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
1523	3.63/5.0	3.62/5.0	5.9%	99	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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MrGGen (225), Italy

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Jun 13, 2009

Colore ambra chiaro con una schiuma spumosa e bianca.L’aroma è dolce,di luppolo e malto.Il gusto è un giusto bilanciamento tra l’amaro del luppolo e il dolce del malto.Fresca aggiungerei.

RHeastings (394), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jun 13, 2009

Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours a deep copper to nearly brown, with a slight white head that disappears relatively quickly. The aroma was absolutely unbelievable; a melange of malt complexity. I got notes of low crystal-type caramel sweetness, and some toffee or a very light molasses. The palate followed these aromas up with an awesome pairing of malty sweetness and just enough backend bitterness to allow the beer to be easily drinkable without any sort of cloying note. An awesome example of the style. I can see why it is emulated throughout the brewing world.

cfrancis (311), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Jun 12, 2009

Nose of orange, spice and hop. Flavour of hop, bitterness and very smooth. Palate is full. Really enjoyed this.

Markys (64), Stockholm, Sweden

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Jun 11, 2009

The beer has a quite fruity aroma of malt and caramel. Roasted, hoppy flavor with a little sweetness and a bitter finish.

WVHouseofBeer (357), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Jun 9, 2009

This is an excellent beer from Fullers, and one of my favorite ESBs. The aroma and taste is fruity, but is not too sweet, with a touch of toffee. It has medium/thin body and is very smooth and refreshing. I would definitely recommend trying this beer.

Birdiebeagle (780), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 8, 2009

Bottle Pours a clear amber with a fading off white head. Lacing is okay. Has a good aroma of malts, spices, and grass. The carbonation is good. Has a nice mouthfeel. The flavor is blended well. Has a smooth bitterness. A clean taste. The texture is watery. A pretty good solid finish with a good lasting aftertaste. This is a pretty good beer all around. Very refreshing and tasty.

Vertical Bacon Strips (888), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jun 2, 2009

Crystal clear, deep amber colour and a large off-white head. Adequate carbonation and early on carries some lacing. The head is mostly a bunch of large bubbles. Aroma had nice buiscutty malts, sweet fruit (plum? - probally dates), and a touch of cinammon. Pork! I swear there is pork. Both my mom and my wife found the pork aroma without me even mentioning it. Maybe someone had a BBQ going...strange indeed. It was pork with some sort of orange sauce - no question about the cooked meat. Note that this was not a strong dominating aroma in any sense, but there hiding. Taste was way more bitter that I figured it would be or that I could remember from the last time I had this. Yea, it’s an ESB.... Tangy bitterness and soft chewy malt. Goes down smooth and creamy with a lasting bitter aftertaste. Medium bodied.

Panzerfaust (401), Santiago, Chile

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 2, 2009

Pours a great luminous copper color with a big white frothy head that lingers and laces well. Aroma is fantastic with fruity notes of apples and herbal hops giving hints of grass, leaves and cannabis incense. The malt compliments with a delightful caramelly sniff. Flavor is also excellent with a well-balanced profile, strong on fruity malts but with a hoppy edge that rounds with bitterness. Caramel, apples, citrus, lemon and traces of rhubarb. Medium bodied with reasonably high carbonation. Texture is far from thin though but it’s fresh and crisp. Fantastic ESB. I love it.

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