Fullers 1845

Brewed by Fullers
Style: English Strong Ale
London, England

500 ml bottle - pours a gorgeous plum tone with a tight sticky off-white cap. Big bright Goldings aroma, along with a subtle spice and some dates. Very soft in the mouth - probably the closest a bottled product will ever come to cask-feel. Beautifully subtle flavours of brown sugar, fresh prunes and a dry, grassy, bitter hop finish that lasts for a long time. A touch of alcohol warms the back of the throat. A masterful concoction, and one that I want to drink lots of.

500ml bottle from Bevmo. Pours a reddish-copper color with an ample tan head that has plenty of lacing and fades slowly. Aroma is moderate in strength and illuminates raisins, malts, almonds, anise and toffee. Flavor pretty much mirrors the aroma. Mouthfeel is a touch thin up front but rounds out to a nice satisfying fullness, the carbonation is light but adequate. Finish is dry and earthy with just a touch of hops and some lingering caramel sweetness. Overall this is a superbly crafted beer.

Bottle. Dark amber body, really nice off-white head, malt and Goldings in the nose. NICELY balanced caramel notes, herbal earthy hops.

2/15/05. 500ml. Reddish brown clear with large tan head. Toffee malty aroma. Flavor bitter smokiness with a very thick vinous palate poorly balance. Not my favorite Fullers. not enough hop balance.

A great big fruitcake of a beer. One of my all time favourites. Looks great in the glass, leaving nice lacing as it drains (all too quickly). A fruity aroma invites a taste, which brings toffee, coffee, raisins, and flavourful earthy hops. The beer won’t let you forget it either, with a long lingering bitter finish, and a whiff of smoke right at the end.

Sept. 7, 2007; sampled in an English pint. First tasting, on the heels of a Fullers ESB. More full-bodied & rich than the ESB; magnificent dark-amber color and pronounced head. Fruity, spicy & sweet aroma/flavor. This excellent English Strong Ale stands in contrast to the much-hoppier American Strong Ales. Very, very good -- but I still like the ESB better.

(Bottle, Spaniard’s Inn, Hampstead, London, 6 Aug 2007) Clear reddish brown colour with firm creamy brownish yellow head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit, chocolate, generous amounts of earthy hops and notes of fruitcake. Malty taste with dark fruit, raisins and earthy hops in a long bitter finish. Balanced sweetness, medium to full body. Nice balance between malt and hops. Great beer.

Pours amber-brown with fluffy off-white head. Nice aroma of spicey dark fruit, raisin, clove, cinnamon, pear, bubble gum, molasses, oak, maple sugar. Flavor contains much of the dark fruit-spice aroma, but with a surprising bit of hop bitterness. Nice bit of nutmeg in the dry finish.