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Ten Penny Ale
The Olde Burnside Brewing Company
- From:
- The Olde Burnside Brewing Company
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 15.66%
- Reviews:
- 104
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 22, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 04, 2002
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 30
“Ten Penny Ale,” our flagship brew is a smooth, amber-hued mellow version of a Scottish Ale. It’s a good “session ale” and was awarded “Hartford’s Best Microbrew” for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009 by The Hartford Advocate’s Readers Poll. This beer is available year-round at your local bar or favorite beer store.
Why “Ten Penny?” My grandfather used to say “You can get a good beer for a nickel, but a really good beer will cost you ten pennies!” (Motto: Work hard, drink well… Ten Penny Ale!)
Why “Ten Penny?” My grandfather used to say “You can get a good beer for a nickel, but a really good beer will cost you ten pennies!” (Motto: Work hard, drink well… Ten Penny Ale!)
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Ratings by scotorum:
Reviewed by scotorum from Massachusetts
2.38/5 rDev -34.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
2.38/5 rDev -34.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
Had been looking forward to this because it was reviewed well in "Beer Lovers New England," is this brewery's "flagship brew," and is supposed to have been inspired by an old time recipe.
No visible bottling or best by dates or codes. Purchased a couple of weeks ago.
Poured from the 12 oz. bottle into a Harpoon IPA glass
a: Nearly clear copper with a ton of flakey floaties, inch tall white head with dense bubbles receded to even surface foam and spotty lacing.
s: Overripe fruit. Later, vinegar.
t: Bitter spoiled fruit. Ugh. Something wrong here.
m: Moderate.
o: A brewing disaster. Dunno what fouled this but it is nasty. Drain pour city. "Taste a bit of history" it says on the bottle label. I love history, but I'll have to pass on this part of it. Nevertheless, will probably risk buying more at some point, since I like Scottish ales and this is supposed to be a good one.
Nov 25, 2013No visible bottling or best by dates or codes. Purchased a couple of weeks ago.
Poured from the 12 oz. bottle into a Harpoon IPA glass
a: Nearly clear copper with a ton of flakey floaties, inch tall white head with dense bubbles receded to even surface foam and spotty lacing.
s: Overripe fruit. Later, vinegar.
t: Bitter spoiled fruit. Ugh. Something wrong here.
m: Moderate.
o: A brewing disaster. Dunno what fouled this but it is nasty. Drain pour city. "Taste a bit of history" it says on the bottle label. I love history, but I'll have to pass on this part of it. Nevertheless, will probably risk buying more at some point, since I like Scottish ales and this is supposed to be a good one.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Losallstarteam from Connecticut
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Ok.. don't buy again
Jun 15, 2018Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.12/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A: clear; deep amber in color; 1 finger off white head that receded to a thin collar; light lacing;
S: cola, caramel; tea;
T: a little floral; some candy sweetness all the way through; light bitterness on finish;
M: light bodied; moderate carbonation;
O: not the flavor I expected or remembered from past tastings; this was actually better that I remember;
Jan 27, 2018S: cola, caramel; tea;
T: a little floral; some candy sweetness all the way through; light bitterness on finish;
M: light bodied; moderate carbonation;
O: not the flavor I expected or remembered from past tastings; this was actually better that I remember;
Ten Penny Ale from The Olde Burnside Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
256 ratings
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