Fuller’s London Pride (Pasteurised)

Brewed by Fuller’s
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
London, England

Serve in English pint

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I had this beer on draught a few years ago - it made me feel very queasy and put me off ever trying it again - although my friends all enjoyed it at the time. However, I recently came into possession of a bottle of the stuff, so thought I’d best give it another go. The bottle is 4.7% as opposed to the 4.1% draught version. Smelled very malty on opening. Poured a lighter brown than I had anticipated, with almost no head and the mildest of carbonation. Initial taste was very bitter, which wasn’t a good start - in my experience bitterness tends to grow as you consume more of the beer, and obscure the other flavours. Not so with this beer though, for after a few gulps the hoppy bitterness faded, and suddenly the beer tasted of chocolate! Red fruits followed (plums?), eventually mellowing into almost a full-bodied red wine, although the hops always maintained a slight presence in the background to prevent the sweet flavours becoming overpowering. By the end the beer was going down dangerously quickly and easily, and I wished I had another - obviously a good session beer! This beer had pleasantly surprised me - now I’ll have to go back and give the draught version another go. Top Notch, Mr Fuller!

Pours clear bright amber. Smell is fruit nut and malt. Medium carbonation. Really well balanced taste. Malt, stewed fruit and mild hops.

A top quality bitter. Just because it’s popular doesn’t make it crap... look at Hoegarden. The malt is very smooth and the hops have a nice ring to them. Greensleeves in my nasal and upper digestive passages.

On tap @ the Oxley Toronto. Poured a deep clear orange/amber with a thin, patchy offwhite head. Aroma was sweet honey and malt. Taste was heavy malt with a mild coppery bitterness. Fairly light body, average carbonation, with a biting medium finish. Very nice bitter.

0,5l bottle. Copper color. Small white head, good lacing. Hops, sweetness in aroma. Dry hoppy bitter taste.

Dark amber, clear body with small white head. Bready, smokey, yeasty aroma. Full bodied, medium sweetness, yeasty with a bit of hops.

500ml can. Lovely tawny-orange body (Lovibond 12) with medium long-lasting head. Develops nice tight lacing in the glass. Smells of cider and hops. It's a fresh spring-like aroma. Looks very appealing. Kinda expected more carbonation from this. Palate is watery and soft. Tastes are stacked: sweet fruitiness spiked with bitter hops and caramel hints ending with buttery character. Very good beer.

amber with small head. substantial maltiness, but very smooth and easy to drink. nice brew, but not particularly distinctive.

Bottle. Dark copper pour with a white head. Aroma of malt and caramel. Slight hoppy flavour with malt, caramel and a little fruit.

500 ml Bottle from Centra,Majorstuen,Oslo. Enjoyed @ home. Refreshing nice beer.A good option for lager beer.

500ml bottle (UK) Golden with an long-lasting off-white head. Finetuned aroma with malt. Aroma has malty caramel and floral hopping. Extremely easy-drinking beer.