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Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg)

Percentile
93
overall
Brewed by Fullers
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

London, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
15233.63/5.03.62/5.05.9%99English 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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 unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Pours a clean amber copper with a medium off white frothy head. The aroma has a strange character to it, can’t describe it. There’s caramel, earthy and herbal hops, . The flavor is pretty well balanced, caramel, earthy, a mild hop bite, a bit of alcohol, an English character. The palate is mildly carbonated and goes down easily. Good solid english bitter


 Ober (1186), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 31, 2009  
A clear amber/light brown colored beer, with a nice thick beige head. The aroma of some caramel, hops, some fruits and spices. The taste of caramel, dry bitter, nuts, fruits, like raisins and citrus. Some hops. The aftertaste is long bitter with some sweets.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 30, 2009  
Copper in colorand hazy with a medium off-white head. Aroma is of caramel, fruit, hops and earth. Taste is of caramel, nuts, spicy hops and toast.


aetheon (57), Beer Dungeon, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/59/105/518/20
Jan 30, 2009    Updated: Oct 3, 2009
pours a nice dark golden amber with moderate lacing. lite aroma. medium bodied flavor with moderate toasted hoppiness that finishes slightly sharp and lingers some. roasted grain, some malt Notes of resin and grapefruit in the finish Overall excellent brew, I’ll be drinking this one again.


 webbcreative (111), , Oklahoma, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Jan 30, 2009  
hazy copper color. 3 finger head. Nice brew. smelled of hops, and a touch of malt. Taste a bit more maltly, but a nice bitterness to it. Bitterness doesnt stick around in my mouth, so its okay. Clean and crisp flavor, medium mouthfeel. its good, but i prefer the London Pride to this one.


 trapez (788), Hilleroed, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 30, 2009  
Bottle. Nice complex aroma with malt and different hops and some fruits. dark golden amber with soft beuge head. Interesting flavour. More sweetness than hops bitterness with a characteristic wood flavour in the background. Low carbonation with nice week bitter aftertaste.


 jfb (413), Weihenstephan, Germany
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 30, 2009  
(bottle) pours a clear amber colour with a creamy off-white head. aroma of spicy floral hops with light citric and herbal qualities, some earth and lightly roasted grainy malts. flavour is more in the way of fruity hops, balanced by smooth grainy notes and a touch of yeast. medium body and carbonation with a dry, lightly bitter finish.


 biggmike (480), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 27, 2009  
This beer poured a slightly cloudy copper color with a nice white head that stayed for some time. Aroma was of carmelized sugar, fruit, and a bit of hops. Flavor is very much like the aroma with a caramel maltiness and more hop bitterness coming through. Mouthfeel is very good. Drinkability is very high on this one.



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