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OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Fuller’s
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
London, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1938   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.62   EST. CALORIES: 177   ABV: 5.9%
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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.


4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
amx1970390 (478) - Southampton, Pennsylvania, USA - FEB 13, 2002
A great world class bitters, a great change of pace if you have not tried one.

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
STUARTMILLER (10) - flushing, New York, USA - FEB 12, 2002
The best bitter par none. Winner of countless awards. In bottle make sure you get it fresh. Check the best before date on back label.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
beerstop (173) - Roanoke, Virginia, USA - FEB 11, 2002
UPDATED: FEB 5, 2003 Not a big fan of bitters, but this is certainly a fine example. Easy to drink. Hoppy, but not overwhelmingly so. Extremeley balanced beer.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
kmeves (1098) - Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA - FEB 11, 2002
UPDATED: AUG 3, 2006 Good balance. One of the better bitters that we get in the US.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Volgon (2717) - Manchester, New Hampshire, USA - FEB 10, 2002
It’s good, but is it worth $USA2.99/16.9 US Fl oz? I don’t think so.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
omhper (15964) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - JAN 31, 2002
Dark amber. Malty, chewy somewhat sweetish. One of th emore bitter British beers. The first ever ESB I tried, and still the one that defines the style for me.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
cathcacr (620) - Oregon, USA - JAN 29, 2002
Good beer, though I didn’t find it especially great. Pretty mild for something I was expecting from a bitter. A pleasant drink -- actually had a bit of a nice sweetness to it -- but I didn’t see what was so distinctive or memorable about this one. For a bitter ale, I’ll go with many an IPA over this one pretty much anytime.

4.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
mutant (854) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - JAN 27, 2002
Usually prefer the extreme malty end of the spectrum and this is Bitter (duh). But what a Bitter. Beautifully balanced and, but for the prohibitive price tag, would enjoy daily. Wow.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Darkover (1449) - Columbus, Ohio, USA - JAN 18, 2002
UPDATED: JAN 30, 2004 Clear amber with a beige head. Bready malt aroma. Bitter and bready malt flavor.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Hoss (606) - Florida, USA - JAN 14, 2002
Not my favorite style, but this one has the balance so many are missing. A real session brew. I found the hop finish balance and not overpowering. I wish more American craft brewers could learn the art of balance.


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