Vintage Ale 2023
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
7.67
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Our 2023 Vintage Ale combines the best of traditional tastes with new hop varieties to deliver this year's own distinct character. Pale Ale malt is at the heart for delicate sweetness, combined with DRC®, a Double Roasted Crystal malt, to provide deeper toffee and raisin tones. Once more we highlight modern English hops, using Opus, Archer, and CF185 to provide peach accents and a pronounced citrus note, underpinned by the zesty marmalade character of our famous Fuller's yeast.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 500ml (PBF XIV, Systembolaget Haparanda) Amber colour, firm beige head. Orange jam, hops in the nose. Medium-bodied. Marmalade fruityness, some hops, pine, quite sweet. Light alcohol kick, I don't see much potential for ageing. Average vintage.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2024
at 08:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle@pbf XIV. Amber colour, small off white head. Aroma is toffee, some wood, herbs mild dried fruity tones. Flavour is caramel, toffee, some spiciness with a bit wood and floral bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2024
at 08:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
--Bottled at PBF XIV. -- Clear coppery brown, small head. Aroma of leafy caramel and pears. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Dense bready malt. Strong leafy, hay-like hops. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2024
at 08:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. PBF XIV, 2024. bottle nr 53432. Poured amber in color, dense white head. Aroma of marzipan, dried fruits, raisins, light alcohol and some cherry notes as well. Round mouthfeel, some alcohol warmth in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2024
at 08:54
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Jeg er klar for en liten høytidsstund når steven henter denne opp fra kjelleren sin: klar rødlig kobber med eksemplarisk skum helt til bunns. Svisker, fiken, sviskeplommer, syltede kirsebær, madeira, eik og vanilije. As good as it gets, sier Steven, og jeg er helt enig. So smooth, a masterpiece.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2024
at 16:33
8/10
God karamell fylde
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2024
at 21:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle picked up from the UK and consumed at home Friday 10th May 2024 sat outside on the balcony and listening to Big Special - Post Industrial Hometown Blues on we had Chicken Fajitas. Pours reddish, ruby brown in colour, excellent clarity, white head. Soft mouthfeel, some vanilla and a light booziness, it's another very good vintage but it's one of those that will benefit from another year or two of ageing to develop further.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2024
at 04:37
7.5/10
Tried
on 07 Apr 2024
at 15:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a brown/copper color ale with a large light brown foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of nice dry caramel malt notes with some floral hops notes with light bitter notes. Taste is also a mix of caramel malt with some light residual sugar notes with some dough notes and floral dry hops notes. Body si full for style with good carbonation and no discernible alcohol notes. Another solid rendition of this classic beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2024
at 00:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber, clear with a medium off-white head. Aroma of malt, fruits, red berries and caramel sense. Sweet, light bitter with a malt, fruit and some berries ending. Really love those Vintage beers from Fuller's. Premier League Darts Exeter City(tv).
Tried
on 29 Feb 2024
at 19:37