Fuller's Vintage Ale 2006

Bottle conditioned.

Ingredients: Floor malted Optic malt; Fuggles and Super Styrian hops.

Edition of 100,000
This full-bodied vintage is brewed with Fuggles and Super Styrian hops that create a tapestry of rich, spicy flavours. Orange, citrus and fruitcake notes are all present, and are balanced well with the biscuity, creamy malt flavours leaving a soft and warming finish.

3.7

363 reviews

Chiswick, England

Community reviews

4.2 Nr 00626 Bottle from saveur biere, france. Hazy reddish brown color, tanned head. Aroma is malty, strong oak, sweet notes. Taste is balanced, oak, sweet notes, malts, raisins.

4.5 Bottle enjoyed on Christmas day - ruby red with a light brown fizzy head which fades to a ring. Very lively body, with little lacing. Aroma of caramel, toffee and blackberries with hints of port and alcohol. Taste of sherry, blackberries, raspberries, port and oak with hints of yeast and loads of chocolate. Medium heavy body, low carbonation. Very rich, slightly sweet. Tastes kind of like port, incredibly nice.

3.8 Pours honey-orange with a foamy white head and clings. Aromas of alcohol, caramel, yeast and faint citrus. Warming alcohol, caramel, bread, and citrus in the taste.

3.9 50 cl bottle. @ The Grand Vintage tasting. Bottle No. 00469. Pours mahogany color with a medium sized head. Plums, caramel and licorice on the nose, chocolate and also some Rennie. Sweet caramel flavor, wood, licorice, some salty notes, dark berries too. Very smooth, slight alcohol on the aftertaste. Nice. 5326

3.8 500 ml bottle. Bottle #00469. Courtesy of lusikka. The Grand Vintage Tasting. Clearish amber colour with a small off-white head. Rennie (or some other medicine used to make you feel alive), dark fruits, sweetness, Coke and mild metal notes in the aroma. The flavour is mild hops, mild bitterness, mild alcohol, dark fruits, sweetness, sugar and some maltiness. This is so much more fresh than the older ones (1999-2002). Not bad at all.

3.7 500 ml bottle @ the Grand Vintage Tasting, Tampere. Pours a copper brown colour with small thick head. Aroma of bread, raisins, grass and red berries. Flavour of rich bready malts, English toffee, raisins, some blackberries and grassy bitterness. Some spiciness. Medium bodied and smooth mouthfeel. Rather soft carbonation. Great. No signs of aging. Alcohol shows itself.

3.9 500ml bottle (tasting @VastActive place, thanks). Hazy chestnut color. Medium size, yellow head, stays. Alcohol, sweet, yeasty, woody, winey notes in aroma. Caramel, malty, candy, sweet, bit papery taste. Full body. Smooth woody, bit old mouthfeel. Signs of old, but still nice!

3.5 500ml bottle Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma of wood, oak, toffee, caramely malts, syrup and mild ripe fruitness. Taste is smooth, woody and caramely with loads of toffee, raisins and syrup. Finish is sweet and stuffy with loads of raisins, hints of wood and caramel. Pretty sweet.

3.6 (Bottle, 0.5 l - no 25139, courtesy of VastActiv, 20141122) The beer deep amber and almost clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had raisins, plum and malts. Palate was medium bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were raisins, plum, malts, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste had sweetness, dark fruits and bitterness. A little bit oxidized brew but still excellent.

3.5 Bottle 0.5l at home, Helsinki. No: 25139. Colour is deep light brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, dry fruits, caramel, sweetness and malts. Some elements of aging but otherwise surprisingly good condition.

3.4 50 cl bottle @ VastActiv. Bottle #25139, BBE 2009 Aroma has apricot, ripe fruits and toffee. Flavour has cardboard, liquor, ripe fruits, plums and some odd phenolic feeling. Also some sugary tones and raisins. Perhaps has already seen its best days, but not bad still.

3.5 Bottle: Served in a taster: Thanks Oirschot crew: Medium sized creamy head. Cloudy hazy warm Orange body. Aromas of malts, vinous, raisin, prunes, light honey. Flavours of caramel, wood, light toast, malty, light bitter.. Aftertaste is bitter, malty, raisin, light vinous. Low carbo, creamy silky mouthfeel, medium bodied and a creamy texture. Decent beer.

3.2 Bottle @ weekly tasting shared by Dutchdrebus. Hazy amber color, Small off-white head. Aroma is malts, sweet, sweet raisins, dark raisins, a hint of dark chocolate. Taste malts, biscuit, again dark and sweet raisins, a hint of dark chocolate. Subtle body and carbonation. A bit old as expected, over the top but still decent.

