Fuller's Galleon

Not bottle conditioned

Fuller's Galleon [baron rating 3/5] - 4.8% pale gold lager,cereal lemon smell,crisp sweetish lemon bittersweet taste,clean fruity finish Baron Orm

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Fuller's Peat Souper

Not bottle conditioned

Fuller's Peat Souper [baron rating 5/5] - 7% black ale,peat TCP dark choc smell,velvety choc earthy burnt taste,short smoky burnt finish Baron Orm

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Fuller's Vintage Ale 2013 (aged)

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Fuller's Vintage Ale 2013 (aged) [baron rating 5/5] - 8.5% amber ale,earthy stewed fruit smell,rich sherry trifle taste,long fruity finish Baron Orm

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Fuller's Wild River

Not bottle conditioned

Fuller's Wild River [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% gold ale,crisp floral smell,light zesty citrus buttery taste,clean citrus dry bitter finish Baron Orm

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Fuller's London Black Cab Stout

Not bottle conditioned

Fuller's London Black Cab Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% black ale,burnt smoky smell,smooth bittersweet choc taste,lingering choc finish Baron Orm

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Fuller's Mighty Atom

Not bottle conditioned

Fuller's Mighty Atom [baron rating 3/5] - 2.8% copper ale,faint caramel biscuit smell,spicy caramel appley taste,slightly thin bitter finish Baron Orm

Fuller's Vintage Ale 2008

Bottle conditioned with suitable carbonation

Fuller's Vintage Ale 2008 [baron rating 4/5] - 8.5% amber ale,sherry port smell,smooth rich tawny port taste,boozy rounded plummy finishBaron Orm

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Thank you to Bethan and Kelly from Waitrose head office for arranging this for a baron rating!

Fuller's London Porter

Fuller's London Porter [baron rating 5/5] - 5.4% ruby ale,roasted chocolate smell,balanced smooth roasted taste,creamy burnt finish Baron Orm

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Fuller's 1845

Fuller's 1845 [baron rating 5/5] - 6.3% dark amber ale,syrupy fruitcake smell,balanced rich raisin & sweet fruits taste,dried fruit finish Baron Orm

Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Fuller's Chiswick Bitter

Fuller's Chiswick Bitter [baron rating 3/5] - 3.5% copper ale,floral caramel smell,crisp light biscuity bitter taste,light dry finish Baron Orm

Waitrose October ale & beer offers - part 2 (13th October - 3rd November 2010)

Waitrose have an amazing second batch of ale offers for October, their PR staff informed me ahead of time what this month's offers are:

Beer Showcase - Buy 2 for £3 on the following beers:

• Adnams Bitter [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.75

• Adnams Broadside [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.89

• Adnams Gunhil [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.83

• Adnams Lighthouse [baron rating 2/5] normally £1.73

• Bath Barnstormer [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.91

• Bath Dark Hare normally £1.84

• Bath GEM normally £1.99

• Bath Wild Hare normally £1.95

• Black Sheep Black Sheep Ale [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.85

• Black Sheep Golden Sheep [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.89

• Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.94

• Brains Dark normally £1.85

• Brains Reverend James normally £1.81

• Brains SA Gold normally £1.89

• Brakspear Bitter [baron rating 5/5] normally £1.92

• Brakspear Oxford Gold [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.91

• Brakspear Triple [baron rating 2/5] normally £2.12

• Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.79

• Duchy Originals Old Ruby Ale normally £1.99

• Fuller's 1845 normally £2.36

• Fuller's Bengal Lancer [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.99

• Fuller's Chiswick Bitter [baron rating coming soon] normally £1.80

• Fuller's Discovery [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.85

• Fuller's ESB [baron rating 5/5] normally £1.95

• Fuller's Golden Pride normally £2.59

• Fuller's London Pride [baron rating 2/5] normally £1.80

• Fuller's London Porter [baron rating coming soon] normally £2.05

• Fuller's Organic Honey Dew normally £1.92

• Greene King Abbot Ale [baron rating 5/5] normally £1.79

• Greene King IPA [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.73

• Greene King IPA Export Strength [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.93

• Greene King Ruddles County [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.69

• Greene King Suffolk Springer normally £2.14

• Greene King Very Special IPA [baron rating coming soon] normally £1.99

• Hook Norton Hooky Bitter [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.94

• Hook Norton Double Stout normally £1.99

• Hook Norton Hooky Gold [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.94

• Hook Norton Haymaker [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.94

• Hook Norton Old Hooky [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.89

• Hook Norton Twelve Days normally £1.94

• Innis & Gunn Original [baron rating 1/5] normally £1.79 - £1.50

• Innis & Gunn Rum Cask [baron rating 2/5] normally £1.99 - £1.50

• Jenning's Cumberland Ale [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.96

• Jenning's Snecklifter [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.96

• Marston's Pedigree [baron rating 2/5] normally £1.81

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.82

• Ringwood Fortyniner normally £1.92

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5] normally £1.93

• Scottish & Newcastle Newcastle Brown Ale [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.91

• Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger [baron rating 2/5] normally £1.81

• Shepherd Neame Spitfire [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.84

