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Once Upon A Time 1901 KK
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
- From:
- Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 13.7%
- Reviews:
- 98
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 25, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 12, 2010
- Wants:
- 27
- Gots:
- 16
English Strong / Old Ale, or thereabouts.
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Ratings by hreb:
Reviewed by hreb from Washington
4.15/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
4.15/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Cold 22oz bottle poured into wide-mouth chalice. Beer pours a super dark brown, not black, with nearly no head, but merely an island of chestnut bubbles on top. (A significantly larger head results from pouring the beer after it warms up a bit.) Aroma is of both big hops and big toast.
After the initial sip of carbonation (I'm sure only because I've served it too cold) there's yet another big flavor: unmistakably coffee, then nuttiness, then a sweeter treacle (molasses) flavor, and finally a drier, purer barley malt flavor, brought out with the hops, and elevated by the gentle carbonation. Oh, and a touch of alcohol, though no more than can be expected from the 7.8% brew. Although so far I could be describing an imperial stout, this beer is relatively light on the mouth, not creamy or thick/syrupy.
Quite possibly the best beer from Pretty Things yet.
Nov 26, 2010After the initial sip of carbonation (I'm sure only because I've served it too cold) there's yet another big flavor: unmistakably coffee, then nuttiness, then a sweeter treacle (molasses) flavor, and finally a drier, purer barley malt flavor, brought out with the hops, and elevated by the gentle carbonation. Oh, and a touch of alcohol, though no more than can be expected from the 7.8% brew. Although so far I could be describing an imperial stout, this beer is relatively light on the mouth, not creamy or thick/syrupy.
Quite possibly the best beer from Pretty Things yet.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by July2Nov from Virginia
3.47/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The "k" represents a "kept" beer & glad I did just that. The appearance is a beauty, w/ a frothy beige head & deep brown hue. Smells of chocolate nougat & overripe plums. True to the label description; it's a hoppy black ale. The blending of the dark malt w/ the English hops is the key to this beer. Really digging the aftertaste. Roasted bitter chocolate sweetness on the end....the best part, because it makes you come back for more. Love this series of historical recreations.
Jun 13, 2013Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia
3.26/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a bomber into a shaker pint, the beer is a dark, vibrant, slightly hazed, amber-brown coloring with a frothy, foamy, off-white head that starts around an inch, but quickly settles into a filmy coating. Aromas of rich toffee sweetness on a biscuit backbone, with hints of roast and old world fruit sweetness. Some raisin and fig on the nose in highlights. Flavors are roasty, also, with date, raisin, plum, and fig blending on the forward tongue. Boozy and earthy backbone, with a tangy, bitter hops presence at the end of the palate. The end of the beer becomes a bit unbalanced, leading to a bitter and astringent aftertaste, with a very dry finish. Started off promising, but this one started to spiral towards the end.
May 24, 2013
Once Upon A Time 1901 KK from Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
148 ratings
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