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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.5 l bottle from 'Craftbeer-Shop.com', best before December 2029. Clear, ruby with a medium large, frothy, stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, quite fruity, gently resiny aroma of marmelade, molasses, raisins, melon and some pine. Quite sweet, malty, gently fruity and moderately resiny taste of molasses, raisins, some marmelade, a touch of pine and hints of orange, followed by a medium long, gently bitter, slightly warming finish. Medium to full body, smooth and slightly oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. I think this is the first Vintage Ale I tried with less than a year of age on it (of about ten). The best ones were between two and three years with more complexity than this one but without the oxidization of older ones. This one might be more interesting as it is now with the Wai-iti hops still detectable, but I wouldn't mind trying it after three years as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2020
at 19:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Poured a clear copper colour with a short-lived fizzy off white head. The aroma is sweet malt, toffee caramel, red berry fruits, woody hops. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter, with a smooth, rich, malt, fruity, warm boozy alcohol, light floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Another great Vintage Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 21:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Pours a hazy amber-copper with a medium, creamy, long lasting, beige head that laces. Sweet aroma of toasted bready malt, caramel, toffee, date, prune and orange peel. Sweet flavour of toasted caramel malt, toffee, nuts, prune, date, raisin, honey, orange, lemon and floral hops in a dry, mild bitter, warming booze finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. A little boozy heat in the finish, but aging will mellow that out and truly make this an exceptional beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2020
at 04:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled 500ml. -from Goblet Zagreb. Bottle No.041045. Dark amber coloured, medium sized off-white to pale beige head, malzy nose. Moderate malty, caramel, nutty, notes of dried fruits and alcohol with sweetish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2020
at 22:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Aus der Flasche (bbe 31.12.2029) im 2020-07 getrunken. Dieses Ale ist doch noch zu jung. Denn Anfangs habe ich hier eine hopfige Seifennote, die zum Glück schnell verschwindet. Mit etwas mehr Trinktemperatur kommt auch etwas mehr Malzaroma auf und der Stil des English Strong Ale ist deutlich. Und was wichtiger ist - es schmeckt nicht schlecht. Aber die Vintages von Fullers können mehr und so 2.Flasche wird erst mal für paar Monate eingelagert, denn erfahrungsgemäß braucht ein Fuller Vintage immer etwas Lagerzeit.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2020
at 16:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle, No 052619, bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Off-white, steady head leaving crocheted lacing on the glass. Bright and deep copper coloured body. Very nice appearance, indeed. Promising aromas of smooth caramel and dried fruits. Well blended taste of ripe lemon, nutty caramel, dates and raisin. Lingering bittersweet tail. Well bodied. Lovely sipper, enjoyed for more than an hour. (Tromsø 21.05.2020).
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2020
at 18:58