• Skinners Bitter Betty Stogs normally £1.85

• Skinners Bitter Cornish Knocker normally £1.85

• Skinners Bitter Heligan Honey normally £1.85

• St Austell Admirals Ale normally £2.04 - £1.50

• St Austell Tribute [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.85 £1.50

• St. Peter's Fruit beer - Grapefruit normally £1.94

• St. Peter's Golden Ale normally £1.84

• St. Peter's India Pale Ale [baron rating 2/5] normally £1.99

• St. Peter's Mild normally £1.62

• St. Peter's Old Style Porter normally £1.85

• St. Peter's Organic Best Bitter [baron rating 2/5] normally £1.85

• St. Peter's Ruby Red Ale normally £1.85

• Thwaites Double Century [baron rating 5/5] normally £1.99

• Thwaites Flying Shuttle normally £2.12

• Thwaites Lancaster Bomber [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.95

• Thwaites Thoroughbred Gold [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.72

• Thwaites Very Nutty Black [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.79

• Thwaites Wainwright [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.85

• Wells Bombardier [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.78

• Wychwood Hobgoblin [baron rating 4/5] normally £1.84

• Young's London Gold [baron rating 3/5] normally £1.91

An excellent selection of offers, I can't even imagine which ones I'm going to stock up on yet!

Fuller's Discovery

Fuller's Discovery [baron rating: 3/5] - 4.5% gold ale,lemon citrus smell,thin balanced biscuit malt & citrus hops taste,clean fruity finishBaron Orm

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Fuller's ESB

Fuller's ESB [baron rating 5/5] - 5.9% amber ale,sweet malt & orchard fruit aroma,balanced spicy marmalade taste & spicy bitter finishBaron Orm

Waitrose June ale & beer offers (9th June - 6th July 2010)

It's June's new beer & ale offers time in Waitrose, their PR staff have informed me ahead of time what this month's ale offers are:

• St. Peter's Golden Ale
£1.38 instead of £1.84

• Skinners Bitter Betty Stogs
£1.48 instead of £1.85

• Skinners Bitter Heligan Honey
£1.48 instead of £1.85

• Skinners Bitter Cornish Knocker
£1.48 instead of £1.85

• Well's Bombardier [baron rating 4/5]
£1.42 instead of £1.78

• Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5]
£1.43 instead of £1.79

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]
9x 355ml bottles: £9.59 instead of £11.99

• Wychwood Hobgoblin [baron rating 4/5]
£1.38 instead of £1.84

• Jennings Cumberland Ale [baron rating 3/5]
Buy 3 bottles save £1.50 normally £1.96

• Jennings Snecklifter [baron rating 3/5]
£1.40 instead of £1.96

• Innis & Gunn Rum Cask [baron rating 2/5]
£1.59 instead of £1.99

• Marston's Head Brewers Choice
4x 500ml bottles: £5.08 instead of £6.40

• Shepherd Neame Spitfire [baron rating 4/5]
£1.47 instead of £1.84

• Fuller's London Pride [baron rating 2/5]
£1.56 instead of £1.95

• Fuller's Organic Honey Dew
£1.56 instead of £1.95

Looking forward to 'baron rating' these ales from Waitrose soon!

I had a great bottled beer day yesterday, visiting my local Waitrose store (Formby) to collect some sample bottles that their PR team had arranged to be put to one side for me:

The two unboxed bottles are the ales from the Duchy Originals series of products, I've only ever seen these beers in Waitrose stores and so I'm quite excited about 'baron rating' them.

The boxed one is a Fuller's Vintage Ale (2008) which again seems to only be available in Waitrose (at least from the stores that I visit in the north west). Waitrose carry a great range of Fuller's ales, much more than other local supermarkets.

I'm really looking forward to rating these three bottles and would like to say a big thank you to Bethan and Kelly from Waitrose head office in arranging these samples!

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Fuller's Bengal Lancer

Fuller's Bengal Lancer [baron rating 4/5] - 5.3% rich gold ale,medicinal hops & caramel smell, spicy bitter taste & herbal hop bitter finish

Fuller's ales on offer in Waitrose until 13th April 2010

Waitrose has Fuller's ales on offer: £2 off when you buy 4, offer runs until 13th April.I bought 4 Bengal Lancer after reading this & this

Fuller's London Pride

Fuller's London Pride [baron rating 2/5] - this 4.7% amber ale has a spicy caramel smell, rich malt taste & a sweet finish, cask is better!

Ocado's latest ale offers (until 3rd Nov)

Ocado have quite a range of beers reduced at the moment, the best reductions (as far as the baron is concerned) are:

• Greene King's Abbot Ale [baron rating 5/5]
  £1.09 instead of £1.46

• Morland Old Speckled Hen[baron rating 4/5]
  £1.18 instead of £1.58

• Ridley's Old Bob [baron rating coming soon]
  £1.12 instead of £1.50

• Greene King's Ruddles County [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.10 instead of £1.47

• Fuller's Organic Honey Dew
  £1.13 instead of £1.51

All these offers are available until 3rd November, so you have a couple of weeks to get you order placed. The problem with online ordering is that you can order so much as you don't have to carry it home - my 19 bottles should be arriving tonight...