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Fuller's London Porter: quality/consistency

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by SnifterLifter, Feb 23, 2014.

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  1. SnifterLifter

    SnifterLifter Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 New York

    Over the past few years one of my go-to beers has always been Fuller's London Porter. Lovely beer with strong chocolate/coffee notes. Delicious. But the past couple of times I've bought it I noticed that the flavors have declined substantially. I even bought an old dusty sixer to do a side by side to confirm. It's still delicious but it was one of my favorites and now I feel like I've lost something.

    A. Is it possible that the batch just happens to be not as good? I can't imagine Fuller's intentionally decreasing beer quality to save money.
    B. Has this happened to any of you with one of your favorites?
     
    #1 SnifterLifter, Feb 23, 2014
  2. guinness77

    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,542) Jan 6, 2014 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    It's probably you that's changed and not the porter.
     
    #2 guinness77, Feb 23, 2014
  3. SnifterLifter

    SnifterLifter Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 New York

    I considered that.. that's why I bought the old six pack and tried them both. I really don't think I'm imagining this.
     
    #3 SnifterLifter, Feb 23, 2014
  4. Feel_the_Darkness

    Feel_the_Darkness Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2012 Virginia

    Still tastes great to me.
     
    #4 Feel_the_Darkness, Feb 23, 2014
  5. Bung

    Bung Pooh-Bah (2,577) Nov 5, 2007 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    Was one of my favorites and a quality example of the style, but I stopped buying it a few years ago when it starting showing up at $13 a sixer. Way to many other English Porters for $10 or under still.
     
    #5 Bung, Feb 23, 2014
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  6. ManforallSaisons

    ManforallSaisons Maven (1,492) Mar 20, 2008 Belgium

    How old was the dusty 6? Not a beer I'd think of as long-lived. Could that be it? Another possibility I hate to contemplate is that maybe they're just missing the mark because they seem to be making less of it (my impression from having a hard time finding it in pubs) in its home market.
     
    #6 ManforallSaisons, Feb 23, 2014
  7. michman

    michman Pundit (751) Oct 14, 2005 Illinois

    how long since u last had it? id imagine its ur taste thats changed. still a great beer to me. altho sometimes i like that smokiness i get from sam smiths taddy
     
    #7 michman, Feb 26, 2014
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