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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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 fluffy (229), Florida, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/56/102/511/20
Aug 27, 2008  
purs lite red with some head. flavour starts out somewhat malty strong toffee and coffee flavors. ends bitter and hoppy. if you are a fan of ESBs, this is great stuff.


 Borresteijn (1395), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 27, 2008  
On tap @ in de Wildeman. Pale amber colour, white head. Aroma of fruits, hops and caramel. Flavour is malty, caramel, fruity, hoppy and bitter. Nice dry, bitter and tasteful beer.


 Beth101 (317), West Yorkshire, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Aroma of sweet syrupy malt. Light amber with a thin head. Tasted of hops with a hint of fruit. Slightly fizzy.


 aru (105), Smørum, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/513/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Amber appearance with white head. Fresh fruity aroma. The taste is full bodied with a lot of herbs and a slight bitter aftertaste.


 jonno (562), Brisbane, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 15, 2008    Updated: Apr 15, 2009
A really high quality beer that you could drink all day. The floral nose is fantastic and was a clear winner over a rogue brutal bitter I also tried that day


 theisti (1650), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Aug 13, 2008  
11.2 fl oz bottle purchased as a single at Happy Hour in Independence, Missouri. Best Before 14 March 09 on the label. Pour is mostly clear ruby orange with a one inch off white head that is lasting. When the head slowly retreats, it leaves behind nice lacing. Aroma of butterscotch, and some very faint grainy malt. Taste is more the grainy malt than the butterscotch sweetness, but they are both present. There is also a nice mineral component, as well as the familiar Fuller’s yeast taste. I thought this would be a wreck from the nose, but the taste was quite pleasant. Palate is thin to medium, with a clean finish. The mineral aspect is the only taste that lingers, and its refreshing.


 coldbrewky (717), Saugerties, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 10, 2008  
After another marathon day of travel thru the hills of upstate NY, I was tired, not dog tired or exhausted but tired of just being about a bijillion people, and maybe a bit tired of being inside a moving vehicle. I needed a bit of alone time with a beer. .5L Bottle at the rip and run. Pours a lovely amber with a moderate off white head that settled to a ring rather fast. The beer sat upon the counter and was viewed with some interest by my cat Fuzzy who has developed a taste for a range of beer styles. I returned from picking tomatoes and beans from the garden to witness the 22 pound cat on the counter next to my beer with a wet paw. Fuzzy was busy licking his paw clean as I was finally able to quaff my first taste. A bit of cat fur aside this was just what I needed last night. A bold yet reserved beer. Sure the hops are there in abundance but they still don’t smack you in the face twice and then ask if you want some more zestiness. This beer stoicly looks at you and says "Yes? Oh, righty -oh Sir, More reserved hops with an expertly balanced body?????" Straight away" Oh, and by the by...could you dispatch those 10,000 Zulus at Rourke’s drift?? Certainly sir..if only I could have a few pints of this for fortitude. I slept well.


 Defreni (999), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Flaske. Ravfarvet øl. Overraskende maltdomineret øl, især i smagen. Duften er let blomstret og humlen kan også anes i bitterheden der rammer til sidst. Alt i alt er det dog ikke en synderligt ophidsende øl.



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