Fullers London Pride (Pasteurised)

Bottle from total wine. Amber pour. Aroma is very malty with some fruit and cookies. Flavor is overly malty and a mess IMO. Fail.

Draft.. Copper-colored, not much head. Some maltiness in the aroma. The taste is bitter and dry, and the balance seems off. Too bitter for my taste.

Bottled version, amber coloured beer with some light carbonation and a small off-white head. Very intense hoppy bitter herby aroma with a medium to full palate. Finish is bitter, little roasted malty with some sweeter bitter ending and little herby touches. Medium one.

Definitely a quaffer! Aroma is bitter malt, almost a liqueur like aroma in there somewhere. Flavor is a nice, molasses-like malt profile highlighted by a nice bitter bite. And in the background, there are some floral hop notes - ones that just don’t show in American Hops. Pours a clear amber with white head.

I vividly remember where I had my very first Fuller’s London Pride Pale Ale and, suffice to say, it was love at first quaff. Since then, Fuller’s has always stood tall in my mind as one of the predominant representatives of English brewing and beer tradition. As Americans, though it has been centuries since, we literally owe a good portion of our brewing heritage to the English and England, our country of origin. It is always fascinating to me to see and read about how beer, brewing, and spirits in general have influenced mankind since he could walk on two legs, albeit slightly wobbly. It is also fascinating now to see how great brews and brewing styles have pretty much crossed all boundaries and borders to bring the universal love of good beer to all those in need. Just as the English once influenced us, we now influence some of the new English beer styles; like a free flowing river, ideas and inspiration travels equally to and from both sides. In that regards, I am enjoying today one of the original and quintessential English Pale Ales from Fuller’s Brewing.
My London Pride Pale Ale poured a burnt copper with amber hues into my pint glass while a soft head reached for the skies, fading slowly into soft clouds floating on her surface. I raise my glass to breathe in an aromatic bouquet of warm bready malts, caramel, nuts, apples and spice, melon, and lemon zest. Such an inviting aroma must not be denied so I waste no further time and delve into the tantalizing brew below. First impressions are of sweet caramel malts with a pleasantly crisp lemon and grapefruit kick in the swallow which still manages not to overwhelm. Toasted bread adds a light chewy nature to her body while overall her mouthfeel and palate is clean and well-balanced. The lemon and grapefruit hops linger a bit in the finish, but so does the toasty biscuit malts which keeps me coming back for more. I don’t advocate drinking beers of any variety too cold, but Fuller’s London Pride Pale Ale is definitely one I enjoyed so much she didn’t have a chance to acclimate to room temperature. Clean, refreshing, and to the point as I would imagine the English Pale Ales of yore were.
Once again Fuller’s does not disappoint. While I wouldn’t say it is their recognizably best brew, their London Pride Pale Ale stands tall and can easily rub shoulders with other legendary English breweries. Reasonably priced and readily accessible, there is no reason not to enjoy a sixer of English delight in ones fridge on a regular basis.

Ok. Sweet malts on the nose. Decent maltiness in flavor, but hardly any hop presence. Gets sour in the finish.

Clear, dark amber orange color with a thin small bubbled white-tan head that settles quickly. Malty, very bready caramel aroma. Taste is grain husks, grainy malt, caramel and earthy British hops. This was slightly oxidized but had a best by date of July 28 08 so that can be slightly forgiven.

On tap in London, Uk, in April/2008. A light copper color with a big creamy head. Very nice beer.