Fullers 1845

Brewed by Fullers
Style: English Strong Ale
London, England

Deep garnet in color, the head is creamy and beige, the lace covers the glass well. Nose is malt, caramel, slightly sweet. Start is malt sweet, the middle is medium to full, the finish is ’Hop heaven’, dry, acidic and moderate carbonation tops off this ’Most Excellent’ strong English Ale.

Wonderfully balanced with sweet maltiness and fruitcake aromas. It has a rich and full palate with a almost bitter sweet finish. This is not the type of beer that you can have anytime but it goes well at the end of a meal with dried fruits and cheese.

1 pt. 2.6 fl. oz. (Best before: 19 OCT 2005, sampled 4 DEC 2004): hazed copper, with a modest tan foam that leaves sticky lacing all over the pint glass…Sticky alcohol aroma; noticeable sugar coated raisins, toasted grain, mild black pepper, burnt sugar and wet hop flowers. Nicely carbonated as evidenced by the tingling across the tongue and the very retentive cream. Slightly (surprising for me) spicy palate, with flavours ranging from a nicely striking bitterness up front to the long dry finish full of toffee, mashed red apples, hints of orange zest, and sticky honey. This one has breadth and depth. A great range of hop and malt flavour and a depth and complexity few can boast. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this one out of a beer engine?

Very spicy hop aroma. Looks really nice in the glass, frothy brown head on top of a sparkling ruby liquid. Good balanced flavors. Balanced hops and malt flavors. Tastes a bit like a stronger version of the Fuller's ESB. An intersting sour and cinnamon flavor develops on the palate after the swallow.

Bottle. Dark amber color with a fine beige head. Malty aroma with some roasted qualities and some spiced fruit. Almost has a bourbon quality in the background. Fruity malt flavors with a spicy bite and a lingering, attention getting bitterness. Does have a little smokiness as well. So many interesting flavors you’d never get bored drinking this. Excellent beer from a top quality brewery-you can’t go wrong with Fuller’s.

This beer pours a deep amber with a large tan head leaving some good lacing down the sides. On the nose I can smell the malts, kinda sweetish and spicy. This is one very drinkable beer... It’s not gonna fill me up! I like this beer and will buy it again! Cheers!

Muddied garnet pour with an outstanding, velvety head. The nose is rather interesting and well rounded on this - obviously bready and malty, but with light cherry and perfumey notes throughout to add complexity. The body delivers more maltiness, although more chocolatey and bitter and less fruity. Some residual sweetness helps balance the bittersweetness of the chocolate, adding some toffee-like notes in the finish. This is a good one.

shared pint bottle with mate: delicious rich and malty aroma. Seems like there are spices in there as well nutmeg maybe. pours beautiful dark brown just like a trappist ale. flavors are rich and malty, with spices. Nice dry finish, with a lovely taste that just lingers in your mouth. medium heavy mouthfeel. Great brew!