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Fuller's Vintage Ale 2004 was Beer of the Month a couple of months ago, but unfortunately as this is a limited edition beer, many readers of beer-pages were unable to find it before it disappeared off of most retailers' shelves. So I am delighted to award
Beer of the Month for July to Golden Pride, a strong, dark, wine-like ale that offers a glimpse of the style and is in selected branches of a some supermarkets, plus good independent beer shops and Fuller's pubs.
Fullers, Golden Pride (England) 
Thankfully, there are two things of which the Chiswick brewers of Fuller's are not afraid: one is hops, and the second is alcohol! Here is a beer that will split the jury down the middle, but which I really appreciate for its complexity and depth of flavour. Pouring a deep ruby-tinged gold with creamy head, it has a spicy, marmalde and Christmas-cake quality on the nose, with caramel, a touch of iodine, and a hoppy undertow. On the palate it is thick and mouth-filling, with a creamy, sweet-edged flavour loaded with honey, and a big blast of charry and unctuous malt. A real grip of oily, bitter hops starts to make its presence felt on the mid-palate, and the beer powers through into an endless finish of bittersweet flavours and complexity. This is another uncompromising but brilliant brew from Fuller's, available in selected branches of the supermarkets below plus independent beer merchants. 8.5% ABV, 50cl, �1.89, Beersofeurope, Onlyfinebeer, Safeway, Sainsbury's, Waitrose.  |  |
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