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

bottled
common

on tap
common

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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’.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
asheft (2030) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - APR 11, 2005
Orangish-brown and almost clear with a lacy beige cover. Toffee malt blends nicely with Goldings and some citrus in the aroma. Flavour is caramely melanoidin malt (a little spicy) with plenty of Goldings and maybe some fruitiness. Rasin and tobacco notes with prominent coffee flavour in the finish. Low to mild bitterness. Medium body, moderate carbonation, warming from the alcohol. A nice drink, but not out of this world.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
RCL (2025) - Waltham, Massachusetts, USA - FEB 23, 2007
Aroma is filled with candied fruits. Flavor is rich on the entry, but seems thin on the finish. Still, it’s quite pleasant to drink.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
lb4lb (2021) - Austin, Texas, USA - MAR 6, 2008
Pours maroon and clear with a medium sized lasting beige head. Smell is biscuity, slightly tart malt. Taste is surprisingly hoppy compared to the nose with dark bready and caramel malt flavor to accompany the hops. Slightly full bodied and crisp yet soft carbonation. Pretty balanced and drinkable with a nice mild hop character. Pleasantly surprised.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Styles (2014) - Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA - JUN 2, 2005
Pours amber with no head. Lots of sweet malt, caramel, and fugar in the aroma. Flavor is all caramel with some nuttiness to it. Didn’t get any hop presence whatsoever.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Enniskillen (2008) - Salinas, California, USA - NOV 12, 2004
Aroma is caramel, yeast, hops, oak. Body is a light ruby. Taste is good, sweet fruit, tea, alcohol, pretty complex with changing tastes to it. Palate is pretty smooth, and a nice finish to a day.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
garthicus (2006) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JUN 1, 2007
UPDATED: FEB 3, 2009 Rerate: 3rd Feb 2009. Appearance: Ruby red with a off white head. Aroma: Malt, nuts, stewed fruit. Flavour: Nutty, lots of malt, a very pleasant fruity presence, long bitter dry finish. Very enjoyable.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
CanIHave4Beers (2000) - Des Moines, Iowa, USA - DEC 27, 2011
Pours a deep hazy red with a big white head and good lace.

The aroma is toasty malt, some red apple, some sweet toffee, a little bit of lavender & light chocolate.

The flavor is nicely earthy and surprisingly bitter with a good leafy hop expression, plenty of toasty malt, and some light caramel. The beer is lightly spicy and in no way is it overly sweet.

A nice beer, certainly different from what I was expecting.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
jeffc666 (1983) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - AUG 9, 2003
Very spicy hop aroma. Looks really nice in the glass, frothy brown head on top of a sparkling ruby liquid. Good balanced flavors. Balanced hops and malt flavors. Tastes a bit like a stronger version of the Fuller's ESB. An intersting sour and cinnamon flavor develops on the palate after the swallow.


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