Fullers 1845

Brewed by Fullers
Style: English Strong Ale
London, England

Bottle, 50cl. Pours deep red/brown with a nice, very slowly diminishing tan head. Sweet aroma of malt, fruity with notes of caramel and goldings. Medium bodied, with a roasty taste of caramel malt and dark fruits, leaving a long lasting, sweet and bitter aftertaste. Medium bodied, with little carbonation.

500. Pours crystal clear ruddy brown with a thick, rocky, moussy, creamy, towering tan head--it goes through virtually every known phase of head appearance as it piles up in the glass, shoving beer out of the way as it goes. Nice sweet plummy nose, with a little bit of booze sticking its head in, too--odd, for 6.3%. Body’s on the light side of medium, almost a little watery in places, with very understated carb. Nice rich woody, leathery mid-palate with crisp but mild hop resin near the finish. Nice lingering resiny finish. This is really dandy stuff.

Seu aroma inebriante (‘contamina’ o ambiente mesmo estando relativamente longe do copo) apresenta nuances iniciais de café suave, passa por uma lufada cítrica de laranja, para depois alternar a presença maciça de madeira molhada (ou talvez lenha), permeado por alguns instantes com notas de álcool. Nota-se também algo de bolo de frutas, como citado no rótulo. A formação de espuma é excelente, bem como a de colarinho. Com textura cremosa e coloração marrom claro, sua persistência, no entanto, é curta. O líquido é opaco e âmbar escuro, puxando para o cobre. Em termos de sabor, o início é um misto de doçura e amargor leves, sendo suplantados por um amargor moderado que perdura por bastante tempo e vai aumentando, sendo diferente do amargor das stouts – menos agradável que o delas, de fato (outros diriam que trata-se de um final bem seco). No paladar, um corpo médio, textura cremosa, carbonatação suave e um final chalky (lembrando giz).

Bottle pours a copper, red coloured beer with a thickish head which becomes thinner but lasts throughout. Strong, spicy aroma. Taste fills the tongue with dark red cherry and spicy notes. A longish, dry finish. This beer gets better with every sip, and I imagine it would go fantasically well with a chunk of crusty bread and a piece of strong cheddar. An excellent bottled beer.

Copper colored with a frothy head. Nice, but mild earthy, grainy smell. Med body with a smooth mouthfeel. A light taste is same as the smell with pale malts and an earthy yeastyness. Finishes very dry. Highly drinkable. 82505

Bottle. Cherry aroma, light hops. Pours a dark red-brown with a thick bubbly brown head. Malty with good body. Opens sweet and fades into a well-established hop finish with cherry and caramel notes. Smoke interplays with light citrus. Very well brewed beer.

Bottle. Pours a clear deep amber brown colour with a creamy small but well lasting light brown head leaving a very good lacing. Soft sweetish aroma with well toasted malt, hops and spices. Good mouthfeel. The flavour is sweet with a nice hoppy frutiness, well toasted caramel and malt and some spices. Dry and bitter toasty alco finish. Tasty ale indeed.

Bottle: Strong Dark fruit aroma. Black cherries and citrus. Dark Brown/Amber light head, beautiful lacing. Sweet candy flavor upfront with smoked malts and a nice hop finish. Full bodied and extremely well balanced. More please!