selling vintage beer

[JFB]

A mate at work has a bottle of fuller's vintage ale 2006.
was given it as a leaving present from a fullers pub.
He thinks it's worth about £100 and would like to sell it but has no idea how.
Any thoughts?

 

[DoctorMick]

eBay?

As an aside, I bet it tastes like rats piss by now!

 

[JFB]

eBay?

As an aside, I bet it tastes like rats piss by now!

Don't think they allow the sale of alcohol.
It came in a box and everything. Not sure of the point really?

 

[Fil]

i have a tin/bottle of courage Millennium ale for ebay if its fetching a �£100

beers however unlike spirits and wines dont generally mature with great age primarily as the authentic product is live containing yeast which has been chemically killed off in wines.

If anyone is interested it might be a packaging collector ??

it might hold some value to a tv/film companies props department but little more than a fiver i would expect

 

[YeastFace]

Fullers are selling it for £110 a bottle, so assume there's a market for it.

 

[IainM]

Well, someone is flogging the 1999 one on ebay for �£100.

 

[IainM]

eBay?

As an aside, I bet it tastes like rats piss by now!

That is the first thing that crossed my mind, but then again it seems that some people like them a lot. Either beer can age well, or they have spent so much money that they are determined to enjoy them regardless of how they taste :lol:

 

[Fil]

i stand corrected.. probably not the last time either

 

[JFB]

Well, someone is flogging the 1999 one on ebay for ��£100.

Just looked on the fullers site and they want 230 quid for that one! seriously who buys it??

 

[Budgie]

I've got a bottle of Fullers vintage, can't remember the exact date but it's early 2000s.

It does say on the box that though they're obliged by law to put a use by date on it, it'll be drinkable for many years to come. Personally though, I'm not so sure.

Edit: just checked, mine is 2003. £360 on the Fullers website :-o

 

[JFB]

I've got a bottle of Fullers vintage, can't remember the exact date but it's early 2000s.

It does say on the box that though they're obliged by law to put a use by date on it, it'll be drinkable for many years to come. Personally though, I'm not so sure.

2001 is going for 410 quid!!!

 

[Budgie]

2001 is going for 410 quid!!!

And I complain about paying £3.50!

 

[Grizzly299]

Not sure how well any hop flavour would last after a considerable time. However if their vintage ale is pasteurized then it's probably got a pretty long life.

 

[Razor]

I've a bottle of lager from 1989 in the garage, anybody interested in that :lol: 28 years brewed this month.


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[Personal91]

I worry for the people that would seek these out - at that price why not learn to brew yourself or is they're market those with more money then sense

 

[Llanbrewer]

Just looked on the fullers site and they want 230 quid for that one! seriously who buys it??

Often no one. It's sometimes a marketing gimmick to convince people that they can keep it as an investment.

 

[dublin12]

i stand corrected.. probably not the last time either

Orthotics :thumb:

 

[Fil]

Orthotics :thumb:

Naa, its just the way i walk..

 

[Headlands]

I've just checked my old stock at the back of the cupboard.

I have a bottle of Bass ale from 1997
A Courage Imperial Russian Stout from 1989
A can of Carling Black Label from 1989
A bottle of Thomas Hardy Ale from 1988 (hmmm, I meant to drink that one at the 25-year mark)
and some bottles of lager commemorating someone's retirement in 1987.

So should I drink them all on the same night so I won't know which one made me ill the next day?

 

[Fil]

I've just checked my old stock at the back of the cupboard.

I have a bottle of Bass ale from 1997
A Courage Imperial Russian Stout from 1989
A can of Carling Black Label from 1989
A bottle of Thomas Hardy Ale from 1988 (hmmm, I meant to drink that one at the 25-year mark)
and some bottles of lager commemorating someone's retirement in 1987.

So should I drink them all on the same night so I won't know which one made me ill the next day?

no doubt in this style over content world the carling will have the highest resale value