Fuller’s 1845

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

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

shared pint bottle with mate: delicious rich and malty aroma. Seems like there are spices in there as well nutmeg maybe. pours beautiful dark brown just like a trappist ale. flavors are rich and malty, with spices. Nice dry finish, with a lovely taste that just lingers in your mouth. medium heavy mouthfeel. Great brew!

Bottle from Sainsburys Kidlington 18-05-06. Dark amber in colour, with a small head. the main component I noticed in the aroma was a wonderful maltiness, tasts was wonderful, complex and deeply satisfying with rich fruitiness and malt vying for attention. A superb beer that I had not had for some time and had forgotten how good it was yummy.

UPDATED: AUG 12, 2011 500 ml bottle from LCBO, served cold in a tulip glass.

App.: Clear, deep copper with an orange-tan head Aroma: Marmalade on rye bread – lots of deep grapefruity, citrusy hops with some piney notes, lots of caramel, toffee and dark rye bread crust; some dark dried fruits and warm spices come through as it warms; delicious. Palate: Medium-full body, medium but somewhat sharp and fine effervescence. Flav.: Much like the nose – plenty of juicy, grapefruit/pine hops, dark rye bread crust, burnt sugar, some caramel/toffee; some warm spices, dried fruits and ginger as it warms; a little off-dry with a solid bitter finish.

Lovely stuff.

Tasted again Nov. 06/08.
500 ml bottle from LCBO, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. 2008 “edition”.

App.: Clear deep copper with a fair tight tan head. Aroma: Lots of fruits – cherries, tree fruits, dried fruits, molasses, licorice, quite sweet, brown sugar, a little alcohol, a touch of wood. Palate: Medium+ body, soft carbonation, smooth. Flav.: More brown sugar, deep caramel and toffee and less fruit than the nose, still some molasses and slightly minty herbal notes, a bit of earthy hops; a little sweet with some bitterness; leaves a light burnt sugar finish.

Still nice stuff.

500ml bottle from BevMo Carmel Mountain. Pours a dark, slightly hazed amber. Medium sized beige head with decent lacing. Nose of candied fruits, caramel, honey, some hops as well. Somewhat dry ond smooth on the palate. A great english brew!

An ale that has simularities of a stout. A very good beer, something i could have at a bar, with food, and bold enough to stand out in a tasting. Golden amber color. Sweet, maybe a tiny hint of coco and citrus flavors. A little dry, hoppy taste, maybe the yeast i’m tasting. Tastes of nut and caramel are also slightly noticeable. No one ingredient stands out, but together it forms a great beer! Definitely a standard of the style and recommended.

Bottle - Deep amber color with thick lingering light tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Taste is less malty with some spicy hops bite. Thinner mouthfeel with somewhat bitter hoppy aftertaste that’s just right. Overall an excellent strong ale that’s not too overpowering. Very smooth......I had to resist drinking this one too quickly.

UPDATED: APR 2, 2008 16oz bottle, pours amber/brown with a creamy, lasting light-brown head. Left great lacing. Aroma of malt, caramel apple, figs and dates. Initial taste lightly sweet, moderately acidic, finishes a bit bitter. Medium to full bodied, with slightly creamy, dry finish. Very nice beer all in all!

Bottled 50cl. Pours amber colour with a nice head. Aroma is fruity and hoppy. Flavor is fruity and soft. Sweetness in the beginning and bitterness in the end. Notes of caramel and spices.