Fullers 1845

bottle. Poured clear mahogany with off-white head . Light floral, honey,alcohol aroma. Medium, chewy mouthfeel. Bitter-sweet caramel and raison flavours. Bitter roasted, alcohol finish.

So, rating this beer requires that I make a distinction between the bold punch of flavors that characterize the American Ale category, and the balanced subtle charachter of the english and scotish ales. Fuller’s did a brilliant job. The aroma is muted, but wafts of sweet bread and figgy pudding. It pours into my tulip beer glass with a deep red-amber hue, and a think, frothy head. The head persists throughout the drinking of the beer, and laces the glass nicely. Flavor is sweet spices and Christmas. Very nice sweet up front, and a balanced smoothness down the hatch. The mouthfeel is exactly as expected, full rich filling, but not milkshake. As this ale is bottle conditioned, the carbonation is soft. This beer got better as it warmed in the glass. Drink it at 50 degrees. Super English Ale.

(bottle) Amber colour with yeast particles and a beige, medium-sized foamy head. Sweet and toasted malty aroma with caramel, subtle fruity notes (elderberries) and a touch of woody and spicy hops. Bitter and slightly sweet flavour, full bodied with a smooth carbonation. Toasty malt-character with caramel, licorice and subtle fruity notes, backed by spicy and woody hops.. Almost dry, slightly burnt bitter and sweet finish with gentle woody hoppy notes. Extremely rounded and flavourful strong Ale (22.II.09).

(bottle) pours a clear reddish-amber with a bubbly off-white head. aroma of dark fruits, peaches and strawberries, grass and a few light metallic notes. flavour is strongly roasted grainy malts and straw, with a light fruitiness. heavy body with low carbonation and a dry finish.

Bière cuivrée, claire et petillante. Mousse blanche moyenne, persistante qui laisse une belle dentelle. Parfums de caramel, de toffee et de houblon. Goût sucré, de cramel et de toffee. Un bon arrière-goût de houblon, amer et sec. Palais frais et rond. Une super bière, belle et bonne.

Bottled. Poured a reddish copper bwon w/medium sized creamy clingy head. Aroma is hops and malts, Taste is sweet and carametlish with some fruits and a nice bit of bitter to end. Very well done.

Bottle, 500ml, Trappist glass. Pours translucent auburn copper, with short-lived dense off-white head. Hops and malts on the nose, and quite sweet on the palate. Light-medium mouthfeel, but pleasant with it. Decent ale.

Bottle at Rose and Crown in Palo Alto. Very well done English ale, porter-like in character. Deep reddish-copper color with a creamy off-white head. Fruit and malt on the aroma. Nice mix of malts and slight roasted flavor. Some English hop bitterness. Fairly full mouthfeel.