Old Yankee Ale - Cottrell Brewing Co.

Gambrinus1184

Connecticut

3.95/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a 12-ounce SA pint glass at GW Tavern, Washington, Conn.

A: Pours a clear, copper orange with a nice, fluffy white head of two-finger foam.

S: Smells of a steel-rain pale ale; (mentioned without copyright infringement) nice, sweet malts and a floral hop bitterness to balance it out.

T: Taste is complex, like drinking a sweet, bready malt lager, with a nice compliment of herbal hop bitterness, served in a smooth enough pint to keep coming back for more.

M: Mouthfeel is light bodied and refreshing. These, combined with the taste, make this brew a real treat.

D: I could drink quite a few of these on tap, and since the ABV doesn't feel jacked up, this would make a great session beer almost anywhere it's offered.

The APA style is quite broad, generally speaking, but this brew is distinct enough to stand apart from many of the others. I'd recommend it for sure.

Serving type: on-tap

10-14-2007 06:05:58 | More by Gambrinus1184

Muleshark

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-19-2013 04:39:05 | More by Muleshark

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -21.9%

05-12-2013 10:38:35 | More by ejimhof

ScottieD

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-11-2013 01:46:18 | More by ScottieD

sgregory

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +23.7%

05-10-2013 22:32:45 | More by sgregory

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-10-2013 17:00:41 | More by twenty5

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-04-2013 02:05:09 | More by PoppyParthenonE

Ograd001

Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +23.7%

04-08-2013 02:58:46 | More by Ograd001

ryanpj

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

04-05-2013 23:23:32 | More by ryanpj

campfirebrew

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

04-04-2013 15:37:20 | More by campfirebrew

musicsherlock

New York

3/5  rDev -21.9%

03-28-2013 20:55:50 | More by musicsherlock

Newbiebeer

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

03-23-2013 00:01:24 | More by Newbiebeer

gwiedman1

New York

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

03-16-2013 19:57:14 | More by gwiedman1

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

02-16-2013 02:04:34 | More by WDJersey

TD2

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

02-11-2013 12:22:17 | More by TD2

JonIrabagon

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

01-31-2013 23:54:17 | More by JonIrabagon

NeoZaZ

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -15.4%

01-28-2013 02:17:16 | More by NeoZaZ

sanitarium16

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

01-18-2013 03:00:57 | More by sanitarium16

mholland

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +30.2%

01-10-2013 03:14:34 | More by mholland

zuperman

4.91/5  rDev +27.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

Great beer and perfectly balanced. Not a high ABV so you can really drink this all night long. Absolutely one of my new favs

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 16:10:30 | More by zuperman

SmokeyJoesCafe

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.2%

01-09-2013 09:13:34 | More by SmokeyJoesCafe

FutureOBrew

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

11-26-2012 18:57:48 | More by FutureOBrew

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev -18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a hazy deep orange-ish color with a tan head. In the aroma, fresh grains and notes of gingerbread. In the taste, fresh grains, a small pine hop, and a gingerbread malt. A small hop like bite and a medium bodied mouthfeel, with a dryer fresh grain and note of gingerbread in the aftertaste. Quite English and homebrew like, not bad, but a bit boring.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 15:41:52 | More by OWSLEY069

snowmaggedon

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

11-01-2012 22:35:02 | More by snowmaggedon

RobGuiry

1/5  rDev -74%

10-26-2012 22:59:20 | More by RobGuiry