Beer Camp Across the World: Atlantic-Style Vintage Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Fuller's BreweryStrong Ale Series Out of Production
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Score
7.11
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We’re calling our Beer Camp collaboration an “Atlantic Vintage Ale” which combines elements from Fullers’ robust Vintage Ales with some American-style hopping techniques. We used plums in the brew to complement Fuller’s naturally fruity yeast strain and we’re bottle conditioning the beer for added longevity. This beer should age well in the bottle for years to come. Drink it now or stash some away to revisit in the future.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a medium thick white head. A big fruity orange nose. Toffee, oranges, sweet, clear tart and sweet plum. Quite nice. Solid thick palate. Works quite well, solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2017
at 23:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle. Thank you Chalumeaux. Aroma is yeast, earthy grain, cant find fruit. Flavor is English malts, very subtle fruit, yeasty hints. Body is medium with a slick texture. Plum does come out when warm. Pretty easy drinking. One of the better brews in this years Beer Camp.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 19:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from bottle dated 4/13/17 brown amber with a thin tan head. Aromas of malt fruity notes honey and yeast. Taste is plum toasted malt light roasty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 19:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Beer camp 12-pack from Kroger (Barracks). Pours deep golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is dark fruit, roasted malt, yeast. Flavor is plum, yeast, roasted malt, some green vegetation, light envelope glue. Meh.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2017
at 14:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle from the Beer Camp 2017 pack. The beer is a light-medium amber color. Some haze. Smallish off-white head, built up some with a vigorous pour but it was stubborn. The aroma is toasty malt with fruity English yeast and some light stone fruit skin-ish acidity. The plum is interesting. Its present and noticeable but doesnt take over and you could almost miss it without knowing its from actual fruit. The hop flavors are fruity and sweet. The flavors are already well integrated and aging should take that interesting places. Fairly sweet in taste. Lots of rich toasty malt. More of that great fruity yeast flavor. The hop bitterness really isnt felt until the finish. Its just lots of fruit on top of toasted bread sweetness. Medium body with light slickness, pretty typical for Fullers. This is already a very good beer. I think age will bring out the caramel a bit as the hop and plum fruitiness fades. Its very smooth and easy to drink. Quite pleasant. I prefer Fullers Vintage Ale, but thats a classic and this is an interesting twist on that blueprint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2017
at 21:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle. Hazy orange-amber, thin creamy tan head, fair retention. Aroma of toasted malts and plum. The taste is plum, yeast, lemon, toasted malt. Medium bodied, simple, well balanced. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2017
at 19:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from a Lazy Dog. Slightly hazy dirty amber color with a thin quickly dissipating bubbly white head. Sweet toffee and caramel maltiness with some earthy citrus that counters nicely. Moderate stone fruitiness Pretty tasty sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2017
at 20:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pour into tulip glass from Epsom Circle Market. Appearance is clear reddish-pink-orange with trace sparkle, finger-width beige foamy head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is earthy, light fruit, yeast. Taste is earthy European malts, fruit, mild yeasty tart. Palate is light bodied with thin texture, average carbonation and mix of sweet and lightly tart finish. Overall, the color is striking but the rest is good, though not spectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2017
at 20:39