Fuller’s 1845

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

UPDATED: MAR 12, 2008 500ml bottle from Bevmo. Pours a reddish-copper color with an ample tan head that has plenty of lacing and fades slowly. Aroma is moderate in strength and illuminates raisins, malts, almonds, anise and toffee. Flavor pretty much mirrors the aroma. Mouthfeel is a touch thin up front but rounds out to a nice satisfying fullness, the carbonation is light but adequate. Finish is dry and earthy with just a touch of hops and some lingering caramel sweetness. Overall this is a superbly crafted beer.

Bottle. Pours a hazy, deep amber/light brown with an off-white head. Aroma is hops at first, but soon develops malty notes which take over. Faint notes of plastic and coffee (!) at first as well, but disappears as it warms. Flavour is malty with a hoppy bitterness in the background. Notes of bread. Metallic and fruity notes as it warms. Malty and bitter finish with notes of roasted sunflower seeds which fade as it warms however, giving way for notes of apple. Crackers as well, I believe. Not bad, but nothing special. Could use more on the hop side. 23-10-08.

vintage 2001 bottle- Poured a deep amber color with a thick white head. Taste was a mix of fruits, malty goodness and a nice sweet hoppy bite.

UPDATED: JUL 15, 2005 Aaaahhh, finally a bottle of Fuller’s I am completely satisfied with, and nothing beats a bottle-conditioned beer. Poured into a pint glass (bottle, 19/10/05), cool and not cold. Deep garnet-amber body, the clarity of honey, with a big dense, creamy off-white head that left an abundance of lace down the glass as I sipped (possibly the most appealing pint of beer I have seen). Aroma of dried of fruits, resinous earthy hops, cocoa powder and dark chocolate, quite spicy and dry. Similarly dry and spicy in the mouth, quite homely, warming and malty . Head gets in the way of tasting it and added a creamy edge to the reasonably smooth mouth feel. Medium bodied and light in carbonation, it had a little noticeable yeast and alcohol spice that added to the complex balanced malty palate. Smoky grain, burnt sugars, brine ?, milk chocolate and a light amount of butterscotch (nothing detrimental) added to some otherwise undefinable characters of this lovely beer. A nice drop.

From bottle. Very rich, fruity aroma of plums. Slightly liquor aroma. Great clear amber colour with an off white head. Rich ale, has plenty of flavour with a rich finish. A little to rich I thought but enjoyed it in the end.

Slightly cloudy deep orange red. Aroma of malt and a licorice kind of fruity aroma. Flavor profile does a sort of "hops first" attack on the tongue, and then follows with a sweet, lingering maltiness that lasts nicely. This stuff is well made and delicious.

Bottle conditioned 1pint 2.6 ounce brown bottle, back label says "best before Sept 02" had sitting since early Aug. 02 Color is a nice hazy dark brown with a deep dark orangy glow. Finger high head of creamy foam, tannish in hue, big bubbles and lumpy from a vigorous pour, has some spotty lacing. Smell is all caramel; sweet and candied toffee aroma and loads of caramel with notes of slight dark fruit and fresh bread. Hint of alcohol late and deep. Taste is super smooth caramel malt, subdued in its subtle sweetness, balanced in with the perfect amount of earthy hop twinged bite and bitterness, and slightly drying. The hops start to make a bigger appearance and gets more noticeable as you go. Feel is solid medium bodied, slightly buttery and chewy, all soothingly smooth with a nice calming earthy dryness in the finish. Lending this barleywine to be incredibly delicious and drinkable, very enjoyable and head swimmingly soothing. Made for a great night cap.... now I know I'll get some sleep. Finishing the big bottle goes right to your head. Wow.

Crushed with Jakebra. Damn, smells almost like a sour ale with a bunch of nuts added. Great flavor with a very yeasty, nutty finish. An incredibly original and complex brew. Really dug it.