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Coopers Vintage Ale

Coopers Vintage Ale - English Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
82
overall
Brewed by Coopers Brewery
Style: English Strong Ale

Regency Park, South Australia, Australia

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4923.41/5.03.4/5.0Winter7.5%83.2English pint, Trappist glass
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Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned.
Brewed with choice malts and an extended top fermentation. This naturally conditioned ale experiences interactions between the robust malt, hop and yeast characteristics, to exhibit an intriguing journey of flavour development over a period of five years when stored under cellar conditions.
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cmonster (73), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 4, 2009  
2008 vintage bottle served in a tulip. Clear, burnt orange in color with a little white head. Malty aromas of raisin and caramel, along with some alcohol. Surprisingly watery on the palate. The bitter finish shows more alcohol.


blackbock (34), Australia
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/512/20
Nov 4, 2009  
(bottle -2008 vintage) Low carbonation, hazy copper-brown colour with some typical coopers ’floaties’. Warm alcohol with some syrupy toffee flavours. Almost no hops up front, but a bitter finish. If this is Coopers’ idea of a keeper, they should go back to the drawing board, mine was already past its best and had no outstanding characteristics.


 strings (361), Sydney, Australia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 30, 2009  
Bottle. Caramel fruitcake with some licorice lacing. Rich flavours with a slightly mass-produced fakey feel.


 pivnizub (4949), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Bottle (vintage 2008):Amber, hazy, lots of floaties visible, small and persistent lacy off-white head; fruity-vinous aromas detectable, molasses and a tinge of turpentine, too; stronger sweet-bitter flavour, nearly full bodied; moderate - slightly alcoholic and tart - sweet fruity and vinous finish, some hops detectable in the aftertaste. Quite O.K., but all in all also disappointing........


 Beer2000 (1775), Kristiansand, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/103/513/20
Oct 23, 2009  
375 ml bottle. Golden body with a fine off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel and some ripe fruit. Flavor is sweet malty, some caramel, candy sugar, fruity and acceptable bitter finish.


 davidm (126), Melbourne, Australia
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 21, 2009  
2008 bottle, 375ml. Remarkable beer. Aroma has raisins, caramel, and also yeast, which gets stronger as you go. Flavour is complex and long lasting, with sweet notes dominating. Medium to full body, silky mouthfeel. Copper colour and white frothy head; it has yeast for bottle conditioning.


bluebetty (90), Australia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Bottle 2008 Vintage. Pours a murky orange / brown. Large off white head that disappeared pretty quickly. Not much lacing. Initial aromas of bananas and some fruit cake. Very thin palate Carbonation is a little too high. Flavors of caramel, toasted malt and a little fruit cake once again. Lots of hop bitterness on the end and a fair whack of alcohol. Balance is a little off for my tastes.


 destroye7 (299), Melbourne, Australia
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/58/20
Oct 17, 2009  
Bottle. Dark cooper colour, malty, chocolaty. Good carbonation. Thin head. A bit bitter at the end and short finish



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