4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Excellent complex flavor and aroma, typified by yeast, fruit, with dry bitter finish. Especially complex for an English ale.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Deep brownish orange, thick creamy lightly tanned head. A fantastic rich nose of dried plums, raisin, and citrus that are woven over layers of English toffee brittle and soft wet tea leaves. Dry dark fruity flavors, light anise, and touches of caramel are nicely balanced with a soft hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dark fruity, light bittersweet finish. Don’t pass this one up. It’s a classic in my book....
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Dark clear amber coloured. Low carbonation. Medium head. Distinct chocolate aroma. Lots of coffee, toffee and hints of alcohol in the flavour. Medium bitterness in the end with a touch of coffee and alcahol. Very nice beer.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JUL 21, 2007 Dark red. Thick, large, light tan colored head. Aromas of tobacco, coffee, strawberry, and some raisin. Very rich and heavy. Flavors of dark chocolate, raisins, nutmeg, and butter. Aftertaste of sweet hops. Outstanding beer.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
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.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: SEP 8, 2003 Dark reddish-amber color, with a small head. Strong malty aroma. It goes down surprisingly smooth, not to mention fast. The flavor is pretty complex; lots of caramel malts, with hints of fruit (I agree with kowl, there's some strawberry-like flavor in there). The hop balance is absolutely perfect. A great beer; similar in some ways to their ESB, but even more impressive.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Hmmm, the bottle says it’s the best bottle conditioned beer in Britain. Pretty boastful claims if you ask me. Really nice ruby color with a big bubbly head. Somewhat fruity aroma. Kind of fizzy in a small prickly way on the tongue while the spiciness of the beer pervaded my mouth. Sweet and also reminds me of a wonderful thick, crusty bread I used to have at a great restaurant where I grew up. Wow. Fuller’s...is there anything they can’t do?
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Appearance: dark, nigh-impenetrable amber hue, with a big, creamy head.
Aroma: potent hoppiness, toasty and nutty, simmering with fruit notes, too. An admirable amount of complexity to be found in this nose, and it just gets spicier and fruitier as we drink it in.
Taste: magnificent mouthfeel, warm, generous, almost dazzling. Doesn’t feel too "strong", but it does have a touch of the "old" about it, the first sip lets you know you’re tasting a legendary brew. Those flavors detected in the nose, noted above, all return and make merry in the mouth, gleefully ringing the senses with a most exceptional taste. Sweet, lively, sharp, distinct, full of tasty hops, richly resounding with a sparkling, coppery flavor. Medium-bodied, with full in the finish. There’s a Hell of a lot going on in this beer, and it’s quite an enjoyable libation, undoubtedly Fuller’s finest!
|
