Three Acre Christmas Old Ale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		17 Jan 2026	Mysterious bible black Old Ale. Initial sweet malt hit, followed by a long dry nutty spiced finish. I’d seen this beer described as a Stock Ale: hmmm.

The Rusty Bucket, Eltham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	27 Dec 2025
Philip Pirrip		22 Dec 2025	First rate old ale

Cornfield Garage, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		27 Dec 2025	Had 2 of these. Very dry old ale. Not my sort of beer. But probably half the price of a similar beer any where else in Eastbourne tonight and in better condition.

The Naval & Military Club, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		22 Nov 2025	9th beer of the visit: This old ale from south-east of Uckfield, and south of Blackboys, smiled with a very good head and lacing and lasting and having arrived on Santa's Dray. A dry malty first hit. A fruity spiciness rising with a piney flavouring in salute to the Christmas tree. A red berry or two jumping in seasonal joy for the season to be jolly and a chestnut-infused dryness on its winter sleigh downwards.