Fuller’s 1845

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

(bottle) Amber colour with yeast particles and a beige, medium-sized foamy head. Sweet and toasted malty aroma with caramel, subtle fruity notes (elderberries) and a touch of woody and spicy hops. Bitter and slightly sweet flavour, full bodied with a smooth carbonation. Toasty malt-character with caramel, licorice and subtle fruity notes, backed by spicy and woody hops.. Almost dry, slightly burnt bitter and sweet finish with gentle woody hoppy notes. Extremely rounded and flavourful strong Ale (22.II.09).

The beer was 17 months past date. Dark amber color, no ruby hints. The aroma was malty, but perhaps a bit dusty. It’s heading towards Old Peculier, but lacks the plummy notes. Small bubbles bite; toasty malty finish. Nice level of hoppy bitterness. If memory serves, this is a bit smoother than some, so the extra months may have mellowed it somewhat. Spice notes arrived half through the glass. Always a pleasure.

Bottle Conditioned, 2 years. Rich dark amber with thin head. Fruit, malt and port on the nose follows with a rich fruity body and quick drying hops. Great condition, lovely and smooth.

A Mes & Sim rate: Hoppy, chocolatey and pudding like.. Great stuff I really like this one. The malts come through clearly and it finishes nice and fruity. I can see where the fruit cake comment comes from.Slight metalic undertone which I am not overly impressed with but otherwise it balances out nicely and is more than drinkable.

A rare opportunity to sample this in cask form. A fruity/malty beer, but surprisingly easy to drink for a beer of this strength - not cloying at all. Yeasty/biscuity tones in the aroma, plenty of hops to liven up the palate and a lengthy, well-balanced finish. However, not one to drink all night in a pub on the rare occasions when it appears on draught. Old Bank fo England, London WC1, December 2003.

Bottle: Clear amber coloured, mid-sized rocky off-white head, quite stable; malty, nutty, caramelly aroma with an almost vinous(sherry) tinge, also distinctive notes of herbal hops; the initial fruity and malty sweetness switches very quickly over to a dry, malty and distinctive bitter-aromatic taste; dry malty, fruity and a bit chocolatey finish with a big, lingering hoppy aromatic aftertaste. Medium bodied, gentle, soft mouthfeel. Magnificent ale with a fine balance of malt and hop aromas. Prvni pivo v roku 2006, to je zacatek...........

Bottle 18.6 oz. Amber/brown color with large light brown head. Full aroma with malt and sweet tone. Medium to full body and creamy texture. Good flavor of malt, spies and a small bitter finish.