Fuller's Vintage Ale 2016
The 20th limited-edition beer in our Vintage Ale series, Vintage Ale 2016 is a rich, smooth Barley Wine that promises a distinguished drinking experience. Packaged in our signature Vintage Ale gift box, it’s a special beer inside and out, perfect as a gift or to add to your own collection.
Brewed to 8.5% , Vintage Ale 2016 brings together classic British ingredients (Challenger, Goldings and Northdown) with the aromatic Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand - used here both for bittering and as a dry hop.
The global combination of ingredients gives rise to a rich and complex amber beer, with aromas of sherry and Cognac, and a flavour profile that picks out toasted grains and sweet cherry Bakewell Tart.
Brewed to 8.5% , Vintage Ale 2016 brings together classic British ingredients (Challenger, Goldings and Northdown) with the aromatic Nelson Sauvin hop from New Zealand - used here both for bittering and as a dry hop.
The global combination of ingredients gives rise to a rich and complex amber beer, with aromas of sherry and Cognac, and a flavour profile that picks out toasted grains and sweet cherry Bakewell Tart.
3.8
165 reviews
Chiswick, England
Community reviews
Flaska från SB. Mörkt bärnstensfärgad, disig med lågt krämigt skum. Som alltid citrusmarmeladig doft, syltade apelsinskal, fudge, karamell, torkade aprikoser, engelskt fruktkaka, pomerans. Beskare än tidigare upplagor. LIka god som vanligt
On tap. Pours a clear copper-amber with a medium, creamy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of caramel malt, toffee, orange rind, dried fruit, light spice, honey and cognac. Sweet flavour of bready malt, caramel, butterscotch, raisin, fig, honey and mild spice in a dry, warming cognac finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Very nice.
Bottle bought at Las Buenas Pulgas, tasted at home in a snifter glass. Pours a hazy copper colour, small head that doesn't hold and just a thin line of lacing.
Aroma has oranges, caramel, honey,wood, dried fruits.
Medium body, sticky texture, flat carbonation. Sweet finish.
Taste of honey, oranges, wood, caramel.
Exceptional.
500ml bottle. Copper shade. Off-white head. Big caramel notes. Aniseed spiciness. Leathery, malty, tangerine. Interesting and complex.
Flaska från SB. Mörkt bärnstensfärgad, disig med lågt krämigt skum. Som alltid citrusmarmeladig doft, syltade apelsinskal, fudge, karamell, torkade aprikoser, engelskt fruktkaka, pomerans. Beskare än tidigare upplagor. LIka god som vanligt.
Bottle picked up from Waitrose Headington, consumed at home Christmas Day, Tuesday 25th December 2018. About to start cooking Venison and Wild Mushroom Wellington, Brussels with Prosciutto, Delia's Red Cabbage, posh carrots. We're listening to Iggy Pop on 6 Music after a busy morning doing some plastering and painting. Pours deep ruby colour with a off white head, it was very clear but I ended up pouring a little bit of sediment in by accident which then gave it a little haze. Very mellow with toffee, the Nelson Sauvin offers up a nice bitterness but not the fruity or exotic touches I had hoped, soft in the mouth the toffee and fruit coming through, a late little boozy warmth completes the picture. It's good but not a patch on the 2017 tried earlier. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Pours a slightly hazy chestnut colour, thhish white head. Aroma of caramel, vanilla. Taste initially sweet giving way to moderate bitterness. Rich, full mouthfeel.
Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.
500ml from bottle bought at Waitrose. Notes to malt, caramel, wood, some liquorice, with warming alcoholic feeling in palate
Bottle, 0.50l, shared with Gregor. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit, sherry, wood and vanilla. Pours hazy amber brown color with thin creamy tan-like head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with medium sweet caramel,
follows by sherry and oak with medicinal and herbal notes, mouthfeel is warming alcoholic, while finish is moderate bitter. Full body, thick texture and average carbonation in palate. The best Vintage series of the last few years...
Une couleur rousse, petite mousse très fine beige claire. L'odeur est superbe, des arômes très puissants de miel et de caramel qu'on retrouve vite en bouche. Très complexe, ronde en fin de bouche.
Texture légère, pétillante, moyennement alcoolisé... Une bière haut de gamme, même si on est en droit d'attendre une pousse plus compacte... Une très belle découverte pleine de saveurs !
clear reddish amber colour, moderate sized beige-ish off-white head, which disappears quickly leaving back only a minimal lacing; aroma of dried plum and cherry soaked into cognac, toffee, biscuits, some licorice and maybe anise, too, hints of orange peel oils and soy sauce; taste of intensive malty sweetness, which is perfectly balanced by some moderate hoppy bitterness and spicy alcohol, as well as licorice, walnut liqueur and dried fruity notes; irrespective of whether it is barley wine or English strong ale, it is really great!
