Nerd Note: I neglected to mention the 2006 bottle I tried had an unusually high ABV (13.25%) which of course just added to the intensity of flavours. Here’s a list of the recent Old Stock Ale vintages complete with ABVs kindly ‘lifted’ from www.ratebeer.com
pre-2006 ABV: 11.4%.
2006 vintages: 11.6% & 13.25%.
2007 vintage: 11.7%.
2008 vintage: 12.5%.
2009 vintage: 11.5%.
2010 vintage: 11.7%.
