Fuller's & Friends Flora & The Griffin
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Collab with: Thornbridge BreweryAmber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
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Score
7.03
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This punchy red ale is made with a diverse range of ingredients including spicy rye malt and bold, floral American hops. A beer named after the symbols of both breweries, Flora and The Griffin.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Waitrose and drunk at home. Deep mahogany orange colour lasting beige head. Spicy hoppy malty aroma. Spicy rye malt no doubt on aroma plus some good intense hop. Good in mouth. A decent strong malty beer. Good fruit mlat. good spicy rye. I liked the balance of sweetish malt and spicyness and hoppyness. Some juicy malt on the finish with some pepper and spice on the finish. Decent enough. I liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 14:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - deep amber to red with a nice fluffy head. Nose - toffee, red fruits and a touch of honey. Taste - light spice with more red fruits and caramel. Palate - close to medium bodied. Creamy middle and elegant finish. Overall - great balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 07:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Waitrose, Comely Bank shared with Ashton McCobb. Aromas of toffee and red fruit. Bit of spice from the rye. Taste is biscuit, faint citrus, chestnut puree. Light bitterness at the back. Another well- balanced beer from this series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2017
at 07:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Waitrose Oxford St. Drank as my Fuller's rate #100! It pours clear deep brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is rich, bitter - sweet, spicy, rivita, rye bread, cereal, bit of toffee and gingerbread. The taste is bitter - sweet, pretty spicy upfront, brown bread, earth, gingerbread, bit of toffee, toasted nut, wood, graininess, raisin and some oily orange with a slick, brown bread finish. Medium body and fine/low carbonation. Actually hides the abv pretty well. Decent enough strong rye ale, although it could be done with a touch more carbonation if anything.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2017
at 12:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Aroma: 6 Look: 3 Taste: 7 Palate: 4 Overall: 14
Cask @ Bridge Tavern, Newcastle [050917]
Dark amber, thin white head
Aroma - soft caramel, light nose
Taste - sweet caramel malts, soft dark fruits, light zest
Palate - medium to full body, soft sweet, smooth, alcohol well hidden. Finish is smooth, soft dark malts
Overall - Nice, smooth
Cask @ Bridge Tavern, Newcastle [050917]
Dark amber, thin white head
Aroma - soft caramel, light nose
Taste - sweet caramel malts, soft dark fruits, light zest
Palate - medium to full body, soft sweet, smooth, alcohol well hidden. Finish is smooth, soft dark malts
Overall - Nice, smooth
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2017
at 19:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Wellington; clear light copper pour with a thin light magnolia head, aroma has sweet malts and marmalade hints, taste is very sweet with some red fruit action a bit jammy but some robust malt action going on.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2017
at 04:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Well-kept cask ale, half pint at The Wharf in Aalborg. Near-clear mahogany coloured body. Beige head, dotted spots on the glass. modest caramel and earthy malts on the nose, hints of dark fruits. Blended taste of dark spices, dried fruits and toffee followed by oily resinous bitterness towards the ending. Fine bodied. Rounded on the swallow. Pleasant. (15.08.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2017
at 01:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Waitrose - Aug 15 2017 - Deep amber with an off-white head. Nose of malt, bread, caramel, fruits and hints of citrus and pine. A bit on the sweet side, but a bitter finish helps balancing it quite well. Also had on Cask at Coach and Horses Dronfield, Thornbridge the lead brewer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2017
at 19:04