Friday, 26 June 2015

Fullers London Porter

Cold weather is dark beer time. It got plenty cold when I lived in London but I missed a trick in that I never really got into the dark beers. Before the pale ale became peoples' drink of choice the drink to fill your pint in England was a porter (back in the 1800s). It apparently started life in London so what better brew to have than  a Fuller's London Porter? Fullers is a West London brewery that has been around since the mid 1800s but its predecessor dates back as far as the 1600s. It owns plenty of pubs around the UK and pours plenty of tasty pints, including its award winning London Porter.

It pours nice and dark. The taste is rich and chocolatey but it doesn't taste too burnt. Thick and creamy, although not quite to the level of a stout. Definitely one for a cold winter's night.