Bottle, 2005. Dark brown/orange with tiny beige head. Flavour is malt, vinous, sweet, dark fruits, caramel, yeast, hops and a little bitter.

Bottle at The Shoulder of Mutton, Wantage, Oxon, 29.07.11 that Peter Fowler (landlord) shared with us Pours hazy amber there is even a light orangey tinge to this. Interestingly we drank this alongside Gales Prize Old Ale which I think was either 2006 or 2007 it was the last Gales Prize Old Ale brewed at Gales but which was then bottled at Fullers I believe. I understood that there were suggestions that these two beers were one and the same beer which to be honest both being 9% I had also gone along with. However they were really quite different the Last Drop had a very different colour and also was much sweeter, it had none of the tangy, fruity, sourness of the Gales Prize Old Ale and was nowhere near as complex, in fact I was a little disappointed and much preferred the Gales Prize Old Ale the only similarity that I could see was that the Last Drop shared the old style bottle that the Gales Prize Old Ale used be served in. So whilst absolutely fine the Last Drop it may benefit from a few more years of ageing to realise its full potential. A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov13 3.3

Hazy brown with a small off-white head. A rather oxidized aroma with nice nuances of dried fruit, mint and spices. Dry and malty flavour with fruity notes, and again, rather oxidized

275 mL bottle of the 1998 vintage for my 600th rating. This pours a hazy brown with just an off-white ring of a head. Aroma bowls me over at first, very potent and alcoholic, like whiskey, caramel, dark fruit. Flavor is lighter, leading with brown sugar and raisin, molasses, red apple, again "whiskeyesque." Definitely some cardboardy oxidation, but not unpleasant at all. Great aroma, nice beer.

Bottle 275ml vintage 2005 @ home
[Trade by Dedollewaitor] Pours dark brown with almost no head. Aroma is funky with notes of malt and caramel. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is flat.

Clear dark orange without head. Aroma is sweet amlty, dried fruit, yeasty and light acidic. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and somewhat alcoholic finish. Not my thing. 291010 5.2.5.2.10 --- Bottle from Best of Beers. Vintage 2005. Unclear brown without head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, oxidized and heavy dried fruit. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. Surprisingly thin. 141216 7.2.6.2.12

4th May 2009
Slightly hazy red - brown beer. Semi dry palate. Sour ale. Tart and a little fruity without ever being overpowering. Also has some barleywine like malt but the cherry and tea sourness dominates. Unusual.

(Bottle. Many thanks to SaintMatty) Hazy amber colour with brief, bubbly head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of citrus, dried apricots, orange peel and hints of cellar. Slightly vinous. Fruity, malty taste with orange, citrus peel, apricots, treacle, fruit cake and a cirtussy bitterness in the finish. Some warming alcohol towards the end. More than medium body, fairly sweet. Almost no carbonation. Excellent brew.

Can from Fakta. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich caramel, malt, fruits and hops. Nice and sweet.