Vintage Ale 2005
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
7.26
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Fuggles hops, floor malted Optic malt.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
[bottle, vintage 2005, #13295] Hazy, amber colour with a thick and slightly beige foamy head. Moderately sweet toast-malty aroma with caramel, licorice and vinous fruity notes of dark berries, plums and raisins. Sweet flavour, full bodied. Rich toast-malty taste with caramel, licorice, vanilla and almondy nutty notes. Medium-dry, vinous-fruity and lasting toasty finish with an assertive Armagnac-like aftertaste. Great stuff [22.XII.08].
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2009
at 15:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Amber coloured, a bit unclear, stable, firm beige head. Almonds, vanilla, dried fruits in the vinous-alcoholic nose. Full sweet-bitter flavour, medium to full bodied. Raisins, porto and plenty of fruits in the solid sweet-bitter flavour. Superb, complex and well rounded stuff......
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2008
at 12:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle #76697 from Market Street Wine Shop Downtown. Slightly hazy copper pour w/ large head and great lacing. A fine looking beer! Aroma is strong green apple jolly rancher with solvent alcohol notes. As horrible as the sounds, it wasn’t really. Taste of green apple, honey, citrus. Thick mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2008
at 23:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, Mad Bishop and Bear, Paddington, London. Bottle. Deep reddy tinged amber colour, with a creamyish off white head. Aroma had spices, cloves, hops, malt and a honeyish caramel. Slightly oily mouthfeel. Full bodied flavour, had a big dose of caramel sweetness, dark fruit n ’ nut, spices. Alcohol was pretty prominent and this tasted all of the 8.5%. Lacks any real subtlety but is still quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2008
at 18:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bouteille 500ml (#10595), courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur cuivrée-ambrée et claire. Nez malté de caramel toffee légèrement terreux et aux notes rôties, léger de sucre brun et de pain, de levures fruitées (raisins, traces de pommes et de dates), moyennement boisé (fût de chêne), léger de houblon herbeux, de tabac de cigarette et d’’alcool doux. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture crémeuse et aux petites notes liquoreuses. Goût fruité (raisins aux notes vineuses, léger de dates et de prunes, notes de dates, traces de pommes) accompagné d’un léger goût de fumée de cigarette et des tracesd e réglisse noire lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté sucré de caramel toffee moyennement rôti et légèrement terreux avec un léger goût de pain et de biscuits ainsi que des notes de sucre brun. Parallèlement l’on retrouve une moyenne amertume d’alcool légèrement réchauffant (aux notes liquoreuses) et de houblon herbeux présent jusqu’en finale, plutôt boisée et un peu asséchante (fût de chêne). Post-goût long et moyennement sec, moyennement amer d’alcool aux notes liquoreuses (rappelant le whisky), de houblon herbeux, de rôti, moyennement boisé (fût de chêne) et fruité (moût de raisins vineux, notes de pelures de pommes et de prunes).
Tried
on 05 May 2008
at 22:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle nr. 6750. Pours hazy orange/amber with a fine white head & lacings. Aroma is matured deep malty. Very sweet with notes of port, alcohol & dark fruits - plums & raisins. Low carbonation. Soft & full bodied. Very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2008
at 02:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
My 100th rating. Special thanks to ilovedarkbeer for bottle #50165. Served at cellar temps. Aroma is light bready malts, light orange hops, and light doughy yeast. as well as red wine, raisin, raspberry, and ginger. Pours a hazy toasted amber-brown. Taste is of dates and is nearly a Madeira/Brandy mix. It is very rich and savory. Goes down creamy and slightly fizzy with a strongish alcohol warming on the end. Great beer to cap of the dash to 100.
Re-described in Feb. 2009: bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Aging extremely fast. Caramel notes with a bit of oxidation. The beer smells and tastes exactly like Fig Newtons. Interesting development...Would rate a 3.8 now.
Re-described in Feb. 2009: bottle thanks to bu11zeye. Aging extremely fast. Caramel notes with a bit of oxidation. The beer smells and tastes exactly like Fig Newtons. Interesting development...Would rate a 3.8 now.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2008
at 21:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml bottle @ RBNAG’07. Clear reddish orange body with a thin off-white head. Aroma is sweet malty, dry fruit, caramel and alcohol. Flavor is the same as aroma with a hint of liquorices in addition. Complex and nice, maybe just a bit on the sweet side for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2007
at 08:38