UPDATED: AUG 30, 2021 Bottle from Waitrose. Pours a clear amber colour with a thin soapy looking white head. Aromas of oranges, tangerines, marmalade, honey and tea. Taste again has notes of oranges, marmalade, honey and tea with some added caramel. Sweet finish. Medium to full body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. Very sessionable for the strength. Nice

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2021 (from old notes) - Aroma : Rich sweet toffee maltiness, fruity with noticeable notes of orange peel & dried dark berries. Taste : As aroma. Medium bodied, smooth texture. Moderately bitter fruity hopiness at first, before a strong malty sweet toffee comes through. Long fruity finish. One of Fuller's better ones

UPDATED: MAY 29, 2021 AR: malzig, Honig, erdig AP: klares bernstein TA: malzig, Honig, bitter, erdig

UPDATED: APR 28, 2021 Old historic backlog rating of a pasteurised 500ml 5.9% bottle. Supermarket purchase, Sainsbury's I think. Poured clear dark amber with a small frothy off-white head. Nice malty, toffee, fruity aroma. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.

UPDATED: FEB 27, 2021 Putting rating here as mine is 5.9% alcohol. I don't see any mention of this being unpasteurized or not Smell-weak malt, hops, roast. Foam- thin, malty, bitter, roast, citrus, hops. Head is small, white in color with a brown tint. Appearance- beer bottle cap and bottle specific to brewery, neat.Clear orange-brown medium-dark color, weak carbonation. From - snifter Taste - malty, bitter, roast, citrus, hops. Refreshing. A fine beer I must say, perfectly drinkable. Bitter-lasting aftertaste. Feels like it would be great cold on a hot summer day.

UPDATED: NOV 25, 2020 Ampolla supermercat Evaristo Terrassa. Bona strong bitter. Maltosa, amb notes de caramel.

UPDATED: NOV 23, 2020 Nice clear, amber pint with a white head. Appetizer during Diageos Special Release Launch

UPDATED: OCT 25, 2020 Part of my BJCP study, as a a strong bitter. And it's a classic I tried multiple times, but I admit the last time was at least 3 years ago. Pours crystal clear light copper, without much visible carbonation and a small head, white and with minor retention. Some lacing until the head lasts. Aroma has a medium level of hoppiness, floral and fruity, but it's dominated by malts, with a toffee, burnt caramel and bready character. No evident diacetyl. Tastes bitter, but not overwhelming, with a lot of burnt sugar (homemade caramel). Again, malt dominated, but floral hops and an enjoyable fruitiness emerge soon. Nice smooth mouthfeel, low carbonation, actually quite flat, but lingering malty flavours go well with that. Long finish with herbal after taste. Overall, a great classic, flawless and packed with taste.

UPDATED: JUL 5, 2020 Flaska 330 ml från Systembolaget. Bärnstensfärgad med luftigt vitt skum som snabbt lägger sig. Doft av malt, aprikos och torkad frukt. Smak av malt, torkad frukt, aprikos, tallbarr och citrus. Mycket fruktig och med trevlig beska i eftersmaken.

UPDATED: APR 27, 2020 Bottle, draft and can. Bronze color. Aroma: meadow flowers and honey, hoppy, good malts. Taste: sweetish, butter, a little nut in honey, bright tones of malts, warming, dry and bitter finish, very good.