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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nate2g (1073), Brisbane, Australia

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Apr 6, 2008

Pours a clear amber with small head. Light hops, malts and caramel aroma. Sweet toffee flavour, malts and bitter hops. Very smooth on the palate, leads to a dry and fruity bitter finish. A very enjoyable ESB.

Blom (390), Odense, Denmark

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Apr 4, 2008

Amber with a low head. Sweet aroma of fruits and nuts. The flavours are truly amazing, beginning from a malty caramel and toffee base, going into a fruity bitter ending. A perfect ESB.

17thfloor (1447), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Apr 4, 2008

Pours a clear reddish amber no bubbles and a medium sudsy off-white head. Great fruity, malty aroma. Wow a bitter that is actually bitter. Sweet toasty malts and lots of low-end bitterness, a little bit of pepper. Thin, very slightly sticky, and soft to almost no carbonation. Really smooth beer.. almost too smooth.

hoplover406 (204), Crofton, Maryland, USA

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Apr 3, 2008

Bottle. Excellent beer! Well made and delicious! Pours a beautiful, clear copper with a thick off white head. Toffee and caramel malt aroma is intense. Taste is much the same. Very malty in such a good way. This is my new ’go to’ beer.

masto (77), Helsinki, Finland

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Apr 2, 2008 Updated: Sep 19, 2008

Crystal clear orange with vv foamy head (huge air pockets in it). Liquorice burned malt aroma. The flavor is caramel malt with very smooth hops, hints of rye, berries and liquorice. Smooth, oily, medium-bodied with soft carbonation. Oily, dry bittersweet hop and nut finish. Complex, balanced and drinkable.

RedSox2004 (354), Pacific Palisades, California, USA

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

Apr 1, 2008

22 oz. bottle poured a copper/orange color with a generous head that slowly receded to a full layer. Malts were strongly evident on the nose, also some caramel and a bit of orange. Taste also was dominated by the malts, but there were many other flavors - caramel, sweet fruits (cherry), toffee. All of which was followed up with the hops bitterness that I expected. Very smooth, nicely carbonated - I drank this warm, and I think that’s the way to go with this one to get all the aromas and flavors this has to offer.

jrob21 (1257), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	8/10	2/5	14/20

Mar 31, 2008

Bottle courtesy of the glenwood around the corner. Nice sesionable beer that pours a clear copper color. Some bitter hop flavors, caramel, and malt. Candi sugar sweetness. All a little faint but for a session beer you don’t want it overwhelming in any one aspect.

rman18 (201), South Amboy, New Jersey, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	10/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 29, 2008

Wow... Lovely! Best aroma that a beer can have, very hoppy smell. The taste is bitter with a smooth palate. Overall I can drink this beer daily. I loved it! One of my favorites.

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