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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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1523	3.63/5.0	3.62/5.0	5.9%	99	English 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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Bananamaniac (35), Kristinehamn, Sweden

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	10/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	18/20

Jun 25, 2008

Ah, a real champion beer (as the bottledescription say) . Wonderful bitter from the Fuller’s brewery, someone at a swedish beer-site called "Öltorget" called it Fuller’s Battleship, and I have to agree with him. Amazing tastes of english malts and hops, toffee, dry fruits, caramel etc. I could spend an entire evening drinking this at the pub without getting bored. Great!

msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Jun 21, 2008

Bottle. Pours amber with white head. Aroma is malt, caramel and a little hops. Flavor is malty with caramel, hops and some toffee and nuts. Refreshing beer that can be good in any situation.

spagyetti (68), Puyallup, Washington, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Jun 20, 2008

Bottle. A proper pint of bitters anyone! Just lovely! Well crafted Ale in every sense of the word. A must for anyone wanting a taste of England!

Jabswitch (207), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Jun 19, 2008

Beautiful bronze. very small head. Bitter somewhat similar to a pale ale. I did not like the low carbonation probably because I am used to the more bubbly American brew. I liked it, had a nice balance of bitterness and malty sweetness. But in future, will probably stick with domestic ales.

cb23 (97), St. louis, Missouri, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Jun 19, 2008

Bottle. Poured a amber/copper color. Smelled of bitter hops and caramel. tasted about the same, had a very nice balance between the malt and hops. The best ESB that I have had to date.

Ljunkan (383), Karlstad, Sweden

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jun 19, 2008

500 ml. Mmm, really good ESB. Hoppy aroma. Taste is fruity with caramel, nuts and a bitter end. Well-balanced, smooth ESB. I’ve had it a couple of times now and this time it turn out to be a really good beer!

spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	4/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jun 17, 2008

Full amber color, good size white head, good lacings. Aroma is floral hops. Taste is slightly sweet with a somewhat citrus bitter hops. Good balance. Smooth drinker. Would love to try on tap.

Angeloregon (2025), Portland, Oregon, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 16, 2008

From the bottle shown in this picture. Poured a standard copper-amber body with a nice medium-sized white head. Well-balanced nose of spicy, floral hops and rich, biscuity malts. Mildly bitter, but extremely smooth and well built.

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