Vertigo "VF"
Hopshackle in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.94
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Vertigo "VF" @ 9.8% ABV (uses only Fuggles hops) - amber in colour with an aroma of toffee, malt, spice and pine. The flavour is toffee, caramel, spice and herbs with a warming spicy, alcoholic finish. Status made in 2009 only.
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Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home, 12/05/16. Deep amber to Frank Coopers orange marmalade with a decent enough light beige cap. Nose is light must, pineapple chunks that have sat in the fridge for 10 days, light peppery spice, caramel malt. Taste comprises sweet malt, caramel sauce, toasted brown sugar, fruit loaf, toffee, candied orange peel. Medium + body, limited to low carbonation, sweet malty close with light hop bitterness. Unlike the VC that I had 5 weeks ago, the VF has not held up as gracefully. Hops have faded much more ... now more akin to an aged barleywine. That said if you want to pick one up ... it’s still sippable!
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
275ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours hazy copper, thin white head. Aromas of sherry, nuts, dried fruit, cooked apples. Taste is sweet sherry, more dried fruit. Quite thin on the body, sweet, burnt finish. Held up better than the vc I reckon.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
bottle at home ... copper ... thin white lacing ... soft sweet vfruits ... soft floral hop ... light cardboard tones (but my fauls ive left it too long) ... nose ... big oily fruits .. soft floral fruit ... juicy oily orange ... soft fruit .. big oily fruits
Stuu (34525) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours amber, nose is burnt toffee, taste is sweet, caramel, dry. --- Beer merged from original tick of Vertigo VF on 05 Sep 2014 at 21:07 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bottle at Craig's. Pours amber, nose is burnt toffee, taste is sweet, caramel, dry.
Jamesie1857 (4455) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
275ml bottle from Beer Hawk - Orangey amber body, thin off white head. Orange peel aroma and flavour. Fairly sweet - just like a barley wine as opposed to an IPA. Alcohol warmth is there as it goes down to give a good finish. Excellent.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at my 5K tasting, thanks to Leighton. It pours deep amber with a small beige head. The nose is toasty, earth, orange sponge cake, sugar and candied peel. The taste is orange mandarin, mango, candy, icing sugar and bread with a sweetish finish. Medium+ body and fine carbonation. A bit too sweet in my opinion, but solid nonetheless.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared at the Scopey 5K tasting. Picked up at Kris Wines way back when. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. Dried fruits on the nose with sturdy, bready malts as well. Medium to big sweet flavor with rich malt structure, lots of ripe fruits, dates, bread. Full bodied with fine carbonation and lightly oily texture. Moderately warming on the finish with rich and bready malts, heavy sweet fruit cake, toffee, aged fruits. Lovely. Great balance. Has aged quite well.
Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
275ml bottle [#918 of 1300]. Clear, reddish, dark copper colour with late awakening, small to average, creamy, fairly lasting, ochre-beige head. Moderately sweet fruity aroma, notes of raspberry and other red red berries, cherry, background-ish caramel and toffee. Taste is moderately sweet malty, notes of caramel, toffee, fruity interludes with hints of plum, cherry and red berries; soft, sticky palate, oily texture. A wonderful sipper with flattering sweetness and softness. Would have stored some more if I’d had the chance - and if I’d known duly.
VastActiv (16429) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 0.33l at home (via alesbymail). Bottled April 2009. BBE November 2013. Bottle nro 865 of 1300. Colour is hazy orange with tiny white head. Aromas and flavours: Alcohol, fruits, sweetness, toffee, caramel, hops and malts. IPA? More like barley wine.
saxo (29721) reviewed Vertigo "VF" from Hopshackle 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Bottle #545/1300 from Kris Wines. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, hops, molasses, flowers and malt. Oily palate and sweet finish.