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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leftarmover (8), Alberta, Canada
does not count

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Mar 7, 2008

My "go to" beer for any occasion. Full nose of flowery English hops, low carbonation after sloshing into a stein, lots of caramel malt throughout giving a toffee taste and texture (nifty alliteration). An absolute mouthful...just what I look for in an ESB...no wishy washy effervescence. A solid beer.

JoeZasada (135), Beaumont, Alberta, Canada

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

Mar 6, 2008

Beautiful copper colour, pours with a strong head. Aroma of malt and hops, flavour is rich, full-bodied, roasted malt with a sweet bitter hoppiness. An excellent ESB...

Haslinger (642), Syracuse, New York, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 6, 2008

Pours an amberish brown with a small cream head. Has a caramel taste with a good hops taste. I wouldn’t buy this again

Jblauvs (544), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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

Mar 6, 2008 Updated: Jul 11, 2008

pours a clear orange brown, off white dissipating head. served warm, full nose of sweet fruits, plums, dates( ohhh the dates), and toffee malty and delicious, aftertaste has a little tang of citrus subtle hops, really quite well balanced very drinkable and satisfying My favorite ESB

LilBeerDoctor (1492), East Setauket, New York, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	9/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 6, 2008

Bottle. Pours a golden orange with a small creamy head. Aroma of light fruits (apple, pear, pineapple), as the beer warms, aroma of darker fruits like prune, raisin, fig. It seems as though I am about to drink a Belgian ale...taste of some dark fruits and light flowery hops. Excellent beer and so smooth to drink. This was my first ESB and I can’t wait to try more examples of the style.

fredandboboflo (1404), East Setauket, New York, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Mar 5, 2008

Bottle. Aroma massive with huge caramel malt, toffee, dark to medium fruits (plum, raisin, strawberry, maybe some citrus sneaks in), and the perfect balance of hops. Flavor is also perfectly balanced, not quite as bold as the nose, but still oh so luscious with many of the same notes. This was actually my first ESB, so I can’t comment about it as it relates to others of the style, but regardess of style, this is unquestionably an excellent beer and to me noticeably underrated. Obviously I rate some beers higher than their average and some beers lower due to personal preference, but this beer is far beyond a 3.64 without a doubt.

TheCaptain (549), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 3, 2008

Bottle, amber copper pour with a thin medium head. Hops and caramel notes but not sure if I got the citrus character. Malty with a slight bitter finish, did have a bit of an alc. taste but nothing overwhelming. Nice well balanced ESB.

jeffwilliams11 (310), hooterville, Michigan, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 25, 2008

nice amber color, medium head. ok grassy aroma and flavor. the alcohol is fairly forward in flavor.

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