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KillerB: now you're back to posting, you're opinion on Fuller's is most wanted.

Am I drinking Fonseca or Cruz?

I have to say that if I'm stuck on a plane and they have FLP, I am happy enough. If you get it in a pub and it is well kept then it can be truly excellent. Buying it in a bottle it is adequate but I wouldn't buy cans of it in preference to other beers, especially with a widget, which I find tends to kill flavours - no idea why. Generally a nice, hoppy beer with good body.

I'm happy to compare TTL and FLP, they are both good brown beers of their style, but I would always take the Taylor's.

Well, a good thing about the FLP is that the can is widgetless. The bottles of Fuller's 1845 are clearly superior. But they are also a good deal more expensive, and we're bound to a maximum spending each month. With a lot of guests coming over (and having to provide them with alcohol as well) I'll opt for the FLP for the moment. After the visitor's season LadyR and I will enjoy the 1845 again.