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Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg)

Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 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 
15163.63/5.03.63/5.05.9%99English pint
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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 Tweety (337), Vancouver, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Apr 28, 2009  
I mean, what is there to say about this beer? This beer defines the style. Pleasantly citruisy with great malty body, just a spectacular all-around beer.


SmallOne (79), Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 26, 2009  
Amber/copper in color with a thin head. Aroma of caramel. Taste of caramel and a grapelike citrus taste. Stays awhile in the mouth with a long bitter finish.


kazooka (39), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 24, 2009  
sweet aroma, toffee/caramel, dark reddish orange, lingering white head, light sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, light body, thin feel, soft carbonation, bitter, long finish,


 Archibaldo de la Cruz (394), Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Bottle. Copper colour with a small white head. Malty aroma with notes of toffee and caramel. The flavour is malty and fruity with toffee notes. Medium to full-bodied and slightly bitter finish.


 Papillon (172), Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/59/20
Apr 19, 2009  
500 mL Can. Bronze body with a frothy white head that settles to a thin foamy layer. Aroma is malt, grains, and hops with an estery character about it and very faint hints of honey and pine. Flavor is smooth sweet malt with a bitter astringent hop aftertaste and a syrupy caramel finish, although a bit sweet for my liking. Smooth mouth feel.


 l1br4r14n (274), Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Pours a clear bronze with a medium white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is hops, flavor is flowery hops, leaning bitter with a little malt to balance it out. Finish is dry and slightly bitter, yet refreshing. Not my favorite from Fuller’s but a nice beer.


 VeloVampire (483), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 19, 2009  
500 ml can - pours a clear copper with a medium white head that settles to a small layer but lasts throughout the entire pint. Lovely earthy/orangey aroma, a bit of yeast and citrus. Flavour quite full, perfectly balanced bitterness with quality malting. A more full-bodied London Pride. Delicious, and a benchmark for the style.


 GJF (480), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 18, 2009  
Good beer. Pours a clear gold, full white head. Lots of bright flavors, a bit of citrus, clean finish.



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