Vintage Ale 2009
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Series Out of Production|
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Vintage Ale is a truly distinguished bottle conditioned beer. Each vintage is a blend of that year’s finest malt and hops, creating a unique limited edition brew. Being bottle conditioned, it is after bottling that the flavours truly begin to develop, and continue to do so well beyond the best before date that we are obliged to state.
The 2009 Vintage features Kent grown Golding Hops and East Anglian Tipple malted barly. It has an intial aroma of rich Muscavado sugar followed by a brandied caramelised [sic] orange palate and finishes with a creamy vanilla warmth.
The 2009 Vintage features Kent grown Golding Hops and East Anglian Tipple malted barly. It has an intial aroma of rich Muscavado sugar followed by a brandied caramelised [sic] orange palate and finishes with a creamy vanilla warmth.
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, kindly donated by Scopey, many thanks. Dark amber colored beer with medium off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, herbal notes, piney hops. Taste, toasted malt, caramel, biscuits, ripe oranges, tangerines, aromatic hops. Long hoppy bitter finish. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2013
at 00:35
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Rating from 2011: Rot-Braun ergießt sich das Bier ins Glas, beige-brauner Schaum. Süßlicher Ale-Geruch. Der Antrunk ist vollaromatisch, Strongaletypisch, leicht holzig. Aromenreichtum, der sich im Hauptteil noch weiter entfaltet. Hinzu kommt eine toll herbe Note, die zu dem holzig-weinartigen Ton des Bieres passt! Reife rote Kirschen, Pflaumen, Dazu herb-trocken! Der Nachgeschmack ist lang anhaltend, intensiv, vollmundig. Den Alkoholgeschmack ist nicht zu merken! --> Sehr leckeres Ale!! Toll, aromenreich, schwer! --> 13/12/13/13
Tried
on 06 Oct 2013
at 06:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
50 cl bottle @ home. Bottle #020914, BBE 12/2012
Aroma is slightly sweet with strong grainy notes, toffee and some moldy notes. Flavour has toffee, woody notes and English hops. Finishes with unpleasant alcohol tones. Definitely a disappointment, 2008 was a lot better at this age.
Aroma is slightly sweet with strong grainy notes, toffee and some moldy notes. Flavour has toffee, woody notes and English hops. Finishes with unpleasant alcohol tones. Definitely a disappointment, 2008 was a lot better at this age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2013
at 06:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from my large stash of Fullers Vintages. An orange/copper coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Gorgeous sweet, boozy aroma of caramel, port and over ripe fruit. Tastes somewhat similar, sweet, caramel, malty, fruity, port like. This is probably at its peak and has mellowed well. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2013
at 12:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle (bottle #108591) a gift from bhensonb! Nose is sweet brandy soaked raisins, hints of toffee and alcohol, and a bit of a musty old ale note. Clear copper rust color with a small beige head. Flavor is lightly sweet with only a very faint contrasting bitterness, mixed with some golden rain notes and finishing with some alcohol warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2013
at 20:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from somewhere in Blighty. Poured a slightly hazy rosy chestnut brown with a thick off white head. The aroma is rich yeasty and alcoholic. The flavour is medium to strong bitter, hugely rich, with lots of red berries and malt. A super heart warming beer to share.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2013
at 13:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle. Slightly hazy deep golden body with a nice off-white head. Mild aroma of caramel malt with a hint of fruit. Flavor is sweet caramel malt, fruity, some bouillon with hint of herbs and balanced bitterness. Fine body and aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2013
at 11:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle share at Ma Che, Roma, 09/02/13. #57504 from Fullers store. Hazed mid amber with a thin off white head which clears to the edge. Nose carries dates, almonds, dark fruits, malts, brown sugars. Taste comprises dark malts, dates, prunes, sugars, toffee. Full end of medium bodied with moderate carbonation leading to a sweetish finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2013
at 12:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
09/02/2013 500ml bottle (thanks Theydon_Bois!). Ambrata-miele, un filo torbida, schiuma non abbondantissima e poco persistente. Al naso un buon mix di frutta matura, mela cotta, caramello, pane e miele. In bocca conferma le sensazioni olfattive, con una bella nota di miele, amarognola nel retrogusto. Peccato che alla lunga risulti un po’ stucchevole. Corpo medio, carbonazione leggera. Discreta.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2013
at 08:18