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.

What a gem of a beer. Beautiful spicey malt profile thats about as good as any I’ve ever had. Wet bulging over ripe dark fruits balanced out by pepper and earthy notes like nutmeg and hot honey. Tons of flavors floating around in this one, and that soft bouquet of hops thats behind all Fullers beers is very potent in this one. A great beer.

Creme espetacular, muito consistente e persistente. No aroma, muito lúpulo perfumado, o qual continua no sabor, levemente tostado. Final longo, levemente seco e amargo. Cerveja pra quem, como eu, é "lupulomaníaco".

Rating is a composite of both a bottle and a cask rating. (However, both scored the same total.)
Cask (Kuikka, Helsinki)
Served cold, needed a long cuddle to warm it up. Very deep reddy brown, small tight persistent head. Sweet fruity malts, even when its cold, plums and raisins. Soft in the mouth, some tang of bitterness hits the side of the tongue very quickly. Soon after that, a winey aroma goes up the nose. On swallowing, a huge wave of nutty and roast malts fills the mouth. Dark resinous sticky hops bitter up the mouth and leave a lovely long dry bitter finish. Incredible brew.

Rerate of 8-4-9-4-16=4.1
500ml Bottle.
Classic English Strong Ale - delicious. Rich nutty brown colour, wonderfully soft but full fruity and spicy aroma. Caramel, cake, nutmeg, and berry fruits provide the base for the sweetness in the taste, but there’s a full well-balanced hoppy and oakey taste to cut through the sweetness, and provide the long finish. One is never enough.

Bottle. What an awesome surprise. Deep amber pour with heavy beige froth. Taste is jamey. Nice nutty almondy palate. Lacing proves the boldness of the beer. Was never a fan of esb or london pride from fullers but this beer (and of course london porter) keep fullers a top my list.

Beer pours a deep clear amber colour with a beige head that has some decent sticky lacing. Aroma of spices and fruit, chocolate, and notes of orange zest. A bitter orange flavour hits the tongue first, wich melts into flavours of caramel and chocolate with light malt sweetness, the beer finishes with a dry bitter hop finish. Top Notch Beer, looking forward to drinking a few more of these.

Bottle. Heavy malt aromas of roasted and nutty, moderate herb note for the hops, light dough for the yeast, with brown sugar in the background. Head is frothy, off-white, with good lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is slightly hazy red/brown. Flavor is lightly sweet and acidic to start, then finishes lightly sweet and acidic, and moderately bitter. Palate is medium, creamy with a soft, verging on lively carbonation. It finishes lightly astringent and aloholic. A great balance in flavors. This is probably the best English beer I’ve had.

bottle. Cappuccino foam like head. Very nice fruity and sweet aroma.. apricots, suyrup. Flavor is also sweetish and fruity. Some malts. I’ve never tasted real "live ale", but in my imagination, it has always tasted like this. Excellent beer!