Fuller’s 1845

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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500ml bottle, 6.3% a/v Dark ruby/copper pour, light tan head. Nose is of metal, malt, and some spice.Tastes spicy and malty with a very dry fruit/hop finish. Nice beer!

Bottle. What an awesome surprise. Deep amber pour with heavy beige froth. Taste is jamey. Nice nutty almondy palate. Lacing proves the boldness of the beer. Was never a fan of esb or london pride from fullers but this beer (and of course london porter) keep fullers a top my list.

Bottle. Pours a lovely deep amber with a frothy, medium-sized beige head that lasts quite well. A sweeping and lively carbonation. Pleasant sweet and fruity aroma mixed with nuttier tones. Fantastic spicey and nutty flavours with sweetish undertones. The hops in this beer are demanding on the palate and full of flavour leading to a superb finish. A gorgeous ale from Fullers.

Incredible. It pours a deep, clear reddish amber with a thick, dense light tan head that lasts ’till the end and leaves thick lacing in layers down the glass that stay well after the beer is gone. The aroma is strong and thickly aromatic, toffee malt, fruity and with citrusy hops. The taste is sweetish, a hint of caramel, fruit, very floral hops with a bite, a hint of sweet spice & cinnamon that lingers faintly in the aftertaste. It is wonderfully rich and complex while being incredibly balanced, drinkable, and smooth. Just about perfection in a bottle, I don’t see that one could reasonably expect beer to be better under normal circumstances. I would drink this just about all the time if it were less expensive. This is what ale is supposed to be!! It’s even better than Young’s Special London, which is saying A LOT.

50cl bottle from systembolaget. Clear dark, redish amber with a medium off-white head that leaves a nice layer of foam after a few minutes. Yeasty, malty, and fruity aroma has a nice dustiness and citrus from the hops. This is thicker than I thought. Very full with gentle carbonation and slight stickyness. flavor is lots of sweet caramel malt with fruity notes all over, partially due to the citrus added by the hops. Very rich. firm hop character leads to a dry and bitter citrus peel finish; a stark change from the initial sweetness. Love the complexity. Love that Fullers yeast in there too; anchors the range nicely.

Brown bottle, 500 ml, best before 09/07/09, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on October 11 2007; eye: copper, voluminous beige head that diminish to the point of being a tiny layer on top of the beer, clear, no effervescence, good lacing; nose: nice cutting hops, grapefruit, fruity, a sweet caramel, lightly earhty; mouth: hops, caramelized malt, hops, grapefruit, nice layer of malt that supports the savours, caramel balances a little the hops, a bit of spices, dry finale all in hops, mild astringency, slightly sweet, mildly bitter, full body, grainy texture, not much carbonation; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, meilleure avant 09/07/09, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 11 octobre 2007; œil : cuivrée, mousse beige abondante qui diminue jusqu’à n’être qu’un petit filet couvrant la bière, claire, pas d’effervescence, bonne dentelle; nez : belle amertume tranchante, pamplemousse, fruitée, petit caramel bien sucré, légèrement terreuse; bouche : houblon, malt caramélisé, houblon, pamplemousse, bonne couche de malt qui supporte le tout, caramel qui balance un peu le houblon, un peu d’épices, finale sèche toute en houblon, astringence moyenne, très légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corsée, texture granuleuse, peu carbonatée; en résumé : belle surprise

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2011 500ml bottle. Pours a nice dark-mahogany colour, with a medium sized tan head, that subsides quickly to a decent surface film. The aromas are of fruits, with a lot of emphasis on some citrusy hops, almost like grapefruits. There’s almost a hint of dark roasty chocolate malts in their too. The taste is fruity up front, followed quickly by a slightly forceful hop bite, and then a dry hoppy finish, with a malty after taste. There’s a very subtle hint of the slightly higher ABV, but it’s definitely out-done by the hops. A highly enjoyable and complex brew.

Pours a deep, clear, auburn with a loose, frothy, beige head that leaves behind wispy lace. The nose is quite nice:cocoa powder, toffee, dark fruit, light licorice, sweet spice, faint nuttiness, and a hint of earthy hops in the background. Medium-bodied and silky smooth on the tongue, it finishes with a lingering toasty and bitter finish. The flavor is a nice toasted malt front with notes of brown sugar, raisins, toffee, a blend of spices that make me think of white pepper mixed with nutmeg and a nice, moderately bitter finish of earthy hops. There’s a bit of "warmth" coming from this beer that made me surprised to see the ABV at only 6.3%. While it’s not "hot", it is definitely a beer worthy of a cool fall night. (Unfortunately, it’s not that cool yet.) My first English Strong Ale, I enjoyed this brew quite a bit, and I now feel compelled to search out other examples of the style.

wow, great english ale! loads of english hops inthe aroma and flavour. Loads of malt, and mild spice. outstanding stufff.

500ml bottle - pours deep amber with a thick off-white head. Almost nitro’ish in appearance. Aroma is Goldings hops, spice, some fruit, delicately sweet malt. Flavour is big and wonderful. Lots of spice, cake, fruit, some chocolate notes, dry bitter finish. Very complex, lots going on. Great beer. Very warming and soft in the mouth.