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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madscotsman (147), Fairview Heights, Illinois, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

May 20, 2008

bottle, had a nice foamy head and a nice malty carmel aroma. The malt and hops seemed very balanced. Smooth and clean feel on your palate. Easy drinking beer and nice finish.

rcasta (474), El Salvador

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

May 19, 2008

muy buena cerveza del reino unido que aproveche a tomar tantas y tantas veces cuando estuve estudiando en la gran isla. el profesor de economia era tan fiel a la cerveza que habia invertido en las acciones simplemente para poder ir a las reuniones anuales de accionistas, que por supuesto, estaban llenas de cerveza para los asistentes.

blutt59 (2092), Dallas, Texas, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

May 16, 2008

bottle, nice foamy head, nut brown color, bitter flavor with smooth body and finish, nice easy beer

yespr (11906), Copenhagen O, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

May 12, 2008

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and deep golden orange with a lacing white head. Dense caramel malt aroma, light chocolate touch. Flavour is sweet caramel malt with a light edge towards the finish. Mild dry bitterness following this to give a nice and smooth balance into the finish. Light fruity touch in the far finish. Nice one.

Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

May 10, 2008

After rating 16 ESBs, I have finally gotten around to rating the original. It pours a pale iced tea copper with a creamy ivory head that laces well. The nose is of fruity, bready malt backed by grassy, earthy and lightly spicy hops. Light to medium-bodied and creamy with a flinty, mildly dry finish and a touch of hop bitterness to cap things off. Toasty, fruity malt up front, it transitions to a lightly dry finish featuring lightly spicy and earthy hops. The aftertaste lingers just slightly bitter and flinty. This is a very nice session brew, and at 5.9% ABV, what a happy session it could be. Certainly among the best ESBs that I’ve sampled, I can see why it has spawned a steady stream of imitators.

jhagmar (114), Gothenburg, Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	5/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

May 10, 2008

Thanks to ekstedt & friends. Light amber with a white head. Notes of caramel and fudge, malty. Bitter taste. Very light carbonation.

crowderm (277), Recklinghausen, Germany

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

May 9, 2008

Pours a nice deep amber with a solid off-white head. The aroma is sweet, with bready and caramel notes predominating. Also a little bit of citrus and cherry maybe? Very full toffee caramel malt flavor coupled with some nice citrus/grass hops. Maybe just a hint of spicy hop flavor in the finish. Very smooth and easy drinking. I think I know what I’ll be drinking at the british pub in town while I watch soccer this summer.

Todeon (315), Sweden

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

May 7, 2008

Amber color. Aroma is pretty sweet with fruity notes. Flavor is a bit bitter with some fruity notes and a hint of caramell. Mild finish. Much better on draft than bottle.

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