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Portfolio of World Classic Ales & LagersB. / Vintage United Collection International, / Award Winning British Inc. Ales / Japanese Sakes / French Ciders / Meads Gales & Company, Ltd Suggested Food Pairings: Hordean, Hampshire, United Kingdom - Short Ribs - Beef Cheeks Brewery Description: - Hanger Steak Richard Gale (born in 1802) acquired, in 1847, the Ship & Bell Inn, already renowned for its - Venison beer. By 1853, Richard’s son George Alexander was - Cheese (Manchego, Farmhouse Cheddar) running the premises for him. Like most commer- cial inns of that time, the Ship & Bell had its own Available Formats: brewery and within a short time, George Alexander - 24 * 9.3 oz bottles decided that the potential for expansion was consid- erable. A fire destroyed the first brewery, however, a new one was built mainly using the remains of the Conquest Ale Master- old one. Much of the new plant, including the brew- ing tower, forms the premises that visitors can still brew Beer Collection see today. George Alexander Gale continued to ex- Vintage Collection pand the brewery business until in 1888 he registered Conquest Master as a limited company. Brew was created by George Gale & Company ex- clusively for B. United Interna- tional’s Master’s Prize Old Ale Product Details Collection. Beer Collection Style: Old Ale It is bottle conditioned, traditionally brewed Vintage Collection with Pale Ale Maris Otter & Lager malts. Gold- Alc./Vol.: 9% Unfiltered, Unpasteurized, ings, Fuggles & Challenger hops are employed. Bottle Conditioned Malts 80% Maris Otter Pale, 10% The fermentation, induced by top-fermenting Black, 10% Brewers’ Sugar Saccharomyces Cerevistae yeast lasts for ten Each bottle of Prize Old Ale days. After fermentation Conquest Ale Mas- is cork-finished, sealed, and Hops Fuggles, Goldings, Chal- terbrew matures in Gales’s Victorian brewery numbered. Prize Old Ale is lenger for six months prior to hand bottling. To serve unfiltered and unpasteurized. Org Gravity 1094 remove the cork and pour carefully to retain The slow work of the yeast in Plato 23.5 the yeast in the shoulder of this unique bottle the bottle may increase the al- or store it in a cool dark place (as fine wine) to cohol content to 12% or even EBC 90 enjoy it for many years down the road. more. After several years of ag- IBU 53 ing Prize Old Ale gains a more complex palate with Calvados like character. It Product Details Tasting Notes is said that Prize Old Ale is at its best after 20 Style: Old Ale (Courtesy of Garrett Oliver: Beer Author) years of maturing. Alc./Vol.: 10% Build Up Appearance: Almost still, and it pours “The corked and -bottle-conditioned Prize dark brown with a thin col- Malts Pale Ale Maris Otter, Lager Old Ale has such a dry fruitiness, and alco- lar of foam. holic warmth, as to be reminiscent of a Cal- Hops Goldings, Fuggles, Chal- vados.” Aroma: Aroma is dark and complex- lenger - Michael Jackson Madeira, sherry, malt, rum, Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevistae [World Classic Pocket Guide to Beer kola nut, plum pudding, (top-fermenting) p.107] leather, wool, and wildflow- Fermentation ers. 10 days Maturation “Here is a beer that proclaims quality and Flavor: Palate is round, soft, and dry 6 months antiquity. It comes in hand-corked, sealed at first, full of fruity, juicy Org Gravity 1080 and numbered bottles with a handsome label acidity. Austere, hard hops EBC 22 showing the brewery in Victorian times. It is step in to balance out the IBU 27 brewed and fermented in old wooden vessels malt, keeping it dry and racy including some ‘rounds’ - rare iron-hooped through the center. fermenters.” Legend Finish: Short and sherry-like with - Roger Protz a slightly acidic, woody af- Beer Collection Cider & Perry [The Classic Bottled Beers of the World p. 117] tertaste. Genuine classic, Keg Collection Sake & Yuzu Wine brewed just as it would have Real Ale Collection Mead been 200 years ago. Vintage Collection Spirits P. O. Box 661, Redding, CT 06896, Phone: (203) 938-0713, Fax: (203) 938-1124 E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://www.bunitedint.com Portfolio of World Classic Ales & LagersB. / Vintage United Collection International, / Award Winning British Inc. Ales / Japanese Sakes / French Ciders / Meads Gales & Company Ltd. [Continued] Hordean, Hampshire, United Kingdom Tasting Notes Appearance: Light copper color. Aroma: Caramel malt, fruit and alco- hol presence in the aroma. Flavor: Full of rich flavors, remi- niscent of grapefruit and pineapple. It is a deceptive beer that drinks easily for its strength. Finish: Slightly caramel aftertaste. Suggested Food Pairings: - Buttery Cheese (Gouda, Brie) Available Formats: - 24 * 9.3 oz bottles Legend Beer Collection Cider & Perry Keg Collection Sake & Yuzu Wine Real Ale Collection Mead Vintage Collection Spirits P. O. Box 661, Redding, CT 06896, Phone: (203) 938-0713, Fax: (203) 938-1124 E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://www.bunitedint.com.