tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post1447809535586312429..comments2023-12-11T08:10:41.077+00:00Comments on Mark Dredge - Beer: Fuller’s Vintage Ale: A 15-year vertical tastingMark Dredgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-56128731584725806542011-12-23T21:47:52.086+00:002011-12-23T21:47:52.086+00:00Just had my own mini vertical tasting of 2009, 200...Just had my own mini vertical tasting of 2009, 2005 and 2004. I nearly ditched the 2004 thinking it was off. The 'cherry brandy' description is well described and not very attractive to my palate.Birkonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797631050700297107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-91966430290489654082011-12-11T20:10:47.899+00:002011-12-11T20:10:47.899+00:00http://beersiveknown.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-does...http://beersiveknown.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-does-12-year-old-beer-taste.html we picked up on some similar flavour notes, though looks like you got 2008 as it should have been!beersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-82025097737070151172011-10-19T18:12:22.022+01:002011-10-19T18:12:22.022+01:00This thread encourage me to check. I've four b...This thread encourage me to check. I've four bottles of 1998 and two of 2002!Birkonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797631050700297107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-17876691509847456892011-10-18T21:08:30.099+01:002011-10-18T21:08:30.099+01:00Great post, thanks for sharing your notes!
Goes w...Great post, thanks for sharing your notes!<br /><br />Goes without saying I'm weeping with jealousy.<br /><br />Did a 2000 vs 2010 taste-off recently (would have written about it, but a number of beers had been consumed by that point) which was really interesting. It definitely taught me a lot about 'young' and 'old' flavours in beer, and how much stronger beer mellows over time.<br /><br />Basically, if it's designed to be aged, fight temptation – it will be worth it...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920667533723491269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-73367711002569872732011-10-18T19:21:57.194+01:002011-10-18T19:21:57.194+01:00I'm jealous also. There should be a tasting ar...I'm jealous also. There should be a tasting arranged for us oop north. At least I've got most years including the 1998 and 2002. Plus there's all my Thomas Hardy's Ales :)Birkonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797631050700297107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-70776659296117068482011-10-17T14:04:21.052+01:002011-10-17T14:04:21.052+01:00I am so jealous, both of you getting to taste this...I am so jealous, both of you getting to taste this incredible flight and your own collection!<br /><br />I've only been lucky enough to try a handful of the Vintages but they're all impressive beers - all the more remarkable for how well they keep, and improve with age.Pete Favellehttp://www.petedrinks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-2898224522291459802011-10-17T13:40:15.967+01:002011-10-17T13:40:15.967+01:00That sounds awesome. I think I might have to look ...That sounds awesome. I think I might have to look into the possibility of ordering some from Fuller's...Michael Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800848224736097720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-66706219086992922072011-10-17T12:00:16.511+01:002011-10-17T12:00:16.511+01:00Handy post for me to refer to when I taste my own ...Handy post for me to refer to when I taste my own collection (probably later this year!) Only have one of each (and no 1997, 1998, 2002 or 2004) but should be funbeersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-62760302995175851612011-10-17T09:16:54.944+01:002011-10-17T09:16:54.944+01:00What a great night of beers, I only have one Fulle...What a great night of beers, I only have one Fullers Vintage in my collection, the 2008, it's already screaming drink me especially with your notes. Will I have the willpower to keep it another 5, 6 years or more…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-86284471450976289492011-10-17T09:08:04.061+01:002011-10-17T09:08:04.061+01:00What a tasting that is! Awesome.
"But where ...What a tasting that is! Awesome.<br /><br />"But where does the bitterness go? It doesn’t just jump out of the bottle..."<br /><br />The science is beyond me, but ... if you think of bitterness as iso alpha acid in solution, the more there is, the more bitter the beer will taste. Well when you give that acid some heat and some oxygen and some time, it breaks down into compounds other that iso alpha acid. The result is that the beer has less iso alpha acid and therefore tastes less bitter. The sweetness might not even therefore need to increase, but will appear to do so because there is less bitterness to balance it out.<br /><br />This also explains why beer ages faster when stored in warm conditions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beerbirrabier.com" rel="nofollow">BeerBirraBier.</a><br /><br />Someone with a way better understanding of this sort of thing can no doubt correct me ...Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.com