Beer 120 – Fuller's Old Winter Ale

Picked this up in the supermarket yesterday morning after I had been thinking of nights spent quaffing Brakspear's Old of a Winter's night. To be honest I was disappointed, this stuff cannot compare to my memories of the taste old Old; that was a black brew heavy on the malt but not too sweet for my palate.

Fuller's offering is a dark brown and while heavy on the malt is sweeter on the tongue (although not to the point of rendering it undrinkable for me), 5.3% abv gives it a respectable kick but Fuller's produce much better beers than this (ESB or Pride) so I felt a wee bit let down – did not stop me finishing it mind you.