Vintage Ale

The Collingwood Brewery in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

Strong Ale Autumn

Score

6.21

ABV: 6.9%

IBU: 35

Ticks: 5

Our award winning Vintage Ale celebrates the short time each year where brewers are graced with the opportunity to brew with freshly harvested hops. This beer is packed with local hops from Bighead Hops in Meaford, harvested only hours before the brew. A generous addition of wildflower honey from the Beaver Valley rounds out this beer.

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5.2

Robinvboyer (8065) reviewed Vintage Ale from The Collingwood Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Hazy amber pour, big off white head. Big biscuity aroma, stale crackers, wet cardboard and some light grassy hops. Soft mouth feel, soft carb. Papery finish, light hops, lots of pale papery malts. Pretty boring and uninspiring.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:12

5.1

Tessic (2387) reviewed Vintage Ale from The Collingwood Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

This ale poured a medium amber colour with a minimal soapy head. Minimal lacing. Scents include malt and a little bit of dough. Not much to the nose. First swig was a little thin with flavours of honey, tea and caramel. More complex in the flavour than the nose. Finish is malty with a little bitterness/hop flavour on the palate lingering.

Tried on 01 Jan 2017 at 17:25

6.4

Metalchopz (8073) reviewed Vintage Ale from The Collingwood Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

2015 Vintage edition. Pours a clean golden colour with a light amber hue. The frothy head lasts quite long, warm coloured and gives nice creamy-foamy lacing. Taste of fruity malts with some sharp dry hops, alcohol and even some hints of vanilla. Aromas are also fruity with some orange notes. Not a bad strong ale with some decent grass and warming for winter.

Tried on 23 Dec 2015 at 23:00

6.6

jksipa (1942) reviewed Vintage Ale from The Collingwood Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from the LCBO. Cloudy deep orange amber with a small short lived white head that leaves sparse lace. Bready malt with honey and floral notes and a light citrus backing. Doesn’t really exhibit much in the way of fresh hops on the nose. Light bready support for a medium- citrus bitterness and a light honey sweetness in the finish. Medium slick mouth with slightly soft carbonation. Honey adds some interest but would like more focus on the fresh hops.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2015 at 18:52

6.3

Ferris (26026) reviewed Vintage Ale from The Collingwood Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft - Pale malts with some estery notes and a biscuit. Clear gold with a decent beige head. Biscuity malts, light hops and some esters, which may actually be the honey.

Tried from Draft on 19 Dec 2014 at 13:33