Fuller's Vintage Ale

Linus Gelber

Last night, a few small casks of Fuller's Vintage Ale were tapped in the better beer bars of the City.

At Williamsburg's remarkable Spuyten Duyvil, some of the Taphandle Regulars join publican Joe in assembling a vertical tasting of the bottled Vintage Ale from 1997 to the present. The 2000 and 2001 vintages end up being general favorites.

Note that the bottles are numbered; some of the smaller-batch years limit production of this special beer to as little as 30,000 bottles. And yes, I generally do take my tripod to the bar, as a matter of fact.

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