Fuller's - London Pride Pale Ale; 1845 Celebration Ale

Fuller's is brewed in London, England by the Fuller, Turner and Smith Griffin Brewery.

London Pride Pale Ale - 4.7 % ABV.  Pours a copper color with a quickly fading head.  Has a pleasing fruity aroma like a sweet yet slightly tart tropical fruit.  Taste is malt forward with a fruity caramel tinged flavor that has a crisp bitter finish and a nice aftertaste of the malt flavors.

According to the bottle:  "Fuller's London Pride is an award-winning English classic pale ale, rich and smooth, with a good malty base and well-developed hop notes in the finish.  The Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, London, has been brewing fine ales since 1654.  The Fuller, Smith & Turner partnership, dating back to 1845, brews an excellent range of award-winning ales, many of which are available in the USA, including London Pride pale ale and the world's original ESB."

1845 Celebration Ale - This 6.3% ABV ale is bottle-conditioned and brewed from a 19th century recipe.  The beer pours a dark amber, light brown in color, with a small off-white head.  The head has unusually large bubbles.  The aroma is strong of dark caramel, toffee, some roasted nut.  The taste is toffee, roasted nuttiness, almost a coffee note, burnt caramel, but with a finish that is very dry and not sweet.  A nice full-flavored English ale.