Vintage Ale 2019
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.52
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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.
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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7.5/10
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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
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy deep golden pour. No head Ok intensity in the aroma Tad sweet and a soft carbonation level Fair enough bitterness to back it up Toffee, fruity and herbal flavor [Bottle from Systembolaget in Sweden]
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2024
at 20:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, kindly shared by Cunningham. A lightly hazy deep golden colored beer with no head. Brown sugar, toffee, dark dried fruit and some alcohol in the aroma. It's full bodied and lightly warming, sweet, with a decent bitterness. Toffee, dark dried fruit and some herbal notes in the flavor. Lasting finish. A bit harsh, else nice. 240907
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2024
at 22:25
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Fuller's 2019 Vintage Ale, Flasche aus Biertausch mit Pivnizub, geleert zum Andenken an den Freund und Kenner guter Biere - Friede seiner Seele! - Dunkelrotbraun, stark trüb; die typische Fingerbreit Schaum verschwindet im Nu und läßt das Bier unschön nackt zurück. - In der Nase üppige Süße von dunklem Honig, Trockenobst und überreifen Aprikosen, leicht likörartig; mattes Toastmalz, verwaschene orangenfruchtige Hopfenherbe, leise medizinische Noten. - Im Antrunk mächtige, klebrige Sirupsüße, fette Melanoidine, Toastmalz und lahme orangenfruchtige Herbe, die in Süße ertrinkt. Anklänge an Vanille und Holz. Nur matte Hopfung. Stark rezent, dennoch mastig; schnapsig. Im Abgang milde herbfruchtige Malzbittere und stumpfe Hopfung, schwache medizinische und leise Altersnoten. - Enttäuschend lahmes, schwerfällig süßes Starkbier ohne Raffinesse. Angeblich lagerbar bis Ende 2029, aber das werde ich nun nicht mehr nachprüfen können. Schade! (8.6.2024.)
Tried
on 08 Jun 2024
at 19:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Feine 5 Jahre reifen lassen, optisch braun, immernoch feine Perlung, in der Nase malzig nussig, im Trunk Cognac, Medizin, mittig bis spät alkoholisch, dezent Karamell, Vanille. Hab die anderen Vintage Ales besser in Erinnerung, das hier ist schön sehr medizinisch.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2024
at 17:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle) Dark amber colour, slightly hazy, with frothy beige head. Malty nose with caramel, dried apricots, crisp-bread, orange peel, chocolate and hazelnuts. Malty taste with notes of caramel, bread, dried apricots, orange peel, nuts, chocolate, marmalade, citrus, lime, grass and a mild citric/spicy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, quite sweet. Tasty and solid, as usual, with a gentle modern hop twist. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2024
at 19:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A cloudy dark golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel, phenols, alcohol, malt, and plums. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, plums, fruity esters, and wood, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2024
at 20:24