Vintage Ale 2016
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
7.45
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The 20th limited-edition beer in our Vintage Ale series, Vintage Ale 2016 is a rich, smooth Barley Wine that promises a distinguished drinking experience. Packaged in our signature Vintage Ale gift box, it’s a special beer inside and out, perfect as a gift or to add to your own collection.
Brewed to 8.5% , Vintage Ale 2016 brings together classic British ingredients (Challenger, Goldings and Northdown) with the aromatic Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand - used here both for bittering and as a dry hop.
The global combination of ingredients gives rise to a rich and complex amber beer, with aromas of sherry and Cognac, and a flavour profile that picks out toasted grains and sweet cherry Bakewell Tart.
Brewed to 8.5% , Vintage Ale 2016 brings together classic British ingredients (Challenger, Goldings and Northdown) with the aromatic Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand - used here both for bittering and as a dry hop.
The global combination of ingredients gives rise to a rich and complex amber beer, with aromas of sherry and Cognac, and a flavour profile that picks out toasted grains and sweet cherry Bakewell Tart.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle № 016322. Copper-gold color with good foam. Aroma: sweet, nectar and fortified wine (sherry), white raisins, malty, subtle floral notes, honey and candied fruit. Taste: good sherry, very mild sweetness, candied fruits and raisins, a drop of cognac or brandy, a bit of honey, unexpectedly light and warming, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2017
at 13:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
F: big, tan, long lasting. C: dark coppery, bit hazy. A: malty, fruity, toast, bit citrus, yellow plums, caramel. T: heavy malty, bit lemon, fruity, caramel, bit dried fruits, quite watery, medium body and soft carbonation, warming alcohol, not very complex, not bad, very easy drinkable but I expected more, 0,5l bottle N° 041842, BB: end 2026, from Malt Attacks in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2017
at 14:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Windin' and Grindin' in Grindsted, 2017. Pours dark golden with a creamy white head. Dark fruit, wood, slight hops , bready malts. Another hop combination would have made this as good as normal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2017
at 15:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. #129381. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Toffee and dark fruit aroma. Berry and dark fruit flavor with light toffee. Medium bodied. Berry and dark fruit linger with light caramel and light toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2017
at 17:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500 ml. bottle shared @ RBBSG17. Low hazy orange, small off-white head. Nose is dull orange peel, caramel, empty toffee, bland hollow sugar. Taste is disappointing empty bland sugar, cereal. Hollow empty bodied. Weak just like the 2015 Vintage tried prior to this one. I keep getting Fuller’s beers expecting something which I will love which is stupid since I am never really excited.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2017
at 02:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Fuller's Vintage Ale 2016 (by Fuller's Brewery (Asahi)):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
26/VIII/17 - 50cl bottle @ RBBSG17 - BB: 2026, #041907 (2017-1351) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange to amber beer, small creamy yellowish head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, bit metallic, caramel, some banana, dried fruits, vanilla, honey, sweet impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, malty, grains, metallic, sweet, some caramel, bit of vanilla. Aftertaste: slightly bitter, malty, caramel, banana, vanilla, chocolate.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
26/VIII/17 - 50cl bottle @ RBBSG17 - BB: 2026, #041907 (2017-1351) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the bottle!
Clear orange to amber beer, small creamy yellowish head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, bit metallic, caramel, some banana, dried fruits, vanilla, honey, sweet impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, malty, grains, metallic, sweet, some caramel, bit of vanilla. Aftertaste: slightly bitter, malty, caramel, banana, vanilla, chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2017
at 18:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaske 500ml fra Vinmonopolet Tromsø - Sentrum. #100414. Kobberfarget. Medium høyt tett skum med litt farge. Daler ganske raskt. Litt lacing. Aroma av sherry & plommer. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken sammensatt fruktig med et gjennomgående sherrypreg. Tørr fruktig ettersmak.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2017
at 01:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ DØE. Clear dark amber with no head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted, biscuit, hop, dark fruit and wood. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, sweet, biscuit, dark fruit, wood, oak and warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2017
at 13:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle from John’s. Pours a reddish amber color with a small white head. A big fruity yeasty nose. Sugary, almost a barley wine like sweetness, some caramtl, toffee, light pine. Very smooth as always. Very good beer. Medium bitterness in the finish. Very big beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2017
at 02:08