Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) 3.62 1566

Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg)

	Percentile
	93
	overall

Brewed by Fullers
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
London, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1566	3.63/5.0	3.62/5.0	5.9%	99.2	English pint

Commercial Description:
Bottle & keg (USA); Pasteurised.
First brewed in 1971. Ingredients: Pale Ale malt, Crystal malt and Maize; Target, Challenger, Northdown and Goldings hops.
Brewed at 5.5% ABV in cask and 5.9% ABV in bottle, ESB is a true liquid legend, and should be savoured as such.
ESB has a wonderful rich mahogany appearance. Taking in the nose, the beer is bursting with cherry and orange, balanced by soft malty toffee and caramel notes. The flavour delivers everything you would expect from such a full-bodied ale. The unique blend of Northdown, Target, Challenger and Goldings hops imparts grassy, peppery notes on the tongue along with intense citrus fruit characters of grapefruits, oranges and lemons. The blend of Pale Ale and Crystal malts in the brew give a biscuity, toffee element to the beer. A smooth, mellow bitterness lingers on the palate to give a superbly satisfying finish.

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BeerLimey (1873), California, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	16/20

May 23, 2001 Updated: Sep 9, 2004
Rich fruity-malt mixed with nuttiness. Hops and slight bitterness, provide a little tang in the finish as well as a pepper spiciness in the aftertaste.

Hinez57 (144), Clinton, Mississippi, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Mar 11, 2010

Sweet, malty, treacle, molasses, prune, fig, & toasty grass aromas dominate with touches of floral and even honey. Lovely amber low carbed but with decent head and retention, to style. Flavors of malty sweetness, burned sugars, earthy hop flavors, figs & stone fruits, with a wonderfully bitter dry finish accentuating the hops. Nice fairly light body helps in drinkability, to style. Overall I was surprised, very. This bottle surely survived better than most British ales. Wonderfully complex drinkability. Can I have another please!

troyc (1268), OKC, Oklahoma, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	3/5	8/10	5/5	16/20

Mar 10, 2010

[Bottle] Pours a shade of copper without much head. Grassy aroma with sweet malts and the lightest touch of fruit. Full flavor of biscuit, toffee and a fantastic blend of hops. Probably the most flavorful ESB I have ever had, due in a large part to the rich body. This beer certainly sets the bar high for the style.

oOJUXEOo (73), Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Mar 8, 2010

Bottle. One of my all time favorite beers. Carmel color and taste. Smells sweet and complex. Hops are present, so is a slight alcohol taste in the finish. Great beer, good to session.

kubilai (61), , Quebec, Canada

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	13/20

Mar 1, 2010

Rusty red color with a beige quickly gone foamy head. Aroma of toffey and caramel with some fruity smells. Good taste of hops combined with floral and grapefruits notes. Also some grassy and peppery particles tickle the tongue. A sweet bitterness finish crowned this very good drink.

coyforce (52), Mississippi, USA

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	5/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	7/20

Feb 27, 2010

Medium Cherry-woody aroma that comes alive when aerated. Taste is a mild ale like, with an astringent-dry palate.

matthasson (101), Pennsylvania, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	5/10	4/5	13/20

Feb 25, 2010

Reddish copper color with small off white head. Smells of sweet malt, grain, and a plentiful of caramel notes. The taste also offers caramel/butterscotch malt sweetness with edges of hop bitterness to support. Pretty mediocre in all aspects. The best part of the beer is its drinkability, which may be the reason for its popularity. It’s crisp clean flavor and medium-light body make it a good session.

Leighton (419), New York, New York, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	5/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	19/20

Feb 23, 2010

Tap at Pound and Pence, NYC. Wonderful beer. Pours an amber-red with a fine white head. Nose is tame, with notes of light hops. Flavor is delicious, with a strong yet understated hop character, and hints of caramel and bitter fruit. Ultimately clean, crisp, and somewhat sticky finish. Smooth enough to session and bitter enough to remain intriguing. Great drink.

markwise (1333), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	5/5	7/10	5/5	16/20

Feb 23, 2010

On draft at International Beer Garten in Lutz, FL. Pours clear amber-gold with creamy white head. Nose is sweetbread, malt, caramel, citrus character, toffee, and bread. Flavor is honey, malt, sugar, sweetness, citrus, toffee, caramel, pepper, and biscuity malt. English in character, an ESB by style, but definitely a gold standard in the world of ESBs. Sessionable and balanced as hell with NO Fuggles hops. What more can I ask of an ESB?

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