Bottle at KØ18. Hazy golden colour. Smell stable white head. The flavour is malty and caramelly. Mildly alcoholic. Well-balanced.
$9.49 500ml bottle from Wine Warehouse, bottle #134908. Pours murky orange-brown with a small beige head. Aroma is sweet fruits: raisin, orange, plum, and caramel. Flavor is somewhat subdued up front: dried fruit: raisin and prune, caramel, toffee, earth, wood, alcohol.
One of my favorite beers now on. Need to try 2017 version of this. We need more beers like this!
Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear copper with medium beige head. Aroma is toffee, medium body, medium carbonation, and good small-bubble lacing. Taste is toffee, caramel, and some earthy. Nice Strong English Ale.
Aromatingas, sodrus kvapas su citrusinių vaisiu aromatėliu. Sodrus skonis, lengvas kartumad persipynes su saldumu. Pasimėgavimui
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Fuller's Vintage Ale 2016 ].
Clear medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dried fruity, rich malt, sweet malt - honey, dried apricot. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, pale malt, caramel, sweet malt, dried fruit, rich malt, sweet malt - honey notes, wood - resin notes. IMO feel a bit young. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160809]
6-3-7-4-15
Аромат выраженный, карамельный, солодовый. Пена белая, плотная. Цвет рубиново-красный. Во вкусе преобладают солодовые и карамельные ноты, ощущается хмелевой цветочный вкус, лёгкая горчинка. Послевкусие мягкое с лёгкой сладостью
(nez ∞-fruité (chambord) (fraise, rasp, cassis, mûre, pomme, grenade), fine yeast, ∞-soyeuse, fruité-digestif, miel)
De geur is lekker fruitig net zoals de 2014. Beetje schuim als je uitschenkt. De smaak valt mee. Beter dan 2014 vind ik.
Color ámbar rojizo. Aroma añejo. Poca espuma que permanece siempre con una pequeña capa debido a la carbonatación media y constante con burbujas pequeñas. Sabor predomina el dulce sobre el amargo que tambien se nota. Toque a brandy y alcohol, barrica, lúpulo. Gusto ingles típico pero mas fuerte y con más cuerpo que las pintas normales. Retrogusto un poco amargo amargo y seco. Cuerpo medio-alto.
Pours dark amber with beige head and rich full fruity nose. Taste is also very sweetish and with some honey notes. Palate rich and with high viscosity and sweetness.
500 ml bottle. no 62972. clear caramel Amber color with average medium white head. smells nice some oak and dried plum and wild berry. taste are fine low bitterness with some oak and wild berry and plum taste and light caramel sweetness. aftertaste is long. pleasant dried fruits with some caramel sweetness. good and tasty beer
Aroma: Medium-high fruity, berries, Medium-light biscuit.
Appearance: Brilliant, copper body. Small, off-white head. Fine bubbles. Low retention.
Flavour: Medium fruity, berries, toffee, bready. Medium-light bitterness. Light rose, alcohol. Medium-dry finish with lingering toffee, berries.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied, Medium carbonation. Smooth. Light warming.
Overall: Smooth, rich, fruity. A great sipping beer.
500 ml bottle, poured. Thanks Tanja!
17A. British Strong Ale
Bottle 077116. Pale orange pour with a creamy off-white head. The aroma is slightly fruity and malty with a touch of fruity hop aroma. There's a bit of light orange peel and a little bit of zest as well. There's a little bit of lingering bitterness over a fairly sweet finish. There's a bit of zesty bitterness on the finish. Decent brew.
50cl pours a clear caramel amber with some white head. Nose has malt, honey comb, treacle, hints of raisin and black tea. Flavor has raisin and dried cherry, black tea, malt, cakey here, but very beer-y with corn syrup too. Sweet finish.
Where and how: home tasting @1 year old # 81993
Aroma that is how I remember aroma of FullersVintage best years. Perfect blend of malt with classy hops. Hint of vanilla, vodka and sugar plum with herbal top. Classic 8.7/10
Appearance : 4/5
Top: poured with large rocky tanned top, some ornamental lace on glass .
Base: clear deep amber
Palate : full bodied, lower carbonation, oily, longer finish, smooth with mild burn
Taste: repeat of aroma but with lesser hop presence. Despite being year old still plenty of heat. Vanilla on walls. Solid but less balanced than aroma. Still F-in classic.
15/20
Bottle at the Old Joint Stock; clear light chestnut brown pour with a creamy light tan head, aroma has sweet sherry, taste is very sweet, with sherry hints, some red fruits, hint of vanilla.
Vanilla and fruity aroma. Smooth as silk on the mouth and tongue. Sweet but with a balance. Described on the box as a Barleywine, but I don’t detect the depth present in a typical English Barlywine. Strong Ale says it better. Delicious!