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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’.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
GG (1980) - NorCal, California, USA - DEC 1, 2006
This is an incredibly good beer. An aroma of fruit cake spices, raisin bread, chocolate, and toffee. Appearance was a nice, deep chestnut brown/cherrywood red combo with a nice fluffy head. The palate is rich and warming, full-bodied and incredibly smooth. Flavors were a tasty combo of sweet malts, raisin bread, spiced cake, dark chocolate, toffee and cream. Just another great beer from the guys at Fullers. The Brits come thru yet again!

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
TheBeerOrg (1979) - Crestwood, Kentucky, USA - JUL 3, 2005
Dark brown with ruby hues. Spicy hop aroma with some notes of fig and other fruits. Rich malty beginning with a bitter finish. Basically a kicked up ESB. Very enjoyable.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Nisse666 (1972) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - NOV 8, 2009
Bottle 10 C,2009-08-03 AP: dark amber, beige nougat head AR: suryps bread + little bit of alcohol F: suryps bread, plum (maderia) AF: calm after flavor OBS! warning sour resedue

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Slick (1971) - Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA - NOV 18, 2003
light brown color,Small off white head that left a slight lace.Malty aroma with a light spice and mild fruit presence,along with a mild caramel showing up.Malty spicey taste with a fruit side and plenty of hops.The after taste comes off as a nice hop bitter with a light spice and malt,but much heavier on the hops.The after taste is spicy and hoppy with a nice malt side thrown in.This is a very nice brew much better then the other brews coming from clear glass have been.Worthy of a nice score.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Frank (1965) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - DEC 8, 2002
UPDATED: FEB 8, 2010 One of the most beautiful beers I’ve ever seen. Deep, deep red color. Thick, slightly reddish head leaves sheets of lace for the whole glass. Fruity malt aroma. Front is slightly sweet. Flavors of apple, caramel, and alcohol become more pronounced as the beer warms. Dry, slightly acidic finish. Full flavored, well balanced, and delicious.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
MrRomero (1959) - Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - JAN 7, 2004
Pours a cloudy caramel brown with a thick beige head. Huge malty nose. Mildly hopped with a big malty flavor. Very nice.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Quevillon (1955) - Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, CANADA - APR 27, 2006
Courtoisie de HogTownHarry. Couleur de terre cuite, pas beaucoup de collet. Arome réchaufant de maltes et d’épice. Goût d’épice et de fruit du vergés. Une vraie délice!

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
fordest (1954) - Santee/San Diego, California, USA - NOV 7, 2005
550 ml bottle. Dark pour with a white head that lasted most of the glass. Decent lacing throughout. Aromas were very malty. Caramel, Coffee. The flavors were more of the same with some roastiness in there too. Very tasty. Very nice finish with some hoppiness. I liked it.


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