Vintage Ale 2000
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
7.50
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85,000 bottles of Vintage Ale were produced with an organic theme, using Champion Optic Malt and Organic Target Hops. A fresh hop aroma with notes of honey and toffee, leads to a slightly sweeter taste and burnt, bitter aftertaste.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Etwas oxidierter Antrunk, wenig herb, breite Malzigkeit. Geringe passende Süße, hellmalzig würzig, süffig. 10/11/12/12/12/12
Tried
on 12 Feb 2013
at 12:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
50cl bottle courtesy of Belgbeergeek @ Belgian RB Gathering of Ultimate Evil. Bottle# 70745. Cuivrée, trouble, col beige fin. Arôme présente cet unique bouquet de bière ayant déjà qcq années. Rien de mauvais mais ajoute à l’expérience, note malt caramel, qcq fruits noirs et un profile houblonné ayant depuis longtemps quitté les lieux. Palais est agréablement bien malté, caramel/toffee restant encore assez doux, ici aussi je note une dominance fruité noire, alternant entre raisin et prune, pêche, qcq épices et ce profile de levure pour une bière qui arrive doucement à sa limite d’age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2012
at 11:38
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
Bedankt Belgbeergeek. 50 cl. fles gedeeld met Belgbeergeek & Sebletitje @ Belgian Ratebeer Winter Gathering of Ultimate Evil. Fles nr. #70745 van 8500 flessen. 12 jaar oud, ik ben benieuwd, is het nog altijd goed zoals een bier zoals dit eigenlijk echt wel zou moeten zijn of is het echt al compleet uit elkaar gevallen. De leeftijd is zichtbaar wat het uiterlijk betreft, donker, redelijk hard wazig vos rood, amber, kraag is vooral wat verspreide, bubbels. Geur verraad ook onmiddellijk de leeftijd, beetje waterig, muffig, geoxideerd, stoffig, vintage,… maar geur en uiterlijk zijn uiteindelijk nooit echt van belang bij vintage bieren. Wat wel telt is de smaak en die is zowel duidelijk vintage als uitstekend, rozijnen, toffee, karamel, zoete vintage, toffee noten, bruine suiker, karamel mout, bio kruiden, honing, beschuit, cake toetsen, wat fruit en oxidatie. Uiteraard, wat platter, lichtjes uitgedund maar echt niet veel … uitstekend.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2012
at 05:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
#0117 sampled 2012-11-13 clear brown, small white head. slightly dusty aroma, like oxidized hops.flavor is roasted stiuff, dried fruits, faint hoppy notes. very very nice flavor for the age.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2012
at 13:46
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home (from the brewery shop July ’12) - 23/09/12. No. 54386. Slightly obscured reddish amber with a thin off-white head that thins to the edges, forms a pond, but then retains fairly well. Rich dark fruits dominate the nose, prunes, cherries, slightly earthy and musty and some nuttiness - but it’s a few years old so I can get this! Taste absolutely top notch. Sweet malts, caramel, dark fruits, prunes, dates, figs, dark sugars, a little biscuit and bread to balance. Perfect on the palate - smooth, minimal soft carbonation, spot on ! Another great vintage from Fullers, still highly drinkable, although the nose has started to wain. Big relief that this one was in fine fettle after a recent ’99 had ’gone’ although no signs of damp on the label as was the case with that one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2012
at 13:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 55cl. Bottle # 04479. It pours a clear, copper colored body under a half finger thick beige head leaving lacings. Caramel and some oxidation in the aroma, with hints of camphor. A pleasant dried fruit scent as well. There’s a pleasant bitterness to deal with the mostly malty flavor. Beef stock, caramel, some oxidation and dried fruits, and a little alcohol hint. Full-bodied, pleasantly carbonated and with a mostly bitter finish. Less complex than the 1999 bottle, but certainly nice anyway. 120106
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2012
at 06:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. aroma is alcohol, caramel, malt. Flavour is sugar, yeast, oxidation, caramel, hop, alcohol. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2012
at 21:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 1pt.2.6fl.oz. [ Bottle #51660 ]. [ Courtesy of Nightfall ]. Clear medium amber colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, oxidide, caramel, damp stain - fusty, light raisin - plum, light cardboard. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, raisin - plum, light oxidide. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120211]
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2012
at 00:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Chriso’s Fullers-Gales Tasting (thanks to Chris). It pours clear deep amber, with a thick beige head. The nose is initially of sweet caramel, toffee, spice, pepper and gingerbread, but the longer I smell the more mould and damp old wood there is. The taste is sweet caramel, golden-syrup, wood, leather, melon, pear, cardboard and mouldy mustiness, with a dry, alcoholic finish. Full body and moderate carbonation. I think everyone was in agreement at the tasting - this is way past its prime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2012
at 08:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 550ml #04479 @ home
[Courtesy of yngwie] Pours cloudy deep amber/brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol and dried fruits. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft..
[Courtesy of yngwie] Pours cloudy deep amber/brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol and dried fruits. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft..
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2012
at 14:31