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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 
15153.63/5.03.63/5.05.9%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.
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 Fratto (670), Arlington, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Oct 21, 2009  
Don’t know why I haven’t rated this yet. Bottled. Smells a little of hops with toffee. Tastes like honey and caramel with roasted malts. Sticky mouthfeel.


 troopie (851), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Bottle. Poured clear orange with thin fast dissipating white head. Moderate hop aroma, with a little malt toastiness. Well balanced flavour between malt and hops, with a lasting finish. Just the thing for fish and chips.


bigguns22 (88), Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 17, 2009  
Caramel in color,small white.This beer is good not great.Soft yet bitter and malty.Very drinkable but not a stand out.


TheDutchman (18), Louisiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/105/515/20
Oct 13, 2009  
I’m not a huge fan of bitters but this is by far one of the better ones I have tasted, I poured from a bottle into an English pint and it has a beautiful copper color with a very thin head. It has a strong citrus smell and tastes like a lemony toffee. It has a bitter finish that is not overwhelming and amazingly smooth on the palate.


Moggle (24), Oxfordshire, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 13, 2009  
Lovely golden colour. Nose: Citrus Taste: honey, caramel, toast, bitter orange, biscuit. Light bodied yet satisfying and full of flavour.


 Hermod (247), Vantaa, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 13, 2009  
50cl bottle. Pours copper color, with a thin head. Orange and caramel aroma. Smooth, with a dry bitter finish, overall a very good ale.


 mkel07 (494), Brisbane, Australia
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 9, 2009  
500ml bottle. Bronze copper in colour with a medium tight beige head. Looks robust and complex and has inviting aromas that tickle the nose. Strong flavour with a nice level of bitterness and the flavour and taste reach all parts of the mouth. Very solid beer.


MexiFinn (42), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 3, 2009  
Absolutely one of the better bitters/ales out there, these guys know how to brew, toffee, caramel, oranges, lightly bitter... I feel like royalty chugging these... Cheers!



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