Back in the mid 1980's I was an active member of a homebrew
club organized by a British ex-pat. At one meeting he brought
along some "strange" UK brews, among which was a set of short
fat wide-mouth 10oz bottles of T&R Theakston's Old Peculier
from Masham -- Original York****re Ale. Mmmm. That brew was
wonderful. Tasted like chewing malted barley almost. Rich,
thick, creamy with a nice hop but a really profound maltiness.
I have since bought Old Peclulier over here, and had it many
times in York****re both from Theakston's and S&N, and even
in the Theakston pub in Masham around the corner from the
Black Sheep visitor center. It has never tasted as good since
that brew-club meeting. Never as malty and thick and wonderful.
Don't mistake me. OP is still a great brew, cask-conditioned
or bottled. But it's never been the same since.
Sorry, just a fond memory. You see I just ran across that old
bottle today and it brought me back to that evening
tasting in Charlotte North Carolina. Great memories. Great ale.
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