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Fuller’s Bengal Lancer

Score
8696
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Fuller’s
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
London, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 274   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.36   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Regular (but not permanent). Also available bottle conditioned (at 5.3%).

NOTE: Originally developed for Systembolaget in Sweden as the 5.3% bottle conditioned version of Fullers India Pale Ale in 2009. Also released in bottles into some other export markets under that name at around the same time. Subsequently launched in the UK as Bengal Lancer and exported at 5.3% in bottle conditioned format to certain export markets under that name. The bottled version of Bengal Lancer and the 5.3% bottle conditioned version of India Pale Ale are the same beer, as is the slightly weaker 5.0% cask version. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDQNyaNLkQc for explanation.

Bengal Lancer is an exciting, classic India Pale Ale from Fuller’s. Brewed to 5% ABV (5.3% in bottle), this ale has been inspired by the history and character of this traditional style of beer.
Bengal Lancer has returned to pumps for an extended period between Autumn 2011 and Spring 2012.
The beer is pale in colour, full-bodied with a distinctive hoppiness that marks it out as a true India Pale Ale.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
ACD (27) - Dublin, IRELAND - FEB 2, 2012
50cl bottle. Pours gold/orange with bright white head - good lacing. Aroma of pine resin, citrus, floral notes. Good balance of malt & hops, tongue coating pine resin at the fore, followed by slight caramel malt, ending with a fairly sharp zing of citrus tinged bitterness. Good traditional British IPA. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
mike1977ok (1023) - NETHERLANDS - JAN 31, 2012
Aroma is of sweet, fruity hops with some peach, lychee and passion fruit. Nice texture, just sweet and thick enough to temporarily coat the tongue. Flavour gives juicy, fruity sweetness at the same time as refreshing hop.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
kevinsenn (175) - Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 21, 2012
500mL bottle from LCBO. Pours clear golden yellow, until you reach the sediment. Mild aroma of caramel and English hops. As for taste: not sure I agree with the "ESB" classification. It is more bitter than an ESB, and lacks the caramel malt flavours. It is as much an IPA as it can be with English hops; quite bitter, no big malt backbone, and metallic English hops. A fine effort, but I think I’ll stick to IPAs made with American hops.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
laiti (989) - Tampere, FINLAND - JAN 21, 2012
50 cl bottle @ Salhojankadun Pub. Rated on 02.06.2011
Aroma is somewhat hoppy with flowery notes, some toffee, caramel and hints of honey. Flavour is somewhat malty with caramel, flowery notes, hops and some toffee. Rather typical British IPA.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
Frovigalning (1309) - Örebro, SWEDEN - JAN 8, 2012
On tap at ÖÖWF 2011. It poured a clear golden liquid with a minimal white head. Smell and taste of gras and flowery hops. Very easy to drink and would be allot better served as a full pint rather then the sample I had at the festival.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DasBierChef (684) - Lucan, Minnesota, USA - JAN 7, 2012
Pours a clear gold with nice white head. Aroma is subtlety hoppy and well balanced. Flavor is refreshingly simple and bitter. Nice beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
ladnewton (857) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JAN 2, 2012
Cask at the Basketmakers Arms in Brighton, on 2nd January 2012. Amber with hardly any head and no lacing. Caramel, malt and alcohols in aroma. Sweet in-mouth with hoppiness undercutting this sweetness. Grassiness late on before a bittersweet aftertaste develops. Medium to full body, and light carbonation.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
GJF (971) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA - DEC 30, 2011
On tap at the sanctuary. Was kind of excited but was pretty disappointed in this. A classic British style IPA. Some mineral quality to it. Not much hop and nothing to really distinguish it.


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