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

bottled
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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’.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
topherh (1709) - Kearney, Missouri, USA - APR 28, 2010
Pours reddish amber with an off white head. Aroma is caramel, toast, and light hops. Flavor is malt, toast, nutty, with light fruity notes and a lightly hoppy, dry finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Dfonorow (555) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - APR 26, 2010
Pours dark brown with a reddish tint and a decent sized off-white head. Aroma is of caramel, dark and sweet malts, very slight fruit tint as well. Taste is very well balanced between the hops and malts with the hops winning out slightly in a dry bitter finish. Alcohol is hidden fairly well, not sure what else I can say about this, it isn’t amazing, but theres nothing wrong with it, its just good. Guess i’m not too much a fan of the style.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Nordcore (566) - Lyngen alps, NORWAY - APR 25, 2010
Bottle 50 cl. Amber, clear with a large but shortlived head. Aroma; Sweet, hoppy with some caramel sence. Taste; More malty, sweeeet with a nice hoppy sence. A bit oily with a mild bitter ending. Good! I think I have become a Fuller’s fan

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
BarZigKin (510) - San Antonio, Texas, USA - APR 17, 2010
500ml from Central Market. Pours a deep brown body with mahogany highlights. Aroma is roasty, toasted, toffee, caramel and mildly hoppy. Flavor is malt forward and toasty with balanced caramel sweetness, some raisin and refined, mild hops toward the end. Very well done and very easy to drink.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
BrewingFan (251) - Texas, USA - APR 11, 2010
Aroma of sweet malty biscuit and honey, with a note of alcohol. Pours reddish copper with a foamy head. Body is full with a creamy texture. Good hop bitterness that adds complexity. This is a good beer, it just doesn’t seem to come together for me to be a great beer.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Mjollnir (321) - Canberra, AUSTRALIA - APR 9, 2010
500mL bottle. Pours a hazy amber with suspended sediment and a thin head. Aroma of caramel and dried fruit with some fainter citrus and pine characteristics. Pleasantly sweet, with some honey and fruitiness, decently bitter, and a little toast. Medium bodied, below average carbonation and fairly slick on the palate with a drying bitter finish.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
carruthm (1396) - Seattle, Washington, USA - APR 5, 2010
bottle tasting notes from way in the past. sweet biscuit notes with hints of toffee and a slightly holiday spice meld.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
OzarkElmo (236) - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA - APR 4, 2010
Pours a deep amber with moderate beige head. Very heavy aroma of dark malts (bread, nuts, fruits, caramel). Intense taste, very well done beer. Smooth all the way and just a bit of dryness at the finish. Excellent brew!


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