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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’.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
badgerben (4092) - Blaine, Minnesota, USA - JAN 11, 2004
Rubyish color and a long lasting head. Aroma suggested wood to me. Taste is quite nice: a mix of fruit typical of an English beer, but with a hit of the wood taste one might expect from some Scotches. Malt and hops make their appearances. A wonderful offering from Fullers, and my 200th tasting!

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
AmEricanbrew (4077) - roam, Louisiana, USA - FEB 6, 2008
Copper colored with a frothy head. Nice, but mild earthy, grainy smell. Med body with a smooth mouthfeel. A light taste is same as the smell with pale malts and an earthy yeastyness. Finishes very dry. Highly drinkable. 82505

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
skortila (4035) - Baarn, NETHERLANDS - AUG 23, 2004
Aroma is quite malty (toffee), spicy and fruity. Clear, red-brown coloured with a short off-white head. Taste is again of toffee-malts, quite fruity, hoppy and spicy. Sticky. I don’t know why everybody thinks this is so great?. Almost a drainpoor this one.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
chrisv10 (4033) - DENMARK - FEB 19, 2010
50 cl bottle. Clear dark amber body with tan head. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit and hops.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
5000 (3998) - Hardened Liver, Washington, USA - AUG 24, 2005
Bottle: Deep amber, coppery tone, moderate off-white frothy head, fairly nice lacing, slight carbonation.   Musty malt aroma, slight cereal or biscuit.   Quite biscuity, malty, with a slight astringent or medicinal tinge.   Moderate body and mouthfeel.   Needs to be bigger, thicker.   This one was dated Best before Jan 6 of 2006.   Malty finish, slight hop emergence, again biscuity, but overall it seems fairly light for an English Strong Ale.   This one seemed to be lacking in all the fruit cake or spices.   Decent, but not what I was expecting.   May revisit again.


3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hughie (3992) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 1, 2006
Dark amber with a large off white head. Metallic aroma, sweet malt and alcohol taste. Very dry finish. Why have I never rated this? Good beer.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
thebeertourist (3981) - Oslo, NORWAY - FEB 24, 2007
Bottle. Clear copper with a very big, light yellow head. Complex aroma of fruit, chocolate and spices. Fruit and chocolate, spicy, good earthy bitterness, dry finish. Simply great.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
presario (3977) - Stampede City, Alberta, CANADA - APR 17, 2004
Rich foam head, long lasting and clumpy. Dark red/brown. Strong hops and finish. Very dry. Excellent and balanced. A beer that demands a little more time and reflection.


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