Stock Ale
Ferment Brewing Company
- From:
- Ferment Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10.2%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.11 | pDev: 9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 17, 2026
- Added:
- Dec 21, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Once an important style for English publicans, and thus an important part of English culture, Stock Ale, a style dating back to the late 18th century was responsible for much of the character of all of the ales consumed in England. Usually, a strong brew that was cellared in barrels for months or years where Brettanomyces was allowed to perform its slow-acting magic. Cellarmen would create blends of ales to serve to consist of recently brewed running ale and varying amounts of stock ale to add warmth and complexity. Ferment Stock Ale is deeply layered in aroma, flavor, and tradition.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.46/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Taster flight at Ferment. I was so looking forward to a stock ale, that I missed the part about brett in the description. I was a little stunned at first taste to se that it was sour, not what I was expecting all. The base malty, sweet flavors were there, with the brett adding the funk of a wild ale. I got used to it, but still would ahve preferred a traditional stock ale.
Feb 17, 2026
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
4.3/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Well now this is very interesting. The first thought I had was, wow this is dry. I then thought this was a heavily hopped barleywine in the American style but with English hops maybe? Subsequent sips and vigorous sniffs disabused me of that notion.
This smells strongly of apricots plus potpourri and toffee. The taste is similar and tea-like in some ways. There is some light sweetness up front, the finish is quite dry. Some oak at the end maybe? Reminiscent of a Belgian strong pale, I haven't had one in a loooong time but the primitive series (pig nun?) from de Proef comes to mind. So now I think brett is involved but this isn't super funky like Poet's Walk from Suarez. Another beer that comes to mind is Black Eagle from Goose Island. I just looked that one up and it's a recreation of recipes from 1666-1989. My review even mentions de Proef, interesting!
Whatever this is, I'm liking it very much. I just don't know what to call it.
Mar 09, 2025This smells strongly of apricots plus potpourri and toffee. The taste is similar and tea-like in some ways. There is some light sweetness up front, the finish is quite dry. Some oak at the end maybe? Reminiscent of a Belgian strong pale, I haven't had one in a loooong time but the primitive series (pig nun?) from de Proef comes to mind. So now I think brett is involved but this isn't super funky like Poet's Walk from Suarez. Another beer that comes to mind is Black Eagle from Goose Island. I just looked that one up and it's a recreation of recipes from 1666-1989. My review even mentions de Proef, interesting!
Whatever this is, I'm liking it very much. I just don't know what to call it.
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