2008 Fuller's Vintage Ale

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by allouez86, May 21, 2012.

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  1. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin

    I picked up a bottle today and was curious as to what people thought of this vintage. It's 3-4 years old and I was wondering what people thought of this brew at this age. The price was great so if it's a little past it's prime or if it hasn't quite gotten there then I won't be too upset. Interested to hear what you all think.
     
    #1 allouez86, May 21, 2012
  2. afrokaze

    afrokaze Pooh-Bah (1,962) Jun 12, 2009 Oregon
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    Never had one, I have a 2009 bottle I'm planning to age the full recommended 5 years so I'll see what I get in 2014!
     
    #2 afrokaze, May 21, 2012
  3. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,874) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    The only one I've had was one that my friend shared with me over last Christmas. Don't remember the exact year, but I believe it was something like 2-3 years old. Probably more like 2. But I remember thinking it was SUBLIME. I gave it a quick score on here of a 5.
     
    #3 jbertsch, May 21, 2012
  4. nimbleprop

    nimbleprop Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2008 District of Columbia

    I had a 2000 vintage in 2006 and it was one of my highest rated beers of all time. Be patient. You will be glad you were.
     
    #4 nimbleprop, May 21, 2012
  5. HurricaneDitka

    HurricaneDitka Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2011 Michigan

    I had a 2000 vintage a couple months back... and it was still amazing.
     
    #5 HurricaneDitka, May 21, 2012
  6. divineaudio

    divineaudio Savant (1,163) Dec 7, 2009 Michigan

    I've had a 2007 and 2008 so far. The '07 was amazing, easily in the top 5 best beers I have ever tried, the '08 not so much. If I remember correctly it had more of an herbal bitterness that didn't jibe so well with the toasty malt character and fruity notes, but it may just have been in a weird place. I have another bottle that I'm sitting on for a while so we'll see.
     
    #6 divineaudio, May 22, 2012
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