Fuller’s 1845

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

50 cl bottle. Clear dark amber body with tan head. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit and hops.

~Aroma of caramel, biscuit, nut, dried apricot, and toffee. ~Pours a clear dark red color with creamy off white head. ~Caramel and biscuit malt flavor with dried apricot near the finish, some nuttiness. ~med to full bodied with med CO2, malty sweet dry finish. ~I think my bottle may have sat on a warm Bevmo shelf too long. Still enjoyable malty English ale. Probably much nicer if better kept.

Pours a clear dark amber. Frothy head going to a nice lace. Aroma of hops malt fruit caramel.Taste of malt fruit toffee caramel yeast lesser note of chocolate. Medium carbonation. Somewhat bubbly mouth feel. Medium body. Bitter spicy resin dry finish. This is a quality brew with a lot of character. After warming up and airing out in the glass it really comes alive. But in the end it was a little bit to bitter to become one of my own personal favorites.

From a bottle poured a brown/amber color with a small head. Bitter malty flavor with a lingering finish.

UPDATED: MAY 2, 2011 Poured 500ml bottle in pint glass - small beige and thick head, maybe one finger, very little carbonation with nice lacing; nice rich mahogany color with slight haziness; roasted malt and sweet aroma with hint of figs or dates; medium body creamy texture; excellent balance with touch of bitterness against a wonderful toffee flavor and slight hint of smoke; smooth lasting finish to dry and hoppy; fabulous beer!

Pours clear, dark coppor color with unusually thick white head. Bubbles are very fine and lace is good. Nose has a fruitcake aroma. Miscellaneous baked desserts with something sweet, but hard to identify. Palate is caramel sweet at first, moderate hops to balance, and carries through with an overcooked biscuit taste. Finish is dry and long, hoppy.

Rather than use pretentious terms to describe this beer, or quote the BJCP guidelines, I’m just going to say that this beer has the power to restore your faith in mankind. The fact that something of such incredible quality and attention to detail is still being produced in this age of “cheap and good enough” is indeed worthy of the highest praise. If you are mad about cascade hop-bombs, this will not be for you but I encourage you to try it anyway. It is truly one of the eight or ten finest beers on earth.

500ml bottle. Pours a plentiful lasting head , aroma of boxed chocolates , the colour of body like an aged pecan shell. I noticed spices immediately on the mouthful with some fruit like tart , medium bitter roast on aftertaste.