3.6 Bottle @ benzai. Slightly hazy copper colour with a small off-white head. Smells malts, alcohol, rhum, wood, sweetish. Tastes sweet, slightly sugary, rhum, slightly krentenbol, slightly boozy, old. Medium body, soft carbo.

3.9 Aroma is heavy on raisins and figs. Whilst pouring this brew developed a foamy eggshell head which has receded to just a bubbly layer on top of the beer. Taste is spice and raisins with a long warming finish. I felt that this vintage lacks the Orange and citrus characteristics but that’s perhaps what 8 years does to this beer, its a good one nonetheless - especially to sip on a cold evening.

3.8 Bottle from Sainsbury’s. 2006: Drank 2017-04-07: Hazy brown-red with cherry, currant and dried fruit flavours followed by a warming cheery and spicy, oak and fruity finish. Still very good; 2006: Drank 2016-09-23, aged for 10 years. Dark copper coloured with a thin white head. Rich red fruit and slight soapy and perfume flavours followed by currants and dried fruit on the finish. Good but probably past it’s best; 2006: Drank 2014-10-04, aged for 8 years. Dark brown-ruby red coloured with spicy rich currants, liquorice and red fruity flavours followed by a smooth, creamy burnt toffee and a slight tart ‘aged’ finish.

3.9 richly flavored with layers and layers of malt, spices, and a light zesty fruitiness that is very appealing. another winner.

4.2 Bottle no. 01604 at home 28/7/14. Pours dark red brown with a white head. Aroma of raisins. Sweetish finish, can feel the alcohol. Very nice.

3.5 - 500ml bottle - Colour: brown with a creamy head - Head: thick creamy when poured which reduces as drank - Aroma: sweet, mantle and strong alcohol scent - Taste & Texture: smooth, bitter, caramelly with a strong alcohol aftertaste - Verdict: very enjoyable, would drink a few, but dangerously high in alcohol content!!

3.7 Bottle @ Christers. Pours amber with a offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, light wood, light oxidation, sweet dried fruit. Flavor is sweet malt, caramel, little wood, hint of oxidation, dried fruit, alcohol.Full body, soft carbonation, light bitter finish with some warming alcohol. 110614

3.7 Bottle. Clear dark amber/brown with small beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, little toasted, little oxidized, wood and oak. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, wood, oak, little oxidized, medium sweet, little chocolate, little dark fruit and a little bitter.

3.6 Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and oxidized. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 110614

3.7 Bottle no 13762. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are wood, malt, caramel, fruits and hops. A little oxidated.

3.8 Courtesy of Garthicus. Reddish brown pour with a thin off-white head. Very Trappiste Ale like. Vinous, strong malty caramel backbone, redcurrants, booze, earthy, woodchip, slight clove and nutmeg, hints of tangerine peel. Smooth on the palate and full bodied. This is the only Fuller’s Vintage Ale I have tried and it’s extremely good.

3.8 Bottle number 18123 opened in March 2014. Copper coloured with a ring of cream head; rich, raisiny aroma with a touch of spice; thick and oily texture, with caramel and mellow, vinous fruits, but also with a surprisingly sharp bitterness giving some dry spice; the finish has more raisins and sultanas. This seems to have aged better than other years.

4.3 Bottled. Amazing aroma with fermented fruits, a bit like port wine. The taste is not the best, but still awesome. Fruit, licorice, coffee. The finish is one of the longest I’ve had. Just great.

3.9 Pours medium browny and headless. Smells chocolaty and strong. Tastes sweet and complex

3.7 Aroma: caramel malts, dark fruits. Appearance: clear dark gold/amber, medium frothy head. Taste: medium sweet. Palate: complex sweetness, some light bitters, dried fruits, caramel malts. Overall: very nice English Strong Ale, big fan of those Vintage Ales. Bottle at the Jugged Hare, Victoria.

4.0 Bottle from John’s Marketplace via Phil. Pours a medium brown, very little head. Aroma dried fruit, caramel, toffee. Body medium but with a lingering sweetness. Not my thing, but superb.

4.5 Noël ça a du bon, surtout lorsque l’on découvre une Fullers Vintage Ale 2006 au pied du sapin !!! C’est parti...je me retrouve avec la bouteille 298 (sachant qu’il y’en a eu 10000 de produite). Robe ambrée sombre et voilée, carbo très faibl, petit collet de bulle très fine qui laisse une belle dentelle sur le verre. Arômes très fruité sur les fruits noirs (prune, figue) et la liqueur typé cherry. Un palais extraordinaire, belle rondeur, très bon équilibre. Des flaveurs de cake aux fruits et des notes de caramel en final, petite amertume. Une merveille !