Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) Vintage Ale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Parcel Yard, King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		22 Dec 2015	Dangerously drinkable.

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		19 Dec 2015	Superb, but just a half to finish the evening.

Great British Beer Festival 2014, Olympia, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		12 Aug 2014	2014 release from cask.

Bowl Inn, Charing, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		14 Jul 2007	2007 version. Cask had BBE 12/03/2008. Strong alcohol and a bit syrupy. Decent hop on finish but more muted than other vintages I’ve had. Good raisin fruit. Malty/raisin up front, then dry hop on finish. More earthy and less grapefruity than I expected. Still got plenty of hop though. Needs time to mature.

Crabble Corn Mill Beer Festival 2006, Dover, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		27 May 2006	Badged as Crabble Mill Vintage Miller's Ale 2005, this tasted to me, like Fuller's Vintage Ale 2005. Aroma of syrup and molasses, some hop. Hoppy and full in mouth with toffee, treacle and brown sugar. Lovely

Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		18 Jan 2006	Couldn’t believe it when I found this on draught here. I got the last half out of the barrel which had been on for 2 weeks according to the bar staff. So I wasn’t expecting too much. Chestnut with thick cream head. Even still the biscuity raisin strong alcohol burn comes through. Tastes of sherry. Just slightly tired maybe, but this is a hell of a beer. If this is 8.5% then I’m a Dutchman. Must have matured and got stronger in the barrel. Amontillado sherry toffee flavour. Massive beer, big, brutal and warming with some choc malt. Some honey. I feel like I could be here all night and not list all of the flavours. Ginger, biscuit on the aroma. And then a Leonard Cohen cover came on the stereo....