Fuller's 1845, Bottle Conditioned Ale

Pros: Rich, complex, delicious bottle conditioned ale
Cons: None

Indeed it is! What is real ale? Real ale is a beer that has a secondary fermentation in the container from which it is served. This process produces natural carbonation in the bottle, keg, or cask and preserves the beer too, actually improving it over...

Pros: Smooth, sweet, malty, complex
Cons: Somewhat hard to find

People talk a lot about "lawnmower beers," but I don't know what they mean. I live in the city and you need a mighty big beer after mowing the concrete.

Okay, so I didn't make up that joke. I stole it. It's actually one of beer guru Michael...

Pros: Rich, fruity and decadent
Cons: Too few to mention

I'm fed up writing about beers that are easy to find and are not particularly my favourite, then submitting them under a heading which states the exact opposite. With this in mind, I've had a gander through the database and a quick swatch at the shelves ...

Pros: Complex flavor, a strong ale with character, high quality.
Cons: Generally hard to find, a little more expensive compared to other brands.

I am crying the blues right now... crying because I bought two pints of Fuller's 1845 Bottle Conditioned Ale and they are both gone now... the bottles are empty, and my glass is empty, too.

Fuller's (Griffin Brewery, Chiswick), is one...

Pros: Smooth, nutty, fruity, clean, easy to drink..
Cons: Expensive and hard to get

This review is not of the brew noted but rather of the Fuller's Extra Special Bitter which I was surprised to see wasn't linked here. Hopefully when the correct link is added this review will be moved.

When living in London in my long...

Pros: Strong, dark, bitter
Cons: Slightly too bitter for my taste

I guess I am quite lucky that within a radius of two and a half road miles of home there are branches of four of the major supermarket chains (the fifth is just four miles away). I have always tended to vote with my ‘Air Miles’ loyalty card in the past wh ...

Pros: A lovely and tasty beer; strong and flavoursome.
Cons: May be a little strong for some palates.

Are you hot and thirsty? Do you want something tasty to drink; something that is intense in flavour and is strong and powerful too? Then you really should nip out and buy a bottle of Fuller's 1845 Celebration Ale! In fact, why stop and one bottle?
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Pros: An excellent example of a Southern beer
Cons: Too strong to have too many

For those of you not familiar with English beers there are broadly speaking quite strong regional difference in style. For example Midland beers tend to be quite malty whilst the beers produced in the South-East are generally very hoppy and quite bitter....

Pros: Live yeast, great complex aroma and flavor
Cons: Would taste even better in an English pub

I sat back tonight just aimlessly mulling through the pages of epinions, with the sports news playing in the background. Such has become my lifestyle. As often happens after work I’ll pop open a beer and switch between MS Word and Epinions as I scribble...

Pros: Bottled conditioned, grows in character
Cons: Difficult to find in some markets

How can my beer be alive? What strange alchemy is this? Well, if you were to sample a Fullers 1845 Bottle Conditioned Ale you would have in your hands a beer in which the yeast was still alive and active when the beer was bottled. This is significant...

Pros: Bottle conditioning means no winey elements to taste, inexpensive
Cons: Nada

I originally bought this ale because the price ($1.99) for a 18.6 oz bottle was pretty reasonable. The head was moderate, didn't overflow even after a bumpy ride home. I imagine the live yeast used in the bottle conditioning is what accounts for the...