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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’.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
altonbrownd (3419) - Brussels, BELGIUM - JAN 24, 2009
Bottle in London. Dark red body. Hoppy nose. Taste of fruits, hops, chocolate. Quite strong and warming.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Gary (1013) - London and Rochester, Kent, ENGLAND - JAN 22, 2009
UPDATED: MAY 23, 2011 Must re8 , thAt aroma is good shit...complex and rich , fruitcake , fugggles and burnt notes . Powerful , deeply malty and once upon a time my favorite beer on earth.4 score(r8_) it looks beautiful ...smells of earthy hops..fruitcake..cuban cigars...and obese malts. in the mouth its rich , treacly jamish and with a burnt nuttiness. notes of chocolate ..earthy hops with floral accents bring back good memories. The palate is less full bodied than I recall , so just a 3 there . A cultured bottle conditioned beer..

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
kiwibt (55) - , NEW ZEALAND - JAN 18, 2009
Bottle conditioned, BB20/05/10 Ruby red/brown in colour with good head retention,slight cloudy. Aroma of fruit cake/sherry,slight apple with fusal alcohol backgorund. Chocolate,toasty,fruitcake well balanced with warming alcohol backgroung. Nice beer, alcochol seems higher than abv.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Geiserich (2277) - Vienna, AUSTRIA - JAN 11, 2009
UPDATED: JAN 15, 2009 Bottled: Noes is full of hops, aroma and bitter. Light hints of fruit, flowers and some sweet malts. Red color, foamy beige head. Only few malt sweetness, some toffe. Intensive hop flavor, citrus, flowers and bitter hops. Dry , quite bitter finish. Very good.

3.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
cab (866) - DENMARK - JAN 9, 2009
Bottle. 50cl. Pours brown with red edges, and a decent size light tan head. Aroma of fruit, caramel, nuts, and hops.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
yumyum (181) - barrie, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 5, 2009
could just be the style of beer, but I was dissappointed in this one. subtle aroma of spiciness and some hops. nice copper colour. Taste really didn’t do much for me (again it could just be the style that doesn’t appeal to me) I found it to be uneventful overall, some spiciness and hoppiness in the taste with some bitterness in the finish. May retry in future

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
french tickler (642) - Aylmer, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 3, 2009
Shared with Pyrozoid. Nice copper poor with a frothy off-white head. Aromas of bubble gum, caramel, indian pepper, alcohol, sel de celeri with creamy hints. Strong hoppy bitter mouthfeel - longlasting. Cask flavors, hints of nutmeg and pine. Very good overall.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Pyrozoid (352) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 3, 2009
Bouteille de 500 ml. Deguste avec french tickler. Biere de couleur rouille cuivre avec un mince collet non collant. Odeur de sucre brun, un peu fumer, poivre et fruits. Gout de sucre, ble, sel de celerie et un peu fumer.


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