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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roccotool (25), USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Jun 12, 2008

Bottle. Appearance rich brown for an ale. Standard head. Flavor complex and balance on the palate is so well done, it’s hard to identify individual components. Smooth blend of hops. Would go well as a session or even with a steak.

The Etruscan (306), Tuscany, Italy

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Jun 10, 2008

Light beige weak head. Dark amber colour. Aroma is malty, fruity with caramel and light banana and nutty notes. Falvor is malty too with delicate fruity and wooden tones, ending in a slightly hoppy finish, Light to medium bodied,

jalichio999 (502), Brazil

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jun 8, 2008 Updated: Sep 4, 2008

Coloração âmbar, creme bege razoável. Presença de lúpulo e malte caramelo. Amarga, mas não em excesso. Equilibrada.

eelgrassman (13), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	12/20

Jun 7, 2008

This beer will go good with almost everything. Has a great balance & mixture of soft hops and malty flavors. I didn’t really taste the alcohol hall in it at all. Didn’t think the price was too bad either at something like $3 for 22 oz.

maltalicious (2), USA
does not count

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

Jun 7, 2008

Quite a rich malty experience. Lovely molassess and yeasty aroma. Very molassss taste. To me this beer had a very unique flavor... and an unexpected "wow", which I always appreciate. Very nice mouthfeel too. My only complaint is that there is a bit too much alcohol taste for me, especially for a brew that is only 5.9%. One thing that really struck me is that this beer screams malt and to my palate is not very bitter at all, so after tasting I found the EBS label a bit confounding. Bear in mind that I am not a beer connoisseur, and as an american am surely influenced by all of the "hophead" brews we have over here. Very good beer.

dalepryor (172), Paducah, Kentucky, USA

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jun 7, 2008

Pours a light copper with thin off-white head, the aroma is malt and hops which alternate with every whiff. Very balanced flavor, this is the best ESB i’ve had so far and so much so that the other ESB’s i’ve tried don’t even come close to this.

buzzoven (333), Japan

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	5/5	7/10	4/5	11/20

Jun 7, 2008

Very smooth, slightly creamy, slightly bitter. Smell of caramel and grass. Taste was somewhat bitter, but balanced. Exceptional.

gonzo46and2 (108), Tampa, Florida, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	12/20

Jun 4, 2008

Milder than the last esb I had by Rougue. Very smooth beer. Not too bitter. Well balanced.

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