Theakston Old Peculier - T & R Theakston Ltd.

tanarm

California

3.85/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The tan colored head fades fairly quickly on this one. Held up to the light, you can see it has nice clarity, and a deep reddish-brown tone. Emits a yeasty, earthy aroma, with a light hop background. As far as the taste... caramel is the first thing I notice. Crystal malts. Fresh grain flavors. A little dryness and hop flavor in the finish. Lingers nicely even though the body is light-medium...very drinkable!

Maybe next time the head will stick around... that would help. Very nice flavors but not overpowering. Probably a good bridge beer for people afraid of dark beers. Overall this beer is very easy to like. It just begs you to have another one. And I think I will...

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2007 02:07:09 | More by tanarm

chinchill

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz brown bottle into a Belgian snifter.

A: The beer is very dark reddish-brown, with a fragile off-white head that quickly fades to a thin partial top coat and a ring. A thin lace is left on the glass when tilted

Aroma: Peculiar and hard to untangle, but sweet and featuring dark fruits, a little rip banana, dark bread, roasted malts, toffee, cinnamon and some Fuggle hops.

Taste: Nicely balanced, moderately rich, complex, and in keeping with the aroma. Sweet at the start. Very lightly bitter and smoky aftertaste, with lingering mineral water. Cinnamon again. Modest but significant hop presence.

M: Smooth with well-chosen, near-medium carbonation. The nice soft feel I associate with Belgian darks.

O: A very good, flavorful beer that will work good as both session and dessert beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 23:35:46 | More by chinchill

pathman

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

05-19-2013 22:24:36 | More by pathman

kylehay2004

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

05-18-2013 00:06:22 | More by kylehay2004

T100Mark

California

4.04/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A 12 ounce bottle poured into a pint shaker glass.

Appearance - A dark ruby color. A bit murky. A head made up of very fine bubbles that disappear pretty quickly.

Smell - Big. Milk chocolate. Molasses.

Taste - Malt. Chocolate. Smooth (almost creamy). A little sweet.

Mouth - Smooth yet mildly acidic (if that makes any sense).

Overall - Don't let the look of this beer (or the name) deceive you. This beer is very drinkable. It's a beer only the English could brew. My only issue with this beer is that it seems to be completely devoid of hops (and a little lacking of character).

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 03:00:37 | More by T100Mark

BryantForestry

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

05-16-2013 00:24:45 | More by BryantForestry

ShemRahBoo

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

05-12-2013 22:07:12 | More by ShemRahBoo

pkenkman

Estonia

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

05-10-2013 19:23:35 | More by pkenkman

bump8628

Oklahoma

3.95/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Chestnut brown, ecru froth forms a loose head. Molasses, treacle, brown malt, biscuit on the malt side of things. Countered by a surprisingly sharp hop bitterness along with an earthy hop punch. Slightly musty with a charred wood note. Pretty evenly balanced. I much prefer the lighter drier versions of this style and Old Peculier fits that mold. A nice English ale to sip, enjoy, but not think too much about. Glad this is back.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 03:27:57 | More by bump8628

dalepryor

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

05-08-2013 03:19:33 | More by dalepryor

Tumble

Florida

4/5  rDev +1%

05-06-2013 22:04:11 | More by Tumble

Kerrie

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%

05-04-2013 23:15:55 | More by Kerrie

alex_hart

Massachusetts

2.25/5  rDev -43.2%

05-03-2013 04:15:42 | More by alex_hart

superspak

Michigan

4.1/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 1/27/2012. Pours crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big caramel, raisin, fig, banana, molasses, toast, chocolate, pepper, clove, brown bread, floral, and spicy yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of malt and fruity notes with moderate spicy esters. Taste of caramel, raisin, fig, molasses, light banana, toast, chocolate, pepper, clove, brown bread, floral, and spicy yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of caramel, dark fruits, toast, molasses, chocolate, bread, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity of malt and fruity/spicy flavors; with a great balance of malt/fruitiness and no cloying sweetness present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent old ale. Nice complexity and balance of flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 05:00:08 | More by superspak

KarlMcGowan

Ireland

4/5  rDev +1%

04-27-2013 10:55:09 | More by KarlMcGowan

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -24.2%

04-20-2013 15:10:46 | More by Zachtheporter

ChrisMon02

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

04-16-2013 18:26:45 | More by ChrisMon02

MWMBeerguy

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -5.3%

04-13-2013 02:27:14 | More by MWMBeerguy

jbierling

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -30.6%

04-12-2013 02:43:42 | More by jbierling

Lanstrum

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +7.3%

04-06-2013 17:55:44 | More by Lanstrum

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.29/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Poured from a brown 11.2 oz. bottle. Has a cola like color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is mild, some maltiness. Taste is also mild, some malts, light hops, not overly flavorful or complex. Feels light in the mouth and overall I found this to be a mediocre beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 13:22:02 | More by tone77

leinie13

Ohio

4/5  rDev +1%

04-06-2013 02:51:29 | More by leinie13

NickThePyro

Washington

4/5  rDev +1%

04-04-2013 01:50:12 | More by NickThePyro

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

4.15/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Celler temp pint glass. The colour was a really dark ruby brown edging on black, with a tan head, great lacing and retention. Awesome looking beer. The smell was mostly of complex malt, a whiff of coffee, some earthy bitterness made it in. Taste had slightly roast malt, with some aged lemon citrus, leather, really solid flavour and good complexity. Bold malty flavour with a nice earthy bitterness. Balance is excellent. Feel was very smooth, great sessionable feel to it. A really robust dark ale, lot of complex character to it and balanced really well to make really drinkable and enjoyable.

Serving type: cask

04-03-2013 23:14:15 | More by mick303

Pillowburn

Indiana

4/5  rDev +1%

04-03-2013 03:24:27 | More by Pillowburn