Fuller’s 1845

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

Looks terrific-- clear copper red, thin tan head, delicate lace. Lots of aroma here: definite whiskey sour-mash notes, sweet caramel, fruity yeastiness, and an earthy almost vegemite hint as well. Malty palate with a subtle spicy sweetness and a balanced mildly bitter finish. Extremely enjoyable.

A beer with lots of aroma and flavor. Brown-reddish colored and an big head. Has a little bit of unpleasent "plastic"-flavor and aroma.

Really not so good. A chemical aroma. Some chocolate and cocoa and I do NOT like that in a beer!

(Bottle, Spaniard’s Inn, Hampstead, London, 6 Aug 2007) Clear reddish brown colour with firm creamy brownish yellow head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit, chocolate, generous amounts of earthy hops and notes of fruitcake. Malty taste with dark fruit, raisins and earthy hops in a long bitter finish. Balanced sweetness, medium to full body. Nice balance between malt and hops. Great beer.

Bottle from Sainsburys. Reddish-amber colour with a decent off-white head that left lots of lacing. Aroma of caramel, nuts, dried fruit and spice. The flavour was sweetish, with red cherries, mores nuts, some wood and nutmeg. The finish was dry with some earthy hopping. Excellent.

[760-20071013] Bottle (w/ jerc). Boozy chocolate malt aroma. Clear, dark brown amber body with a long-lasting foamy light tan head. Boozy malt flavour has a bit of a vegetable background. Medium body. Nice malty brew.

UPDATED: JUN 4, 2003 Highly invigorated light brown head of fine bubbles that left behind a nice lacing on the pour. It has a transparent dark amber brown body. Malty aroma mixed with hops. It has a fizzy taste of hops and nutmeg flavor. Very rambunctious! Went down smoothly

Bottle. Tasting 12-01-2007 (Søren, Peter, Carsten). Average creamy off-white head that mostly lasted. Excellent lacing. Body was light cloudy with a reddish brown color. Aroma was caramel, toasted, flowers, pine, herbs, spice and light tobacco. Medium to full bodied with a crisp dry texture and an average carbonation. Flavor was moderated bitter, but surprisingly balanced with the sweet. Finish was again dry crisp bitterness with an average duration. Quit nice one!