Fullers Brewers Reserve Limited Edition No 1 Oak Aged Ale

Brewed by Fullers
Style: English Strong Ale
London, England

Clear amber of color with an off white head. An aroma of sweets, wood and raisins. A flavor of malt, nuts and wood.

Bottle. Pours a clear, deep golden with an off-white head. Weird aroma. Medicinal? Tart. Flavour is sort of malty and tart with cereals. Don’t really know what to make of it. Meh. 26-09-09.

Bottle. Dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma: Very malty, lightly sour, sweet, oak, vanilla, toffee, berries, spices, raisins. Flavor: Malty, sweet, oaky, lightly sour, vinous, caramel, toffee, vanilla, raisins, english bitter orange marmelade, spices, light hopiness, light alcohol. Oaky and a bit bitter finish. Much better then that Innis & Gunn stuff.

bottle no:08352. Thick beige foam on top of the clear dark amber liquid. Too much carbonation at first. Maybe I poured it bad. if you leave it stand a while and warm up a little too it is not the same beer anymore: very strong warmth in your body and gets to the head in no time. more points for the pretty cardboard box. Rich flavored, a bit sour in the middle and in the end more. sweet too. Oak. an artificial vanilla flavor in the end does not please me at all. the final aftertaste after a minute or two is not very good. Peach marmelade I would say. Heavy malts are nice. Wonder which whisky barrel it was in. Feels like bourbon sweet liquor. It gets better all the time...

50cl dark brown bottle, as shown (No.19,216). Beautiful hazy dark amber colour – big, creamy off-white head with plenty of lacing. Intense aroma of orange, toffee and whiskey. Low carbonation, generally creamy, but slightly grainy mouth feel. The effect of 500 days of storage in old whiskey casks is immediately noticeable, creating a superbly balanced taste of fruit, whiskey and roasted malt. Bitter and dry hoppy finish, long-lasting medium bitter aftertaste in which the different notes are still „at play“ long after the last sip is gone. This is beer with a capital „B“. Sure, it’s expensive – but I honestly think that strong ale doesn’t get any better than this. Fuller’s have done it again!

Amber with an off-white head. Aroma is fruity, plum, raisin, slight oak and vanilla. Flavour is caramel, plum, raisin, alcohol, light oak and whiskey.

500mL bottle. Amber colour with thick white head. Good beer, but I prefer the vintage ales. Big whisky on the nose, some hops. Body is malty, quite sweet and fruity, creamy, more whisky notes, oaky and a bit sour.

Rating no. 1100. Bottle. Hazy amber colour with large creamy white mostly lasting head. Hoppy aroma with notes of fruit and oak. Sweet fruity flavor with smokey notes. Warm alcohol finish. Creamy palate.