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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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 patricks110 (279), Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/516/20
Oct 2, 2008  
Aroma of nutst, hoppy hints, and sweet honey and fruit. Appearance is mediocre. A brigtht yellowish golden colour with a small head. Interesting flavour full of hops and sweetness. For a bitter, this is perfect for me. Overall, the best bitter i have had so far, and another great beer from fullers.


 Pinball (2718), Allerød, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 30, 2008  
aroma : nutty, raisins or plumes, clear dark golden , thick small offwhite head, flavor : nice bitter indeed, complicated and balanced, aftertaste also with good bitterness, i get lots and flavors, also hop flavors, the sensation from beginning to end is amazing - flavor changes a lot during a sip, and it’s all good. great brew, probably best english beer i ever had.


 ewestern (198), Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/59/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Light amber/orangish in color with a very thin white head. Sweet hops aroma with a slightly malty twist to it and hints of honey. Malty hoppy spicey taste with a hint of honey and a slightly bitter finish.


 HonkeyBra (1319), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Nice amber pour, light hoppy aroma. Flavor is slightly bitter, with a nice hop profile. Creamy mouthfeel. Pretty great after a long day.


 Narnad (689), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/55/104/513/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Great red-copper color from the bottle. Thin head and a semi-fast bubbling help to keep the head around throughout the drinking. Aroma is very sweet and the cherry aroma smells of like a chocolate covered cherry mixed with some malt hints and the alcohol does come off to the nose. Flavor is definitely of caramel malt and some roasted tones. The beer really has a heavy alcohol ending and combined with the cherry finish tastes very much like your finishing with a shot of cherry vodka. The beer is dated Sept 10 2007 on the back so the flavors may be a bit stronger from aging at the liquor store. Overall a good beer but the alcohol in this one was kinda overpowering at the end.


 footbalm (1218), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 24, 2008  
Had this at the Bayou. Thank god this wasn’t bursting with Cherries and oranges as I was at a bar and did not feel like going home to change. I thought they had handed me a Oktoberfest by mistake. Some toffee stuff, and a mildly bitter aftertaste( no shit dumbass). It wasn’t a bad beer at all, I want to try this again at home where I can sit back and analyze the hell out of it.


 NosirIwont (1168), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 24, 2008  
<i>Bottle.</i> Pours a clear, amber golden with a creamy off-white head. Sweet hop aroma with a malty and alcoholic bite in the background. As it warms, notes of caramel and fruit take over. Plums. Malty and fruity flavour with alcohol present. Plums here as well. As it warms, some grassy notes peaks out as well as some remote notes of milk. Also, the alcohol takes on a more spirit-like approach, but it’s still sort of integrated in the flavour and doesn’t stand out too much. Finish is malty with a lingering bitterness and alcohol notes. Faint notes of liquorice. Overall a decent brew, and has some resemblance of stronger beers like maybe a bock, that I didn’t expect. <i>24-09-08.</i>


 hillfiiiiire (284), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Sep 24, 2008  
Amber body with a notable white head. Aroma is sweet caramel malts with biscuit and bread notes. Flavor is a with a very mild bitter touch added to the biscuit notes mentioned in the aroma. Finishes a little dry on a nice caramel note. Pretty good beer.



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