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Brewed by Fuller’s
Style: English Strong Ale
London, England

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1298   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.79   EST. CALORIES: 189   ABV: 6.3%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Mainly available bottled (bottle conditioned). Occasionally in cask.
Ingredients: Pale Malt (mix of Pipkin, Maris Otter and Halcyon), crystal and amber malt from Simpsons. Goldings hops.
First brewed in 1995 for the 150th anniversary of the brewery.
Winner of CAMRA Champion Bottle Conditioned Beer of Britain (1998-1999). Described by Roger Protz as ’a rich beer with a fruit cake aroma, spices and nutmeg from malt and hops resulting in a dry, fruity finish’.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
danielst (226) - Vienna, AUSTRIA - MAY 27, 2010
50cl bottle: Pours a clear dark brown with a thick white head. The aroma is very raisiny, fruity and malty, a pleasant hint of oxidisation. Full and creamy on the palate, big caramel maltiness, subdued esters with a roasty finish, like a heavier version of a brown ale. Slight alcoholic burn in the throat. Not a lot of hops but a medium, lingering bitterness. Very nice and straightforward ale!

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
HopBackDoc (470) - Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 23, 2010
Pours a clear mahogany with thin but firm head. Aroma of dried fruits, yeast, and some distant hops. Flavor was rich in sweet malts, more dried fruits, and a nice hop finish. Very rich in flavor, medium bodied, and a lasting finish. Great beer to sit back and relax with. Well done by an excellent brewery.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
RobertDale (830) - Lansing, Kansas, USA - MAY 20, 2010
Dark brown pour with fairly large beige head. Sweet malty, fruity aroma. Seemed slightly sweet at first but then a little bitterness. OK

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Tonkun (171) - New York, USA - MAY 19, 2010
Bottle. Nice dark brown pour with thick, creamy head that lasts. Nuts, raisin, and caramel. Slightly sweet and bitter (like sorbitol) and soft on the palate. Well balanced. Nice.

4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jtclockwork (3433) - , New Jersey, USA - MAY 11, 2010
Nice reddish orange pour with white head. Nose is raisins and plum. Taste is very nice malts, spiced hops, toffee, caramel and plum. Rated 11/17/2000

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
carlosbela (55) - São Paulo, BRAZIL - MAY 10, 2010
red, orange, clear, frothy, tan foam, caramel, citrus, floral, licorice, alcohol, light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, oily feel, lively, long finish, bitter,

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
lawman834 (128) - Georgia, USA - MAY 7, 2010
Bottle bought at the Kegs and Barrels on 15th in Plano TX and poured into a Trappist glass. Pours a dark bronze 2 fingers of light tan head. Smells of plum, malt and a hint of coppper. The taste is very nicely balanced with toffee, plum and caramel malt with a crisp hop bite on the finish. Very nice!

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
curly (2201) - Seattle (Newcastle), Washington, USA - APR 29, 2010
Cloudy dark brown, thin tan head. Aroma of fruit, roasted grainy malt, apple tartness. Taste is sweet apple, nut, molasses, toasty bread. Finish is sweet. Thick texture.


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