Old Court Ale
16 Mile Brewing Company

Old Court AleOld Court Ale
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From:
16 Mile Brewing Company
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6.1%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.46 | pDev: 14.16%
Reviews:
43
Ratings:
128
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 05, 2019
Added:
Aug 05, 2009
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  14
An American ale that reserves its right to be different. A bit lighter in body, Old Court provides a citrusy hop aroma and caramel finish. 16 Mile names this ale for Sussex County’s original courthouse, which has been serving judicial needs since 1791. Today it stands on South Bedford Street just south of The Circle in historic Georgetown, Delaware.
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Ratings by dbrauneis:
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

3.59/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours a clear amber to copper in color with light amounts of visible carbonation and some hints of reddish amber highlights. The beer has a finger tall foamy/sudsy beige head that reduces to a very thin film covering the majority of the surface of the beer with a couple of small slightly thicker patches and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of caramel malts with a hint of biscuit malts over light to moderate aromas of herbal hops.

T: Upfront there is a moderate amount of caramel malts with a light amount of brown sugar sweetness. There is a moderate amount of herbal hops with a light amount of earthy hops. There is a light to moderate amount of lingering bitterness.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Crisp with light to moderate amounts of dryness in the finish.

O: Overall this is one of the darkest APAs that I have ever come across but pretty enjoyable - a little dryer than I expected for an APA as well. Enjoyable but nothing out of this world.
Jun 01, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.75 by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

Feb 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by OriolesFan1008 from Maryland

Jan 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Dec 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Sep 15, 2018
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Reviewed by NeilSilber1 from California

3.5/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours beautiful opaque dark copper brown with light quick fading khaki foam. Mild on the nose with old wood malty backbone flavor. Subtle “citrusy hop aroma and caramel finish”.
Sep 06, 2018
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Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York

3.84/5  rDev +11%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Decanted from a 12 oz (355 ml) bottle into a conical pint glass; no production information.
A: Pours an opaque, medium brown color with a one quarter inch, light tan head, low retention, and limited lacing.
S: Aromas of cocoa, caramel, and toast.
T: Flavor a melange of caramel/molasses, toffee, and plum. Maybe a little buttery. Moderate bitterness; very peppery.
M: Light to medium bodied with low carbonation. A bit watery.
O: Drinkable and enjoyable enough.
Aug 29, 2018
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Reviewed by connecticutpoet from Connecticut

4.17/5  rDev +20.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance – Half finger head on an orange-brown clear body.

Aroma – Berries, caramel, a little buttery. Mostly caramel though.

Taste – Caramel, toffee, light hoppiness, and a little diacetyl but not out of place.

Mouthfeel – Nice easy drinking, goes down smooth.

Overall – A good beer, not spectacular but full-flavored and well rounded.

Please note that I am grading this beer TO THE STYLE. I have graded some very good IPAs with lower grades because I felt that they were not as close to the ideal of the style as they could have been. But as a pale ale this one was very good indeed.
Feb 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.03 by mthomp081 from Delaware

Feb 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.56 by TedStrosser from Pennsylvania

Dec 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.03 by Satsuma from Florida

Sep 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Peter_M_Morris from California

Aug 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Scott_McCool from Florida

Jul 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by redfish2942 from South Carolina

Mar 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.1 by mflamar from New York

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Cobratrooper from Virginia

Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.14 by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

May 09, 2015
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

3.39/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
12 oz bottle, no date.

dark copper in color, white head that hangs around. some caramel in the aroma, with some earthy hops as well, pleasant. Taste is just okay, a bit stale tasting. medium body.
May 07, 2015
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Rated by jcliff7581 from Texas

2.5/5  rDev -27.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Ok. Like IPA beer better.
Mar 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.67 by Chabu from Delaware

Feb 04, 2015
Old Court Ale from 16 Mile Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 128 ratings