UPDATED: NOV 1, 2021 Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a light cloudy dark amber with a moderate sized beige head, plenty of retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel, spice, hay, dried fruits. Promising. Taste is very malty and semi-sweet but flavoursome with caramel, dried fruits, spice and grassy hops give a nice level of bitterness. Very nice indeed.

UPDATED: AUG 26, 2021 Bottle 500ml (drunk from my new pewter handled pint); Look: slightly hazy Amber with a foamy light tan head. Low carbonation. Aroma: malty, spice, fruit cake Body: thin Taste: rich, malty, spice, bittersweet Overall: typically good malt-forward Fullers Ale. Lovely stuff.

UPDATED: AUG 26, 2021 Liquide marron roux sans mousse. Nez caramel noisette et pain. En bouche, c'est une attaque légèrement caramel poussant sur le sucre brun, le chocolat et les gâteaux secs (petit beurre lu) puis apparaît une belle amertume puissante !! Terriblement bon !!!

UPDATED: AUG 23, 2021 Bottle from Waitrose. Pours a slightly hazy chestnut brown colour with a large thick creamy off-white head. Aroma is very nutty, with fruit cake, brown bread and caramel. Taste is again nutty with lots more fruit cake, brown bread, caramel and a touch of brown sugar. Perfect bitterness on the finish. Medium to full body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. Fantastic beer and my favourite from Fullers.

UPDATED: MAY 1, 2021 Bottle from the Hung Drawn and Quartered, London, split with Rich. Poured clear dark amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruit, biscuit, fruit loaf and brown sugar. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Enjoyable.

UPDATED: APR 9, 2021 500ml bottle. Pours a clear dark ruby with an off white head. Aroma of malts, dark fruits, caramel, spices, earth, tobacco and bread. Taste is more of the same with added biscuit notes on the back end. Quite bitter on the finish. Light to medium body. Complex, interesting and quite enjoyable.

UPDATED: FEB 26, 2021 Deep brown with a bubbly off white head, sweet caramel and a hint of spice on the nose. Taste is of rich fruitcake with a long, dry and slightly bitter finish

UPDATED: FEB 13, 2021 500ml bottle, bb 01/02/2023 Chestnut, clear, off-white head, nice lacing. Nose - malts, autumn leaves, christmas pudding. Taste - bitter, caramel. Full body.

UPDATED: NOV 21, 2020 500ml bottle from Waitrose. Epsom. Pours clear ruby with an off white head. Aroma of malt and dried fruit. Fruity taste. Dry bitter finish.

UPDATED: OCT 3, 2020 Fles 50cl thuis. Kruidig, caramel, fruitig, warm, zacht, bitter, hoppig, maltig. (3-10-2020).