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Thomas Hardy's Ale
Thomas Hardy's Ale
I really like Thomas Hardy's Ale! I haven't had much else like this before ad bought 8 of them hoping it was good - I think I'll buy a few more. It has little to no head, a rich brown/mahogany colour and flavours of brown sugar, caramel, some rich concentrated fruit (fig/prune) and a few other things I can't even put to words. Some might say still young and needs aging, but I enjoyed it and hope to indulge in one every six months or so....
I was impressed by the Aventinus Eisbock and even more so by this one. Don't miss out.
I was impressed by the Aventinus Eisbock and even more so by this one. Don't miss out.
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This beer is good now, but certainly needs some age. It is far too tight and young at this point. The alcohol is very upfront, while the hops are there, but are overpowered by heavy and chewy malts.
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yeah, i found it definitely shows its youth. all the elements are there, but a bit of a mash up and not really nicely meshed together. i can see the potential though, and look forward to having some of these a few years down the road.SteelbackGuy wrote:This beer is good now, but certainly needs some age. It is far too tight and young at this point. The alcohol is very upfront, while the hops are there, but are overpowered by heavy and chewy malts.
A friend and I each bought 2 "nips" and a larger bottle from the Eldridge Pope brewery in Dorchester back in 1983. We went back to our B & B and immediately drank one nip a each. It tasted like malt extract and alcohol at that time. It was really too young. So upon returning to Canada, my friend put his larger bottle down in his cellar and promptly forgot about it. In 1998, he found it again and we sampled it together. WOW. It was dry, mellow and loaded with complex malt flavours. There was very little carbonation, but it didn't need it. Put those babies away and try to forget about them for a decade. Its worth it.
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i was given a 1992 bottle for my birthday in september. i've been trying to decide whether to drink it now (already 15 years old) or let it get even older. i've heard of people drinking bottles much older so i've been trying to resist the temptation and let it sit a while more. we'll see how long i manage to hold out...PRMason wrote:Put those babies away and try to forget about them for a decade. Its worth it.
so what do you think: drink it now, or give it another 15 (at which time the rest of my stash will be roughly 15 years old)?
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No it probably wouldn't, but at least you get to say you have a 30 year old bottle of THA!lagerale wrote:If you have an occasion worthy of this vintage bottle, enjoy it! I wouldn't think the next 15 years of aging would contribute as much as the first 15 years....grub wrote:so what do you think: drink it now, or give it another 15 (at which time the rest of my stash will be roughly 15 years old)?
Actually, high doses of radiation have been used to 'age' wine (to see how well a vintage will cellar, rather than waiting decade to see if it's any good).lagerale wrote:Anyone have an instant aging machine????
Wine (and beer) is mostly water, which is hydrolyzed to form free radicals in solution (oxidizing agents).
So all you need is a big source of radiation!
(No I haven't tried it).
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OK I can live with the low carbonation...but does the beer become less syruppy with age? I love the flavours but the mouthfeel leaves alot to be desired.grub wrote:old ale's typically have low carbonation. hardy's in particular usually has very little.Jan Primus wrote:I'm curious why there is no carbonation, especially for a beer intended to be laid down awhile.