Vintage Ale 2017
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Series Out of Production|
Score
7.53
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This year’s Vintage Ale is the 21st edition of our limited edition brew and, like any great 21st, we’ve celebrated in style. The 2017 recipe has been created by our new Head Brewer, Georgina Young, and, in the spirit of all things new, uses a malt and hop combination never seen before in a Fuller’s beer.
The Denali hop has a big, inviting aroma that imparts pineapple, citrus and pine notes – perfect for bringing a tropical touch to the Vintage Ale series. It’s been used here both late in the boil and for dry hopping, dovetailing with classic British hop varieties Target and Goldings.
We’ve also used a new malting barley this year – a British variety called Laureate. New varieties don’t come along very often, so we thought it fitting to use one this year alongside our new American hop.
As with every Vintage Ale, it’s a special beer inside and out, perfect as a gift or to add to your collection.
The Denali hop has a big, inviting aroma that imparts pineapple, citrus and pine notes – perfect for bringing a tropical touch to the Vintage Ale series. It’s been used here both late in the boil and for dry hopping, dovetailing with classic British hop varieties Target and Goldings.
We’ve also used a new malting barley this year – a British variety called Laureate. New varieties don’t come along very often, so we thought it fitting to use one this year alongside our new American hop.
As with every Vintage Ale, it’s a special beer inside and out, perfect as a gift or to add to your collection.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle: Hazy, orangey coloured, medium-sized and pretty stable off-white head, moderate - still complex - nose of dried fruits and/or raisins with a touch of Miami, toasted malt and herbal hops, supported by some booze; moderate to solid bitter-sweet flavour, surely full bodied, but not very soft; lingering and drier hoppy, vinous and caramelly finish. Reliable and solid Fuller's quality...
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2019
at 21:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, malt, dried fruit, some citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, malt, fruit, spices.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Caramel, malt, dried fruit, some citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, malt, fruit, spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2018
at 17:57
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
0,5 flaske (thanks Cimbasso!) delt med skibsrederen og skogsmatrosen på Holmens siste aktivitetsdag i 2018: vakker rødlig kobber med fint skum som varer. Vidunderlige inntrykk hele veien - her snakker vi om sviskeplommer, vellagret sherry, hint av tropiske og tørkede frukter (!), hjemmelaget plommesyltetøy, polert edeltre, engelsk fruktkake, honning. Flaske nr. 065909.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2018
at 17:43
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared with JMD and JFE at HNB 29.11.18. Translucent dark orange amber. Beige head and lacing. Excellent aroma and taste of dates, prunes, sweet malt, furniture polish of noble homes, plum jam and pistacchio.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2018
at 17:43
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle picked up from Waitrose, Headington, Oxford Tesco and consumed at home Thursday 20th December 2018. Pours wonderful ruby colour, superb clarity, looks brilliant, there is a fast disappearing, off white head atop. The usual warming toffee and slight stickiness is there but it's tempered a touch by the hops, thick in the mouth, a bitterness builds but the malt keeps it in check. Good, very good, I never tried this when it first came out but I regardless I really feel that a year has likely softened any heat and rough edges. Good ageing potential methinks. A7 A5 T8 P4 Ov16 4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2018
at 03:29
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
0.5l bottle. Clean orange/ruby body with a beige head. Surprisingly citrusy hop aroma comes first, then some toast, caramel, biscuit, booze and butter. Taste of orange zest, toast, booze, biscuit, caramel and a bit of pine. The finish is mostly floral hoppy. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2018
at 21:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
F: big, creamy, tan, long lasting. C: coppery, bit hazy. A: malty, bit citrus, caramel, bit pine, bit toffee, floral, dried fruits, biscuits. T: rich malty, caramel, citrus, toffee, biscuits, dried fruits, floral, bit grassy, decent bitterness, velvety mouthfeel, medium to full body, medium carbonation, very nice balanced, fully enjoyed, 50cl bottle from Cora Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2018
at 17:43
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Aus der Flasche im 2018-09 getrunken. Dieses rotbraune Ale wird von eine sehr gut dosierten Malzigkeit bestimmt. In der Nase und am Gaumen hat es was von einem Barley Wine, allerdings fehlt es für ein typischen Englischen Barley Wine an leichter Hopfenbitterkeit. Aber das ist egal denn dieses Ale macht echt Spaß. Prost!
Tried
on 01 Sep 2018
at 21:36
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
clear dark amber colour with ruby notes, moderate sized dense creamy beige-ish-yellowish head; aroma of raisins, dried cherry, some pine resiny notes, biscuits, floral notes and slight tropical fruits; taste of raisins, toffee, biscuits, resiny bitterness, slight overripe tropical fruits and honeycomb toffee; I like it very much!
Tried
on 09 Aug 2018
at 20:11