a patchy cap, though there's also plenty of lace deposition after each sip. Malty aroma of toffee, toasted bread, nuts & grains, with suggestions of dried fruits, coffee cake and herbal hops.
This is a delicious beer with a rich and intriguing flavour profile; generally malt-forward, but too well-balanced to describe as saccharine. Brown sugar, toasted bread, biscuity sweetness and a note of cocoa powder are apparent, with hints of hazelnut, date fruit and raisin. Nuttier on the back end, with earthy, herbal hops and some blonde-roast coffee bitterness leading into an aftertaste of toffee, herbal hops and faint booze. Medium-full in body, with low carbonation that rolls softly along the tongue, resulting in a smooth, almost silky mouthfeel that makes for an exceptionally crushable strong ale. One of those cases where I really wish I had another can.
Final Grade: 4.03, an A-. I prefer to avoid reviewing year-old canned beers, but this time I actually stored it on purpose: a true stock ale should have no issues weathering twelve months in a cool cellar. Henderson's Stock Ale held up very well, indeed, and I genuinely hope that the brewery makes this an annual winter seasonal. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys strong British ales or malt-forward ambers.
Aug 22, 2025Pours a deep, clear chestnut brown colour, taking on more of a crimson red hue when illuminated. One finger of dense, creamy, light tan-tinted head gathers atop, but collapses within a couple of minutes; the survivors include a tight collar and a patchy cap, though there's also plenty of lace deposition after each sip. Malty aroma of toffee, toasted bread, nuts & grains, with suggestions of dried fruits, coffee cake and herbal hops.
This is a delicious beer with a rich and intriguing flavour profile; generally malt-forward, but too well-balanced to describe as saccharine. Brown sugar, toasted bread, biscuity sweetness and a note of cocoa powder are apparent, with hints of hazelnut, date fruit and raisin. Nuttier on the back end, with earthy, herbal hops and some blonde-roast coffee bitterness leading into an aftertaste of toffee, herbal hops and faint booze. Medium-full in body, with low carbonation that rolls softly along the tongue, resulting in a smooth, almost silky mouthfeel that makes for an exceptionally crushable strong ale. One of those cases where I really wish I had another can.
Final Grade: 4.03, an A-. I prefer to avoid reviewing year-old canned beers, but this time I actually stored it on purpose: a true stock ale should have no issues weathering twelve months in a cool cellar. Henderson's Stock Ale held up very well, indeed, and I genuinely hope that the brewery makes this an annual winter seasonal. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys strong British ales or malt-forward ambers.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.43/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dec 3 2024
Dec 04, 2024
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