Fuller’s 1845

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

Clear brown to orange, thick pillowy beige head. Earthy aromas of dark fruit, hearty bread and a malt sweetness. Light toasted malt flavor gives way to a gentle caramel and floral hops. Perfectly balanced by a crisp, spicy bite. Finish battles between a malt and hops.

UPDATED: NOV 10, 2011 Re-rate 11/7/11: Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks tomer. Malt, caramel, honey, fruits, a bit of graininess and a bit of hops. 5/3/5/3/10=2.6

Re-rate 7/24/11: Bottle sample at a Fuller’s tasting at Porter & Sons. Deep red-amber with a beige head. Aroma of lots of malt, caramel and fruits. Sweet malty flavor with caramel, honey, some toastiness, fruits and a drier finish with some slightly earthy bitter hoppiness and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied. 6/4/6/3/12=3.1

Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks zvikar! Deep red-ruby color with a medium beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel, light smoke hints and earthy hop notes. Sweet and malty flavor with biscuits, some fruity notes and a bitter finish with nice British earthy hops. Medium-bodied. 6/4/7/3/14=3.4

(bottle) Dark Brown clear with medium off white creamy head. Smell is brandy rich fruit, malty and a little fresh hops. Taste is a beautiful rich balanced things, fruit cake and toffee. Sweet biscuity malt and a little bitter hops. Warming alcohol with a smooth easy drinking texture. Some tiny coffee notes. Very nice a great english ale.

500ml bottle. Rich, malty aroma. Mahogany with off-white long-lasting head. Flavour is burnt caramel with hints of spiciness. Very malty palate with hoppy bitterness. Finishes with rather astringent hoppiness. Very enjoyable beer, miles away from the bland macrobrewery slops.

Pours a deep amber, almost clear dark brown, with medium off-white head. Aroma very malty, dried fruit, decent hops, dry roasted nuts, and a bit of chocolate. Flavor matches well and comes together nicely to make for a very enjoyable brew. Very nice stuff.

Rich copper red. Nose; bready, apples, dried orange peel, very complex. Flavah; sharp bitterness, heavy especially in the finish. Dried fruit are prdominant. Should let warm.

UPDATED: DEC 13, 2011 At a tasting, thanks Tomer, pours red to orange hazy and stunning with a decent head, aroma of yeast, malt, honey, marmalade, vanilla and wood, flavor is bitter with agrapefruit skin, tangerine and malt, medium bodied, nice. Thanks Naam, Deep red with nice cream color head, aroma of malt grapes, nuts, dry fruit, chocolate and some whiskey, flavor is dry with malt, chocolate, nuts spiced with Cinnamon and clove, complex yet balanced with some bitter smokey finish. Full body, I like the style and the beer.

Heavily Enjoyed this brew, I have to travel 300 Kms to pick one up but well worth it in the end. Very Rich and aromatic Pleasant drinking both as a slow sipping beer and a session. Not your typical session albeit but one I would enjoy.