Vintage Ale 2003
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.36
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50,000 bottles were brewed using a traditional recipe of Target, Challenger and Northdown hop varieties. The taste is rich with notes of marmalade, raisins and Christmas cake; the spicy hops well balanced with a pleasant bitterness.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours well and clearly still alive with a lasting head. Complex nose but the taste is great, raisins, port and stewed fruits. With rich malt and more than a hint of bittering hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2024
at 17:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured an amber with a creamy head. Aroma is rich malts, caramel, still some hops, spice. Taste is light bitter, boozy, caramel, fruits, spice. Finish is drying. Surprisingly good for the age.
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on 21 Sep 2024
at 00:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at CBJ. Cheers team. Pours u clear reddish amber with a small, creamy tan head. Light sweet flavour with rich oxidation, cardboard, some leafy hops, dry caramel, earth. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Finishes with toasted paper, leaves, dried caramel. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2024
at 20:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A light hazed golden cooper coloured pour with a halo of tan head. Aroma is semi sweet woody semi sweet. Bruised pum, dry, brown sugars, plum, woody, cardboard, spicy, brown sugars. Caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2024
at 20:05
7/10
Tried
on 28 Aug 2024
at 20:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Norrie's. Pours clear deep amber, nose is caramel, toffee, vanilla, taste is bitter, slightly musty, malty, --- Beer merged from original tick of Vintage Ale (2003) on 03 Jul 2021 at 14:30 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2021
at 13:35
7/10
bottle at norries. July 2021... bottle 27031...deep red coppper... Light dry fruit nose.. soft spicy caramel toffee... soft malts... soft sweet caramel.. Light woody toffee 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2021
at 13:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
24th May 2013
Bottle at Akkurat. Bottle 48130. Bloody expensive but good to catch up with at last! Clear amber beer, good pale cream coloured head. Slow gushed for about a minute and then settled down. Palate is softish and airy. Semi dry with fine carbonation. Clearly aged this is nonetheless tasty beer. Sweet caramel malts, slight Madeira streak. Mild sweet dried fruits. Whisper of paper. Finishes semi dry. Well integrated and smooth but obviously past itโs best.
Bottle at Akkurat. Bottle 48130. Bloody expensive but good to catch up with at last! Clear amber beer, good pale cream coloured head. Slow gushed for about a minute and then settled down. Palate is softish and airy. Semi dry with fine carbonation. Clearly aged this is nonetheless tasty beer. Sweet caramel malts, slight Madeira streak. Mild sweet dried fruits. Whisper of paper. Finishes semi dry. Well integrated and smooth but obviously past itโs best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2013
at 10:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Akkurat. It pours deep mahogany brown, thin off-white head. The nose is rather sweet, tangerine, orange peel, Christmas cake, spice and Brown sugar. The taste is wood, leather, brown sugar, honey, date, raisin, currant, spice and orange pith, with a very dry finish. Full body, fine carb and slightly sticky mouth-feel. An enjoyable beer, but not one of the best Fuller vintages.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2012
at 04:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle, No. 51280, many thanks to Richard for sharing. Pours an orange-amber coloured body, partly cloudy and with a tiny, but lasting, filmy layer on the surface. Smooth aroma of dried fruits and sweet malts. Rich, blended flavour of dried apricots, plums, raisins and prunes on a backbone of soft tartness. Discreet hints of yeast. Long-lived, bittersweet tail. Rounded and soft in the mouth. A tasty drink for very special occasions (dinner party, Tromsdalen 24.10.2009).
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2009
at 02:05