Old Winter Ale (Bottle)
(Batch of Old Winter Ale)
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Winter|
Score
6.71
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Deep amber in colour, Old Winter Ale is a strong, satisfying beer with an aroma that picks out malt, cookies and liquorice. The prominent Crystal malts add sweet, nutty flavours, beautifully balanced by floral notes from Target, Challenger and Northdown hops.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Backlog July 2015. Clear copper red body under a dense off-white head. Mild aroma with caramel malt, toffee and dry fruit. Taste is quite sweet with caramel malt, dry fruit and moderate bitterness. Medium body and sweet malty aftertaste. Drinkable, but sweet and not very exciting.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2023
at 18:47
11/12/1995. VICTORIA, 10a Strathearn Place, LONDON, W2, England (FULLERS)
Tried
on 01 Dec 2022
at 14:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Optisch zeigt sich leicht trübes, dunkles Kupfer. Die sehr feine und ansehnsiche Perlage macht dieses Bild nicht uninteressanter. Obenauf findet sich eine cremefarbene bis leicht bräunliche, feinporige Schaumkrone, welche sich überaus stabil und langlebig präsentiert. Die Duftaromatik wirkt sehr süß, malzig bis leicht würzig und erinnert an Waldhonig, Dörrobst und sogar leicht an Rumpflaume. Der Antrunk kommt feinrezent, süßlich-herb und kräftig malzig bis karamellig. Am Gaumen ebenso kräftig aromatisch, röstig-karamellig, holzig-würzig und leicht belegend. Dieses Spiel der Aromen, welches an dunkle Schokolade und Mon Chéri erinnert, darf man als eher herb bezeichnen - jedoch sehr angenehm herb. Alles in allem ergibt das ein gutes Trinkgefühl, sowie eine ganz gute Süffigkeit. Der Nachtrunk gestaltet sich röstaromatisch, zartherb und durchaus gut.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2022
at 10:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle: BBD 1st December 2022. Drank at home on 6th March 2022. Mahogany coloured body with an off-white/beige head. Malty molasses in the nose and taste, it's pretty sweet throughout. Expected some spiciness, but it didn't arrive. It's fine but I'd hoped for more flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2022
at 03:34
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2021
at 21:06
6/10
0,5 litre Bottle, from Systembolaget Charlottenberg. Malts, hops, Caramel, sweetness, bready. Ok Winter warmer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2021
at 20:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle, online from Waitrose. Pours clear chestnut brown with a medium white head. Aroma: malt, caramel and red berries. Taste: moderate sweet and light bitter, mostly notes of caramel. Medium body with soft carbonation. Very average
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2021
at 11:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Waitrose, Frimley, when I was in search of Vintage Ale. Aroma is very sweet - sugary dark fruits with caramel and a touch of sweet liquorice. Clear cola brown. Thin foamy light beige head. Initial sourness before bitterness comes through. The sweet dark fruits are in there but you also have citrus and quinine. Cloves. Cinnamon. Ginger. Underlying malts. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft yet prickly carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. It's alright. Would prefer warming dark fruits as opposed to the bitter and sour parts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2021
at 19:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Poured dark amber / copper brown with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of toffee, chocolate, roasted malt, bread, dried fruits, touch of spice. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Slight oily texture, average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2021
at 21:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Flasche 0,5l: Dunkles Kupfer, Kastanienbraun, glasklar, mäßig stabiler feinporiger Schaum, frische + fruchtige Nase, kräftige malzige Süße, dunkle Früchte, rote Beeren, dezente Hopfenaromen, Malz, Getreide, Karamell, leichte Röstaromen, süß, etwas Schokolade; fruchtiger + leicht würziger Körper, würzige Süße, Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, Karamell, sehr cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, leichte Röstaromen, nussig; angenehmer fruchtig-trockener Nachgang
Tried
on 27 Apr 2020
at 11:51