Fullers London Pride (Cask)

One of my favourite session beers. Not over-complex but a good balance of flavours and hints of citrus, toffee, caramel and floral earthiness.

Cask. The White Hart, Holborn, London. Soapy white foam and lace. Clean deep gold body. Malt driven aroma; golden syrup, toffee, faint breadiness, some earthy hop character. Low carbonation, chewy malt texture, good length body. Honey and light toffee flavours upfront, undertones of spice and earthy leafy hops, hints of dark fruit esters. Finishes quite sweet, moderate bitterness. Good bit, enjoyable malt character and yeast driven complexities.

Cask. Amber beer with a cream colored head. light earthy/pine aroma with light caramel. Light caramel flavor with light piney hops. Medium bodied. Light caramel and light piney hops linger with earthiness and a light floral note.

I love London Pride. It is a great beer, either in a bottle or on cask. It has just about the right ABV, so I don’t get too drunk which makes this a fine session beer. Very drinkable indeed.

Cask at Betjeman Arms, St. Pancras Station. Lovely reddish-orange color. Faintly sourish, fruity nose. Lightly sweet before a light, dusty, dry hop bitterness rides into the finish. Subtle and tasty and quaffable.

Cask at Red Lion, Stratford-Upon-Avon, yellow, orange color. tasty. well balanced malt flavor. Caramel malts, medium body. Very good cask

Cask. Amber orange in colour with a slim white head. There is thin lacework in lines around the glass. Aromas of caramel, toffee in the malt, grain. Mouthfeel is thin, a bit on the chewy side; carbonation is low. Flavour is slightly medicinal with plenty more caramel balanced with grassy hops. Finish is medium, slightly earthy, dry.

Cask at Christian Firtal, Odense. Deep golden coloured with almost no head. Malty and spicy aroma with notes of grass, fruit and caramel. Super smooth mouthfeel. Flavours of grainy malt, grassy hops, caramel and citrus fruits.