Quick Note: Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2026

I decided to stay up late yesterday. The Giants were paying football. I have no particular NFL fan affiliation but I do have New York Giants slippers somewhere or other so that counts for something, right? Well, apparently it counts a bit more than wearing the uniform as they made some horrible decisions late in the game and, you know, lost. As a treat and perhaps a nod to Stan I brought the little burgundy box down to the rec room.* It cost me $10.95 CND the other day. A bit much, I thought. But then I considered your needs for content and bought one. I used to buy at least two a year, one for now and one for years later. But I broke the habit in around 2017 and worked my way through the stash. Some gems and some gak. If you bought into ageing beer fifteen years ago or so you will know the keen sense of shame. So what was it like? On the schnozz, I got aromas of beef consommé, a little autumn apple and that 8.4% alcohol waving hello along with wee light waftings of rose and maybe…

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