Thursday 23 May 2013

1845







Drink makes                    Drink name                          Drink type                Drink strength
Fuller’s                             1845                                      Ale                             6.3%

First impressions are important I’m told which is probably why I’m drinking alone tonight with nothing but a V for vendetta mask and a chest burster plushy from the movie Alien for company. This ale’s bottle however looks impressive . Dam impressive even! 

It’s labels (yes, I have an obsession with bottles labels) are so grand and with gold imitation shininess and squiggly bits and mythical animals AND most of all number I feel quite overwhelmed… I felt I had to buy this ale so as it wouldn’t invade the bottle next door and stick a flag in it!

I says celebrating 150 year of something and matured for 100 something else’s and that it is an award winning strong ale…. Isn’t that nice…. Not sure who gave the award thingy though. Too much small righting on the back for my liking so I guess I’ll never know.

On opening there is a strong rich smell full of hops and spices with a hint of fruit…. And something else that makes me thing oddly of Bovril!  Of all the things to smell. I like it.

Poring a small amount in a glass, just to look as the colour before necking it like a feverish tramp having withdrawal symptoms, you can see (OK you can’t but I can) that it is quite dark, not stout dark of cause but that’s to be expected. More like a conker. Out of the bottle now stronger smells are given off. It’s much sweeter, like toffee.

The flavour is very strong! Spicy and bitter. The sweet toffee taste is there too.
This ale is overwhelming in it’s strength. A real smack in the mouth, possibly from that tramp I mentioned earlier.

What ever Award it was that this ale won I can see why they (who ever they were/are)  liked. 

tasty rating
Good as a drink 8/10 Good as an ale 7/10
Can't put down factor 07/10
Good at getting you drunk 6/10
Bottle art 7/10
Rated = 70ish out of 100% because I can't count and I don't understand percentages.
WARNING WARNING. DANGER DANGER. That is all.






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