Have you guys heard of this beer?

Old burnside brewing company. Ten penny ale.


I've been drinking ales lately, and my liquor store clerk told me that I would love this stuff. It comes in this big jug. He's an ale drinker, and he said it's awesome.

Anyone tried it or heard of it?

 

Never heard of this one-did he tell you anymore about it?

 

No

 

i've never heard of it either..
just try it, it's probably good

 

ask nesta he seems to be the most knowledgeable person on the forums about booze

but i would just go ahead and try it. If its bad give it to your husband to drink

 

This is what it looks like:

 

is it a brown or pale ale?

 

In my opinion if its an ale its bound to be good. But that is biased cause I love ale!

 

^ i agree

alexander kieths pale ale is fucking great.

 

nah YD pressed rat definitely knows more about beer than me, but i am a big fan of beer.....

i've never seen or tasted that stuff, but i think i've heard of it before, but it made no real impression. thats a cool bottle though, what is it half a gallon? rogue brewery sells dead guy in jugs that look like a bit like that

anyway heres the beeradvocate page for it: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/823/2916

says its brewed in the style of a scottish ale, so it might be a bit like bellhaven. if thats the case then it should be pretty good, and pretty drinkable too, a good session beer. its good that it comes in a large bottle

its brewed in CT, i may never see it here in ohio, but i'd imagine its pretty enjoyable.

the only difference between ales and lagers though is how the yeast behaves during fermentation. there are many different styles of both ales and lagers and can run the gamut in flavors on both sides of the line. ales use top-fermenting yeast and are typically fermented at higher temperatures whereas lagers are fermented at cool temperatures for a long period of time with bottom-fermenting yeasts. alcohol content, flavor characteristics, everything about ales and lagers can vary dramatically regardless of which type it is. for instance there are some very crisp, light, and refreshing ales reminiscent of pilsners and other pale lagers....for instance cream ale, or kölsch beers

similarly there are styles of lagers that most people, if guessing, would think are ales of one form or another. a good example could be found in the rich, sweet, malty, heavy, and strongly alcoholic doppelbocks like salvator, celebrator, optimator, and others. a maibock or helles bock is also often called an ale...in fact rogue's "dead guy ale" is listed as a maibock but the name identifies it as an ale. schwarzbiers would also easily be mistaken for an ale - they are very, very dark, along the lines of a stout or porter, which earns them the name (black beer) while lighter, more refreshing, and hoppier than most stouts or porters, they could still be easily mistaken as something related to them by someone not familiar with the style. they've got the nickname "black pilsner" and i think it describes them well...its one of my favorite styles, actually.

there are just more different styles of different kinds of ales than lagers...they aren't any better....i urge you all to try lagers beyond the normal lower quality, lower priced imports like lowenbrau, heineken, stella, and becks...theres nothing wrong with these beers, and if you enjoy them thats great...but theres a whole world of different kinds of wonderful lagers than americans on the whole dont get to drink! theres some good stuff out there!!

excuse me, i just fucking love beer and encourage people to drink it till they burst

 

i dont much care for alexander keiths. but its been a while since i've had it - i'd give it another try sometime.

a much better ipa in my opinion is maharaja by avery brewing in colorado...try it if you can find it! incredible stuff!

 

I didn't realize that there was a story on the back. And it's called "burnside brewing comany." Because burnside ave is a road in east hartford ct which is where it's brewed! lol So it's local. I didn't get to drink it cause my bf drank it on me, but I had a taste and it wasn't anything special.

 

damn he drank it all?? lol that sucks but since it was nothing special i guess its aight

 

The label looks so kickass that it HAS to be good haha. That's why pabst tastes so delicious haha.