Coopers Vintage Ale is brewed by Coopers Brewery in Southern Australia. The brewery website http://www.coopers.com.au/home.php does offer information about the history of the brewery (hey, they have Clydesdale horses too) but not alot of information about each beer they brew. The ABV for this vintage ale is 7.50%. This bottle of Coopers Vintage Ale was purchased for $4.49. When I opened the bottle the aroma I first experienced was fruit and caramel. Think of sweet candy and that is the aroma. The carbonation was small and the color of the ale was brown. Not alot of head happening with Coopers Vintage Ale. When tasting it, the first thing to come to mind is caramel and malt. There is also a slight roasted taste deep in the background. This is not a complex ale in any sense. Sometimes an ale does not need to be complex to be good, but in this case, it does distract from the flavor. There just isn't anything special occurring with this beer. Its straight fore ward, caramel and malt flavor. Thats it. There is nothing unique to this ale. In my book I have to take off points for this inadequacy. I do believe this ale could have gone somewhere with a bit more effort, but it seems lacking in taste. It is not bad, but it could be much more in regards to flavor. Would I buy this ale again. Probably not. I grade Coopers Vintage Ale a B-.
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