Brewer's Reserve - No 5 Oak Aged Ale Whisky Casks
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Special|
Score
7.36
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Brewer’s reserve NO.5 has been aged in fine Whisky casks for over 500 Days. The smooth flavours from the oak casks subtly infuse into this bottle conditioned ale, creating an aroma of vanilla and a hint of whisky, followed by notes of raisins, sultanas and Christmas pudding.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Smell of honey, syrup, oak. Deep copper colour, tiny white head. Aroma of whisky, oak, cognac, honey, sugar, mead, vanilla. Sweet. Soft heavy body. Lively carbon. Awesome.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2017
at 14:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB nr:27958. Smak och doft av ljus torkad frukt, kryddor, toner av fat och röda bär. Välbalanserad, rund och len, fina rena smaker, lagom sötma och beska.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2017
at 12:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting, ABV 8.5%. Cognac colour, off-white head. Aroma of oak and whisky, hints of red berries. The same elements in the flavour too, more distinct now, also hints of dark dried fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2017
at 16:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Shared bottle at RB/HD on board Fridtjofen 21.01.17. Clear dark golden. Small head. Fine aroma and taste of the best sherry, with prunes, plums and so on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2017
at 14:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fra flaske på RBHD-treff ombord på Fridtjofen jan-17: klar, dyp rødlig gylden kobber med fint skum. Saftig og fyldig aroma og smak med stor dybde og eleganse. Sviskeplommer, gule epler, vanilje, rosiner sammen med et diskret urtepreg.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2017
at 14:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle no. 17552. A beautiful, reddish brown beer. A head is beige and medium. Aroma has fruitness as a fresh and dried form, strong perries as cold, raisins, caramel, some whiskey and barrel. Taste has raisins, prunes, caramel, barrel, some fresh fruitness with perries. Even there are lot of sweet elements this isn’t too sweet due to drying alcohol and barrel. The barrel aging has been almost too long and strong. Medium+ bodied. Enough of complexicity but balanced with dignity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2017
at 13:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaska från SB. Snygg strong ale med fina fruktiga fattoner. Fruktig Lowland whiskey, engelsk fruktkaka, torkad frukt med en liten kryddighet av anis. Mycket trevlig.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2017
at 12:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.5l bottle, Nr. 25106. This one pours a more or less clear - perhaps a tad of a blur deeper copper colored body with a small rapidly fading off-white islandy head. The aroma has that classic caramelly slightly sweet vanilla toffee thing that these kind of beers often have. It's also somewhat floral with tones of both burnt sugar, fresh flowers and melony nutty yeast. Not a massive aroma, but I like it. It tastes quite nice. Lots of vanilla and I get the oak. It has a nice oily texture in the mouth and it's just below average on the prickling carbonation. Lots of flavor, some sweeter concentrated sticky berries here. Yeah proper stuff this! 30.12.2016
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2016
at 09:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Old Joint Stock; burnished amber pour with a bubbly beige head, aroma has vanilla, rich spices, taste has red fruits, some vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2016
at 07:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml. @ home. [ As Fuller’s Brewer’s Reserve No. 5 Oak Aged Ale ].Clear medium red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wood - oak, sweet malt, fruity malt, dried fruit, date, figs, wood, oak, peat notes, glue notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, dried fruit, wood, oak, sweet malt, figs - dates, peat - whisky notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. IMO. a nice sipper ... [20161209] 7-4-7-4-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2016
at 13:15