 DerBiermeister (504), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Oct 15, 2007 The aroma is sweet and mild and unimposing. The appearance is of an amber hue with little to no head. The test is incredibly malty and smooth, reminiscent of a high quality Maerzen style beer. The flavour and palate are this beer’s strongpoints. Fortunately, those are the most important ones as well. Nutty caramel notes. This beer starts out weakly from aroma and appearance, but delivers well with flavour and palate. Dang that’s good!
mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
Oct 14, 2007 nice amber color with no head. couldn’t really smell anything in the bar. reminded me of water with a bitter aftertaste.
Allthatisevil (48), alabaster, Alabama, USA
Oct 6, 2007 Nice colour. It has a slite burnt taste and a strong aftertaste. It has a nutty taste with maybe a carmel hint. It seems a litle to carbonated for this beer. But it’s fullers so its still a good brew.
Hammster (187), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
Oct 5, 2007 Bottle. Poured a nutty brown with a modest off white head. Malty aroma is mainly caramel--the only fruit I pick up is dried apricot. Taste is burnt malts and mainly nutty--not much fruit. The flavor is definitely bitter in the aftertaste. Not as complex a flavor as I expected. Overall, I was disappointed.
PintPilgrim (16), Ontario, Canada
Oct 3, 2007 bottled - Nice Amber colour with a sweet smell. decent body and balance of malts with a bitter finish. found appreciation increased as I worked through this pint. beer evolved nicely. much nicer than London Pride.
fro2218 (466), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 3, 2007 Amber in color. A nice pleasent caramel nose and flavor. Just the right amount of bitterness and body.
Carlus12 (361), London, Greater London, England
Oct 3, 2007 Bottle. Pours amber with head that slowly disappears. Aroma is spicy / fruit with the tastes hops / caramel giving way to a nice nuttiness. Good bitter finish and a fine beer from Fullers.
Rastacouere (5552), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 2, 2007 I had never drank that before going to the UK and have not even drank it in the UK. It is now, today, a few weeks after being back that I try this classic for the first time. In the imperial pint, it settles bright and clear amber, rather carbonated and feeding a lasting off-white cover. Slightly vegetal smelling like a beer brewed with adjuncts and then pasteurized. It also seems to be the victim of a light oxidation beginning as the palate feels a bit wet paper reminiscent. The active carbonation accentuates the moderate minerality and gives a kick to a dryness that needed it since the beer is generally quite malt-focused. Toasty maltiness mostly, never venturing into fruitiness, but hinting at a nut or two. Very grainy nature as well and climbing to rum suggestion in its exagerated alcoholic strength, something that many British beers have problems with concealing. Not a bad beer, but not a very good example of a british bitter, the freshness to cask-conditioning is clearly missing.
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