Fullers 1845

Brewed by Fullers
Style: English Strong Ale
London, England

Bottle. mahogony beer with a light beige head. Slight roast and toffee aroma. Slight roast, toffee, backing coffee flavor with light hops in the back. Medium body. Lingering roast.

Reddish brown color, thick white head. Aroma of fruit jam. Flavor of malt and fruit jam with a bitter finish. Full body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Very good beer, so far Fullers beer are amazing.

Aroma is quite malty (toffee), spicy and fruity. Clear, red-brown coloured with a short off-white head. Taste is again of toffee-malts, quite fruity, hoppy and spicy. Sticky. I don’t know why everybody thinks this is so great?. Almost a drainpoor this one.

The aroma is malt, hops, caramel and chocolate. Clear auburn, pours a large tan coloured, merinque head, leaving plenty of lace. Majestic hop forefront, lovely malt follows, with a soft fruit and woodiness. Incredibly well balanced, medium bodied, after each swallow is a wonderful return of hops, gorgeous, layered mouthfeel. A magnificent beer! Far too easy to drink for 6.3%.

Crazy thick head. Tart, syrupy taste similar to Arrogant Bastard but with less bite. Sweet aroma. Very good!

Bottle. Pours with a large, cratered, off-white head over a clear mahogany body. Good lace. Aroma of honey, dough, bready, raisins, cinnamon and other spices. Taste is slightly bitter, burnt malt, long duration that involves caramel, bread and dried fruit. Biscuity in the finish. Watery mouthfeel, light bubbles.

Typical English strong ale. Try Olde Suffolk instead. A strong malt bite hits you as you drink this beer. It is a solid offering, as is everything from Fuller’s.

In short: An exemplary English Strong Ale. Big but smooth fruity maltiness, almost no hops presence and highly drinkable. Very good
How: Bottle. Consumed relatively fresh two months after purchase
The look: Clear amber-ruby body topped by a medium beige head
In long: As with most typical English strong ale this beer is all malts with little hops presence. Toffee, caramel, dark fruits (raisins, figs, etc.), molasses, grape juice, wild berries, etc. Finish is all fruits with almost no bitterness. Despite the little hops presence the beer doesn’t feel really sweet. This is a rich and smooth English strong ale. Nothing original but this beer is highly drinkable. Body is unexpectedly thin yet the beer feels really nourishing. First brewed in 1995 for the 150th anniversary of the brewery reminding us that the English have been brewing good beers for over 150 years but have yet to learn to cook a half-decent meal.