LordBurnden (3), London, England does not count Aug 15, 2005 OK I am biassed, I live in Chiswick, but this beer is just so scrummy you cannot resist it. As a Northern Englishman I had never tasted caramel style beers like this when I moved to London - I was blown away. The bottled & can versions are a ghost of the draught. blackburn99 (7), Chicago, Illinois, USA does not count Dec 22, 2005 A truly tremendous beer !!!! Probably the smoothest beer I have ever drunk. It’s light enough to want to drink it all night long. The best English beer i have ever had !! Cheers !!!! ultraspank (866), Dublin, Ohio, USA Jun 16, 2002 I was pleased to have been introduced to this stellar British brew at the Old Bag of Nails
Pub while consuming a complimentary also stellar British meal of their legendary fish and
chips. This brew pours a clear sparkling pure copper. The tight creamy off-white head is
titanic, with very good lacing and is fully lasting. The deep aroma is primarily caramel and
spicy dried fruit, but the subtleties are endless. The exquisite flavor is super rich like a fine
cheesecake; raisins, dates, anise and more, much more. Perfect complexity and balance.
The finish is long and rewarding. The palate is creamy and soft with a full body and a dry
finish. In a word perfect. If I was on death row and granted a last meal, this is what I
would be washing it down with. Orgasmic. KingofCastle (202), London, Ontario, Canada Jul 27, 2006 Updated: Aug 25, 2008500 mL can: Finally, a decent bitter/ale in a can from these parts. I hope people buy it so the LCBO doesn’t have to discontinue it . . . where would I be without this? Nice soft amber & copper colour with medium head, great lacing on glass. Slightly sweet, malty, fruity with some stronger distinct hops really rounding out the taste. Nice bitter finish but not thin or harsh. This is what you want from an English ale; big flavours but drinkable. No false advertising here: it is a "smooth & astonishing complex beer." Better than Tetley’s awful can. Excellent with food and flavours intensify as it warms (nuttier, sweeter finish). Smooth for an ale. This and Wychwood’s Hobgoblin are the fruitiest, smoothest bitters available right now, along with John Bull’s Best Bitter which is no slouch either. Wulfstan (509), California, USA Oct 16, 2007 Updated: Jun 9, 2008This is a great, drinkable bitter. It is a deep, faintly reddish amber with a decent, off-white head that dissipates steadily at first but leaves a permanent medium head for the rest of the drink, along with some fairly nice, even lace. It is incredibly balanced and smooth, with few individual elements junping out at you but all blending incredibly well. There is a faint fruitiness and faint vanilla note in the final finish, but the bottom line is that this has a perfectly smooth, drinkable and balanced aroma and taste that scream "beer." flashJacK (1), Finland does not count Sep 2, 2009 grass, herbs, caramel, red, hazy, brown foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, lightly sour, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Gilbrew (4), Chicago, Illinois, USA does not count Mar 24, 2003 It's a light copper color, very clear also. A medium head forms and has a short duration, the only reason I didn't give all 5's. A slight film is all I had for most of the glass and no lacing. Mellow and calming effects please the nasal passages with sweet malts and just a smidgeon of happy hops. I am stunned at how smooth and drinkable this beer is. Every sip becomes larger and larger as I try to have as much of this luscious fluid touch my tastebuds. There is no "biting" hops bitterness. A more mellow hop character is preceded by a lightly carbonated and very wonderful maltiness. I am most definitely a big fan of Fuller's now, after loving the London Porter and 1845, and now this pale ale that is well worthy the London Pride moniker.....my favorite beer out of England so far.
Richard73 (37), St Albans, England Sep 26, 2001 Refreshing Taste, not very creamy, Slightly thin for my taste, but very refreshing and fruity taste!....
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