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

bottled
common

on tap
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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’.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
brinehart (85) - Colorado, USA - JAN 19, 2011
Pint bottle. Chestnut brown with red hues and beige head. Biscuits, bread and raspberries in nose. Complex malty and fruity aroma.,,might be some apricot or peach in there as well. Very malty focussed with some light grassy/hayer hops in finish. Malt is not overly sweet or caramelly - though those characters are there - but is more about dough and toast. Perfect balance. Medium mouthfeel. Great English ale!

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
rejtable (359) - Ontario, CANADA - OCT 1, 2011
This is a tremendous beer from a legitimately great big brewer. Big malt all the way through. Dark fruit, figs, caramel and maybe even a touch of chocolate come through. very complex. Pours medium dark with medium carbonation and a bit creamy in the mouth.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
norefundpolicy (7) - - JAN 31, 2011 does not count
caramel, floral, hoppy. Very good beer, similar in style to Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Dermi (224) - Helsinki, FINLAND - APR 16, 2011
50 cl, bottled. Pours clear ruby coloured beer with a beige head. Aroma: Bread, caramel, raspberries, yeast. Taste: Moderate sweetness. Malt, little rye pudding in flavours. Palate: Medium body, little sticky texture, below average carbonation. Bitter finish.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
japi (66) - Kisvárda, HUNGARY - JAN 6, 2012
A dark amber coloured beer with a small beige head. The aroma is malty with notes of dried fruits, raisin and chocolate. The taste is bittersweet with malt characters like dried fruits, chocolate and toffee. But it’s also spicy and peppery. The aftertaste is spicy and bitter. It’s a fantastic beer!

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Firefly54 (57) - - DEC 30, 2011
Aroma of burnt toffee, red fruit and nutty maltiness. Taste is caramel, treacle and prunes followed by hop bitterness. Woody. Some warming alcohol too. Complex, wonderful beer.

4.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
ncube (19) - - NOV 2, 2011
Not too carbonated. Raisins, cinnamon, caramel shifting to herbaceous hoppy bitterness. A touch of lingering heat and pepper from the alcohol, but otherwise very well balanced. Delicious.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Borik (13) - CZECH REPUBLIC - NOV 20, 2011
Bottled. Nice hazy brown coloured, smells sweet, with caramel taste.However a dry finish. Very good.


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