Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2000

Formerly brewed at Fuller’s
Style: English Strong Ale
London, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Sweet malty aroma, dark red w/ a whispy brown head. Palate is full w/ moderate hops, and sweet fruit in the middle. Alcohol and hops in the finish. Great warming beer that would be great to come home to in the winter. I this one better as it warmed up. Nice brew!

boxed beer, don’t be fooled, far better then Franzia. Hoppy aroma with sweet notes here and there. Red, radiant amber color with a frothy head. Utterly Mind Blowing. Perfection as far as balance is concerned. Intense hop bite from time to time, damn this is good. This is a beer I could sit back and enjoy again and again. Alc packs a punch. This beer is blending so well with the 9-29-00 Vegas Phish show were lissening too I want to cry. Or maybe its because I just finished it.

my rating may be skewed since just holding the box intimidated me, soooo sweet and alcoholic and it looks mouth watering too.

Well, I finally tried this and I really can’t believe that the ’99 is that superior to this. Maybe I’m just not sophisticated enough to believe that something, that much better than this beer, could exist. Tastes like liquid sponge cake lofting in a soup of cane sugar. Incredibly meaty with a nice hop finish and a very balanced flavor. I can only hope that I can someday find the ’99 and judge for myself.

Spicy toffee/cinnamon malt flavor that is a bit overwhelming. Perfect balance though, with a blast of hops in the finish. I haven’t tried the 1999 and this was good, but not worth the purchase in my opinion (except of course to add another beer to the old resume...) The 1845 is a better strong ale in my book.

great full body aroma, red/coper color. the taste seems dry and fruity, and the finish is with a strong hoppy contrast.

Clear amber with a swirling yeast cloud. Creamy and full off white head, diminishes slowly. Steady single lined carbonation. Aroma of watermelon?, toffee, dextrin, soapy notes and floral hops. Fluffy body, soapy taste atop the maltiness which is less expressive than previous years. Spicy hit of alcohol with fruity esters and a large dose of floral Goldings bitterness. There’s also a fuzziness that is sidetracking. It’s also drier and bitterly fruity with sharp yeast hints. Finishes fuzzy, slightly fizzy and noticeably more hoppy and bitter. This is nowhere near the same as the 1999 version. Extremely disappointing, although still a very nice Strong Ale.

Appealing fruity malt aroma. Incredible head (especially for this style) that just won’t quit. This is the same color as the ’99, a medium amber color. It may be bottle conditioned, but it’s pretty clear. I know everyone else said this is more sweet and less vinous than ’99, but it’s true, so I’ll say it, too. Very complex but also light fruity malt flavors, a bit of vanilla, caramel, and a touch of alcohol. The long finish also has some hop spiciness and bitterness. Palate is quite smooth. Great creamy mouthfeel. Warming. Complex brew. This would be great to cellar, if only I had a cellar... Tasty beer.

Red-brown. Very malty, full bodied, bitter and complex. When tasted side by side with the 1999 vintage this is less vinuous, and still tasted a tad sugary. Neverthe less a great strong ale.

I think this beer could have used a little more aging also. Malty nose. Sweet maltly start. Medium to full middle with strong carbonation. Strong bitter warm finish. Not as smooth and mellow as the 1999, but I think I will try this again later and re-rate.