Old Ale

Learn more about the Old Ale style of beer.

Old Ales, also referred to in the past as Stock Ales, are low attenuated beers with high levels of dextrins, creating a full malt body with plenty of character. Old Ales from centuries past were often transferred into vats to mature, hence the name. Commonly a rich, dark amber to a deep brown color, some examples are nearly black. Tamed aromatics. Although bittering levels can greatly vary, expect fruity, vinous, intense malt flavors and sharp alcohol characteristics. The often racy but mellow attitude of the beer may also include acidic notes, raisins, and black currants. Vintage varieties may have a low level of oxidation while stronger versions sometimes exhibit similarities to port wine. Brewers may also inoculate a portion of the batch with Brettanomyces lambicus and age it for an extended period of time to achieve an old-school acidic character.

ABV: 6.0–12.0% | IBU: 30–65 | Glassware: Snifter

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Curmudgeon
Founders Brewing Company
9.804,8694.0311-11-2023
Old Stock Ale
North Coast Brewing Co.
10.903,4594.1202-26-2024
Hibernation Ale
Great Divide Brewing Company
8.703,0194.0303-02-2024
Fourth Dementia - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
13.502,0734.5503-17-2024
Curmudgeon's Better Half
Founders Brewing Company
12.701,8334.302-28-2023
Old Jubilation Ale
Avery Brewing Company
8.301,8153.8602-28-2024
Vintage Ale
Fuller's
8.501,3904.1903-08-2024
Fourth Dementia (4D)
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
13.501,1024.2902-19-2024
Old Peculier
T & R Theakston Ltd.
5.601,0783.9603-16-2024
Winter Ale
Alaskan Brewing Co.
6.408943.6803-17-2024
Old Stock Cellar Reserve (Aged In Brandy Barrels)
North Coast Brewing Co.
15.207684.4912-17-2023
Christmas Ale
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
7.706763.7101-10-2024
Olde Suffolk English Ale - Strong Suffolk Vintage
Greene King / Morland Brewery
6.00476412-06-2019
Gale's Prize Old Ale
George Gale & Company Ltd
9.004343.4809-03-2023
Winter Warmer
Lancaster Brewing Company
8.904243.7501-13-2024
Hibernation Ale - Barrel-Aged
Great Divide Brewing Company
12.404054.0711-06-2023
Barrel-Aged Black Biscuit
Founders Brewing Company
11.102824.4704-30-2022
Unobtanium Barrel-Aged Old Ale
Straight To Ale
11.502654.1703-12-2022
Olde Ale
AleSmith Brewing Company
11.002124.0206-04-2023
Old Fashioned
Wicked Weed Brewing
10.001874.105-24-2022
Modus Operandi (Modus Vivendi)
The Wild Beer Co.
7.001793.8910-17-2023
Peleg
Hill Farmstead Brewery
8.001784.0101-07-2024
Devil's Teeth - Coffee
Modern Times Beer
10.001684.2409-27-2023
Barrel-Aged Stock Ale
Guinness Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House
10.001394.0612-27-2023
Jackhammer Old Ale
Arbor Brewing - Plymouth Taproom
9.501283.7311-06-2023
Lights Out Holiday Ale
Blue Mountain Brewery
7.001103.5801-06-2024
Billy The Mountain
Upright Brewing Company
9.101093.5802-06-2022
Private Stock Ale
AleSmith Brewing Company
11.00963.9803-20-2022
Velvet Evil
Straight To Ale
11.50934.0502-19-2022
Illudium
Straight To Ale
11.50894.2904-04-2021
6th Generation Stock Ale
Susquehanna Brewing Company
5.50843.2909-21-2018
Längst
Side Project Brewing
12.00814.4402-07-2024
Old Potentate
Southern Star Brewing Company
7.20763.6407-16-2020
Old Scrooge Christmas Ale
Silver City Brewery & Taproom
9.00723.9912-24-2023
Dark & Handsome
Box Steam Brewery
5.00713.6706-16-2017
Adambier
DESTIHL Brewery
9.00683.8811-25-2016
Festivale
Terminal Gravity Brewing Company
8.40683.8111-18-2023
Devil's Teeth - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Modern Times Beer
11.00664.2709-06-2020
Warmer Winter Winter Warmer - Laird's Apple Brandy Barrel Aged
Cigar City Brewing
11.00664.2807-01-2016
Olde Expensive Ale
Burton Bridge Brewery
6.50613.0302-25-2023
Vicar's Vice Old Ale
Amsterdam Brewing Company
8.10563.7406-29-2017
Anti-Freeze
Greenport Harbor Brewing Company
6.90533.6807-10-2018
Ursus
Greenbush Brewing Company
8.90503.6912-25-2017
Snowbound English Old Ale
The Tap Brewing Company
8.00503.8202-25-2017
Kentucky Mountain
One Trick Pony
9.00494.2401-07-2020
The Ballad Of Minnie Quay (2018-)
Clown Shoes
11.00494.1705-04-2023
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Old Scrooge
Silver City Brewery & Taproom
9.50474.1401-13-2024
Heini's Good Cheer
Roundabout Brewery
10.40423.9801-02-2023
Distillery Ale
Mill Street Brew Pub
5.00423.5711-27-2014
Old Freddy Walker
Moor Beer Company
7.30413.9503-17-2024
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