Vintage Ale 2001
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
7.25
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Bierkoning (17699) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
No. 935. Red copper color, a bit hazy. Small sustained head. Hops and blackcurrant aroma. Full bodied. Sweet flavor, very fruity (pear, blackcurrant, mango, banana). Fruity, hopbitter finish with lots of oak. Very complex and delicious ale. Could gain extra complexity with some further cellaring.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
15th January 2016
That’ll be me 20K then @ ChrisO’s. Hazy deep amber beer, small cream colour head. Some light oxidisation on the nose but it burns away fairly quickly. Palate is light and semi dry with reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth caramel malts, dried fruits and ripe fruits. Mild spice. A light and slightly crispy finish. Tasty. Has survived remarkably well. These Fullers old Vintages are a bit stiff price wise but they have clearly been looked after!
Fergus (31329) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared at the Kenny 20K mega monster tasting. 14/01/2016. Huge thanks to Kenny for this. . Hazed viscous caramel brown coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is big caramel apple, oxidised, toffee apple, fruit cake. Flavour is composed of sticky toffee fruit cake, pretty good, nutty, , brown sugar, slightly burnt toast. Palate is sticky sweet, moderate carbonation. Held up pretty well.
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 10 years ago
Scopey (25115) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Kenny’s 20k. Huge thanks to the Ken for the missing link in my Fuller’s vintage ratings! It pours hazy mahogany brown with a small white head. The nose is woody, fruit cake, slightly oxidised malts, raisin, glacé cherry. nougat, marzipan and brown bread. The taste is rich, woody, chewy malt, raisin, sultana, warming alcohol, vanish, fruit loaf, earth and a touch of oxidisation. Medium body and fine carbonation. Has held up rather well. Good depth, yet rather mellow and balanced.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared at Kenny’s 20K tasting - London. Huge thanks to Ken for this rarity! Pours cloudy amber-brown with a light, creamy off-white head. Tangy berries in the nose, some toffee, cherry. Medium sweet flavour with light earthy bitterness, toasted grains, caramel, toffee. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation and lightly oily texture. Warming finish with moderate earthy bitterness, light ashy tobacco, dried fruits. Nice one. Has aged quite well.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle split at Madmitch76 20K tasting, thanks to the Man of the moment, 15/01/16 bottle #18091. Murky orange amber with a moderate off White covering that dissipates to nyadda. Nose is toffee, lady’s knickers, light spice dusting, fruit cake, touch of oxidisation but not OTT in this respect. Taste comprises caramel fudge, toffee, trace of oxidisation, airy malt, biscuit crumble, dates, raisens, prunes. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation but far from flat, lightly warming alcohol in the close. Lost its way a little but not at all bad for a fifteen year old offering.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Ennobled luxury edition of Fuller’s Golden Pride and like all vintages produced in very limited quantities. Provisional ale, undoubtedly with impressive ageing capacities. Yellowish white, sticky but thin and quickly dissolving head, colour a darkish amber approaching copper, misty. Powerful and attractive aroma of fresh oranges, peaches and pineapples, single malt, amaretto, honey, pepper, cake, chocolate, cane sugar... Tingling sweet fruitiness in the onset, orange peel, soft caramel- and honey-like malts staying throughout the palate, spicy notes, bit creamier in the middle, finishing with a whiff of English hops but mostly warming alcohol, like orange liqueur and gin, even a bit wry, the initial sweetness also sticking a bit. Refined, but too thin of body and too astringent finish to be truly great.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 1pt 2.6fl.oz. [ Vintage 2001 - Bottle #07111 ]. Clear medium to dark amber colour with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, oxidide, dried fruit - berry. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet with a long to average duration, malty, oxidide, vintage, dried fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120920]
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Vintage Ale 2001 from Fuller's Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to Walt! Pours with a clear bronze hued body with tan foam. Aromas are of plums, brandy, fruity, low oxidation, port, bready with rich marmalade. Flavors are of raisins, brandy, fig, bready, icing, estery, berries, elegant, rich port wine. Low carbonation, thick body. Still in very good nic.