RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Fullers Vintage Ale 2006

 (RETIRED)
Fullers Vintage Ale 2006 - English Strong Ale

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
94
overall
Formerly brewed at Fullers
Style: English Strong Ale

London, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2563.68/5.03.66/5.08.5%96.6English pint, Trappist glass
View Statistics  P 

Commercial Description:
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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 24, 2009  
Bottle no. 29248. deep copper pour. rich malt aroma, notes of whiskey & oak, barleywine like richness, pronounced booziness. immediate hints of oak upon drinking, richnes of the malts linger for awhile. well & ballanced & quite good


 matt7215 (942), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 9, 2009  
500 ml bottle from tupalev. pours reddish/brown with a tan head. aroma of decayed pale malt, leather, wood. flavour; chewy fruits upfront, haevy pale malt, lingering bitterness. complex for its simple construction. thx for the bottle jeff!


 donfardz64 (406), Wellington, New Zealand
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 8, 2009  
Bottle from regional. Pours a reddish orange, thin tan head.
Aroma has some vodka-like alcohol, overridden by a caramelly malt, a hint of orange rind, marmite, bready maly.
Flavour is somewhat bitter, mainly from alcohol. Some earthy hop, very nice full body. I find a strong orange rind flavour, a hint of spice. Finish is quit bitter, alcoholic, warm.
A subtle beer, with strong flavours.


 Egon (392), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 6, 2009  
Bottle. Dark amber with creamy, beige head. Caramel and herbs. Heather. Fruit. Raisin. Alcohol in aftertaste.


 sdriessen (203), Dunedin, New Zealand
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Tasted with and on behalf of Donfardz64 and Demise :) .... On the nose: A caramel malt dominates. Some herb notes, crisp apple with other simple fruit. Floral notes, some yeast. Flavours: Much less sweet than a 2008. A little more complexity in the bitterness. Not just alcohol, but possibly some hops. Still kind of cloying and hard to drink .


 Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 8, 2009  
Bottled. 2007 Copper with off-white head. Aroma of malt, red berries and alcohol. Flavor is caramel, alcohol and fruit


NMC01 (58), Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/516/20
Jul 6, 2009  
Bottle No. 35320. Dried fruits and light barley wine-touch in the nose as it is poured. Nice white foam which settles slowly and sticks to the innerface of the glass. A clear yeasty note is to be found along with the caramel malts. The alcohol burden is vaguely present. Good beer though not my favourite style.


 Cirrhosis (607), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Bottle #64168 Body of the brew appears dark ruby red with honey brown elements the tan reduced quickly to a skiff but the skiff hangs around for a while. Aroma is a strong woody alcohol but this faded quickly to almost no aroma, toffee malts start to appear when the beer warms closer to room temp the smell was good just not all that strong. Mouth feel is smooth and creamy with no lingering after taste. Nice malty flavor with a bitter finish, wood, alcohol, and some metallic flavors all come through. I’m getting a lot of rye and vanilla in the finish. Taste is getting sweeter as it warms with milk chocolate notes coming through. Enjoyable with a tasty flavor and was cellared perfectly in a box under my bed.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More English Strong Ales

Fullers 1845 (3.8)

Dark Star Critical Mass (3.71)

Harveys Quatercentenary Ale (3.7)

Traquair House Ale (3.69)

Avery Old Jubilation Ale (3.65)

Museum Bullion (3.64)

LaConner Tannenbaum Ale (3.64)

Fullers Vintage Ale 2008 (3.62)

Deschutes Jubelale (3.62)

Rahr & Sons End of Winter Warmer (3.61)

Oakham Oblivion (3.61)

Town Hall Hamlets Curse (3.6)

Wild Duck Sasquatch Strong Ale (3.6)

Belhaven Wee Heavy / 90 Shilling (Bottle) (3.59)

Ushers Tawny Ale (3.58)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC