Vintage
Bristol Beer Factory
- From:
- Bristol Beer Factory
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 2.41 | pDev: 17.01%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 16, 2017
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
2.83/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Vintage 2012 - bought ages ago from Trembling Madness in York and stashed away in a cupboard. A 500ml bottle with a BB of Nov 2014, so it's well out of date. The label describes it as being brewed with 5 malts and 4 hop varieties.
A: Poured into a pint mug. Bottle conditioned. A dark, hazy reddish-amber colour with plentiful carbonation. Yields a smallish head of creamy tan foam that lasts for a few minutes before settling as a persistent surface layer.
S: Aroma of vaguely fruity malt with hints of mustiness, earthy yeast, oxidation and a touch of mould. Unimpressive, though quite low-key.
T: Tastes of mildly fruity malt with notes of earthy yeast, mustiness, faint dried fruit, oxidation, a hint of mould, harsh stewed leaves and a touch of cardboard in the background. A subtle bitterness upon swallowing. Not brilliant.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with spritzy carbonation and decent body for the style. Aftertaste of musty, earthy yeast, oxidised malt and harsh stewed leaves.
O: Meh - not particularly enjoyable. However, that is entirely my own fault for sitting on this brew as long as I did. I believe they do a different version of this each year so I will have to try and sample a more up-to-date bottle. A lesson in the perils of leaving 'vintage' beer too long.
Jul 16, 2017A: Poured into a pint mug. Bottle conditioned. A dark, hazy reddish-amber colour with plentiful carbonation. Yields a smallish head of creamy tan foam that lasts for a few minutes before settling as a persistent surface layer.
S: Aroma of vaguely fruity malt with hints of mustiness, earthy yeast, oxidation and a touch of mould. Unimpressive, though quite low-key.
T: Tastes of mildly fruity malt with notes of earthy yeast, mustiness, faint dried fruit, oxidation, a hint of mould, harsh stewed leaves and a touch of cardboard in the background. A subtle bitterness upon swallowing. Not brilliant.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with spritzy carbonation and decent body for the style. Aftertaste of musty, earthy yeast, oxidised malt and harsh stewed leaves.
O: Meh - not particularly enjoyable. However, that is entirely my own fault for sitting on this brew as long as I did. I believe they do a different version of this each year so I will have to try and sample a more up-to-date bottle. A lesson in the perils of leaving 'vintage' beer too long.
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