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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

Broad Distribution
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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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 Beerman6686 (1271), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Pours a dark amber color with an off white head. Aroma was biscut, sweet malts and some caramel. Flavor was realy smooth, pretty good for an esb, but like most of the others of this style, a bit bland.


 Gypsy19 (617), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 20, 2008  
A very tasty brew that is hard to criticize. While not top-notch, this beer is very strong in all aspects. A pleasant balance of hops, caramel, and non-specific sweet fruit fills the mouth with an alive carbonation. Ends abruptly, coaxing one to have another gulp. Overall, recommended.


 BrotherGrendel (580), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/103/515/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Appearance is a clear orange to amber hue, head is a huge mass of effervescent foam that mostly sustains, great lacing all over. Smell is moderate caramel and toasted malts intermixed with fruits, toffee, and light sugar sweetness. Taste is mostly toast and roast malts, the toffee comes in midway as does slight caramel and bittering hops, finishes dry and malty with a hint of alcohol. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied, thin and watery texture, mild carbonation. This is an amazing beer and what I would hold to be an exemplar of the ESB style, alcohol is well-masked and this is well in the the session range.


 jkaiser (219), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Fullbodied mouthfeel with lots of flavor near the end of each sip. Strong malt and hop characters trying to start a riot in my mouth. This beer walks a fine line and wins the race. Not much head and lite lacing. Perty dark coloring. This beer is not for the novice, there are too many aromas and flavors to understand without much practice. Enjoy.


 fidel (915), Livermore, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Amber, fruity, caramel, malty, little nutty, litttle spice, slight yeast, slight hop, and dry finish.


 brew4fun (168), West Virginia, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/104/518/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Bottle (330ml?). Color deep bronze, short white head that settles to a thin ring of foam, lacing to the bottom of the glass. Aroma of spicy caramel, and mild butterscotch. Taste is a wonderful blend of maltiness, butterscotch in front of a spicy, fruity background. Palate a little oily slick but not at all objectionable. Body gives the impression of fullness yet careful attention tells me that is a pleasant illusion, actually being quite moderate. Finish is sweet bitterness, if that makes any sense. "Liquid Legend" is spot on!


 MrBunn (1525), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle. Dark amber body with a minimal head that dies back to a film relatively quickly. Aromas are sort of an apple juice/caramel sweet mix. Flavor is a delightful mix of bitter flavors with some caramel malt and a bit of apple fruitiness all of which seems to have a sort of nutty backdrop which shows through from time to time (although it is disappearing as it is warming). I gotta say that I’m sweating like a dog right now and this really hits the spot.


jxo (9), Melbourne, Australia
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/518/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle. Deep amber colour with very little head. low carbonation in line with the style. Spicy hoppy aroma. Very malty but balanced well by the hops. One of my favourites.



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