Fuller's Brewery Vintage Ale 2019

Vintage Ale 2019

 

Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
7.48
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 40 Ticks: 82
An annual limited-edition brew, Fuller's Vintage Ale is the most special beer to leave our Griffin Brewery each year. Every Vintage Ale recipe is unique from the last - yet all have to mature, with the flavours developing over time.

For the Vintage Ale 2019, we have traveled 12,000 miles for inspiration, as West London meets South Island New Zealand. Wai-Iti hop brings mandarin, lemon, and lime to the fore, whilst Crystal malt - grown on the New Zealand's Canterbury Plains - adds notes of toasted bread and honey. Looking a little closer to home, our famous Fuller's yeast gives the beer its familiar orange marmalade backbone.

BREWER’S NOTES

500 ml

ABV 8.5%

IBU 40

4.3 units per bottle

Malt – Pale ale, New Zealand Gladfield Crystal, Chocolate

Hops – Target, Goldings, Northdown, Challenger. Lots of New Zealand Wai-iti dry hop.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Flasche 0,5l (Btl. 040671): Dunkles Kupfer, Mahagoni, dezente Trübung, wenig mäßig stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; kräftig malzige + sehr würzige Nase, kräftige Süße, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, dunkles Karamell, Vanille, würziger Honig, dunkle/getrocknete Früchte, Orangenschale, dezente Hefearomen, leichte Röstaromen; sehr würziger Körper, würzige Süße, Malz, dunkles Karamell, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, leichte Röstaromen, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, leichte fruchtige Säure, sehr erdige Hopfenaromen, etwas dunkle Schokolade; fruchtig-würziger Nachgang

Tried from Bottle from Craftbeer Shop on 06 Dec 2025 at 16:26


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Notater fra RBHD-samling hos Johan, og alt delt broderlig mellom oss tre. 0,5 flaske fra Egils importkoffert: klar rødlig kastanje med fint skum som varer lenge. Mandariner, lime, engelsk appelsinmarmelade, nybakt brød og nøtter. Nydelig maltsmak og en litt sherryaktig avslutning. Et klasseøl.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2025 at 20:00

gave a cheers!

8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared with JMD and Johan at Våland 18.11.25. Cloudy mahogany. Excellent aroma and taste of medium dark malt, Sevilla marmalade, sap and marple syrup. Very good!

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2025 at 19:53

gave a cheers!

8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours amber with an off-white head. Nose is toffee, dried fruits, bread, light old school aroma hops. Taste is slightly on the sweeter side, but there’s also some hop presence in there too. It shows toffee, bread, caramel, dried fruits and some herbal notes. Closes with a bittersweet finish, it’s got a medium finish and soft to average carbo.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:15


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from the lcbo. Dark brown pour, with a large off white head. Aroma is very bready, lots of sweet malts, strong sherry notes, light pine, and earthy cereals. Mouth feel. Is creamy, and the carb is soft. Finish is medium bitter, alcohol is well hidden, incredibly malty, sweet caramels, light hops. Drink it now, I don't think age will benefit this one, it will just get sweeter.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:39


8

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 20:00


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7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

25/1/2025. Bottle at the ITFC vintage and rare Saturday share part 1. From Fuller’s online store courtesy of ITFCDan. Bottle #122701. Pours clear dark amber bronze brown with a small foamy off-white head. Aroma is warming, caramel, biscuit, orange rind, dried fruits. Fairly sweet with moderate bitterness. Medium body, smooth, average to soft carbonation. A lot better than the 2024 tried before this.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 19:59


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 19:59


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle from Fullers Webshop as part of 2024 advent calendar, went well with christmas goose

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 16:11


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home. Good pour and I had it at a perfect temperature. It's a good beer, but not great. Quite one dimensional on the rich malt flavours with not much else. Underwhelming.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2024 at 23:02