Fullers 1845

50cl dark brown bottle, as pictured. Pours a perfect, clear mahogany with a big, frothy beige head. Good retention, plenty of lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, toffee and ripe plums. Body is a little lighter than that of "Golden Pride" and "Vintage Ale", but ultra smooth, with low carbonation. Oily mouth feel. Complex taste of caramel, coffee, and dark fruit, but with a compensating note of dry hops that quickly negates the initial sweetness. Gets more bitter as you keep drinking and the beer warm up a little. Dry, hoppy finish and lingering, medium bitter after taste. Despite the increased abv, there’s no real alcoholic note to speak of. Smooth! Another superbly balanced and eminently sessionable brew from Fuller’s (I must get around to visiting their Chiswick brewery next time I’m in London), with sweet and bitter notes superbly complementing each other. A wee heavy winner in the strong ale category. Drink irresponsibly!

Pours a fairly transparent brown with a gorgeous frothy head and very nice lacing. Aroma of bitter malt, nut, and hop- subtle, but nice. Flavor is delicious- a tad bit thin, but really smooth. Excellent stuff.

Bottle 50 cl. Pours a copper red with a small head and an aroma of raisins, sweet malts, syrup, caramel and some bitter hops. The flavor is sweet, mainly malty with notes of raisins, vanilla, honey, caramel, ripe fruits, ontbijtkoek and mybe some cream. A nice hoppy finish. Good but a bit too expensive for me.

Bottle. Colour... golden-orange with a thick head. Nose... sweet malt, toffee and Christmas cake. Palate... gently carbonated, plenty of toffee, treacle sirup, delicate hops, dates and a lengthy finish.

Good looking amber color with a nice head. Flavors of bready malt and a nice bitter hop complex.

( 16.9oz bottle with best by date of 3/10/10) pours clear brownish-red with nice creamy/oily head and nice creamy lacing. Nose of caramel, toasted malt, and sweet bread. Taste is nutty, roasted malt, light and very well balanced English-style hops. This beer achieves a superb balance between hops and malt. Nice! The linger is a little too roasty but it is a very small complaint.

Part of my low rating for this ale is my fault--I’m not a big fan of English & Belgium ales. That being said, however, I don’t believe in relative rankings: a beer is either good or it is not. This ale is not the best. I need to stay away from these infernal English & Belgium ales.

Deep amber color with a small tan head. Malty and funky aroma lead to a nice dry crisp taste, kind of like an ESB but bigger. Nice lingering flavor of sweet malts, but still dry. Very Good.