Old ales are amber to dark brown in color and range in alcohol from 6-9.5%. These beers are medium-to-full bodied malt-driven ales with aged examples showing light, sweet oxidative characteristics, with extended periods of wood-aging contributing lactic or Brettanomyces characteristics. Sometime referred to as “stock” or “keeping” ales, old ales are eponymously named for being aged for months, or even years, through bottle conditioning or bulk storage in wooden tuns. Originally brewed before the Industrial Revolution as a compliment to mild ales, these beers are still brewed today and have become a specialty in some US craft brewers’ portfolios. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Robinson’s Old Tom, Island Jubilee Ale, Moorehouse’s English Owd Ale, and Great Divide Hibernation Ale.