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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TheJester (702), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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

Feb 20, 2008

500 mL bottle. Dark ruby brown with a small but sticky beige head. The aroma is of sweetish caramel malt, toasted walnuts, and a touch of hops. Terrific malty and slightly spicy flavour, with some fresh fruit and mild hops. There seems to be a little alcohol there as well, in the end. I don’t really get the citrus, though. Body is solidly medium. I like this one.

Swalden28 (1446), McKinney, Texas, USA

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

Feb 15, 2008

Very good beer!....Pored a nice deep clear amber with semi off white head, with decient retention. Aroma of malt, hops, with nice fruity notes, but it seemed a little too light....flavor has very nice maltiness, hoppiness, and not very strong bitter...very nice. Body was well balanced with medium carbonation.....Very tasty beer!

Veer (355), Landskrona, Sweden

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	2/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 14, 2008

Aroma: very nice, floral hops with just a hint of grapefruit and pine. Sweet, caramel malt underneath. There is (unfortunately) also a vague chemical tone of green apple. Some liquorice, musty.
Flavour: reasonably full.bodied, bitter and sweet. Grassy. Lots of toffee and caramel malt. Decent bitter aftertaste. All in all not very complex but very drinkable. Pretty sweet for an ESB.
Appearance: Clear copper body with yellowtinted, creamy head leaving some irregular lacing.
Palate: quite slimy, however not heavy. A bit oily and fluffy.

BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA

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

Feb 6, 2008

[WBA Styles Tasting] Dark copper color, clear. Caramel malt aroma, with a high hop presence. Interesting raisin and prune esters. Bitterness is substantial, but well blended with some medium sweetness. Medium bodied. Not bad at all.

thebeamer (1), Göteborg, Sweden
does not count

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 4, 2008

a good ale, perfekt with food, spec. steaws och steaks with roasted vegetables. nice creamy beer.

Edmoe (126), Orlando, Florida, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Feb 3, 2008

Copper color with off-white head and decent lacing. Aroma is malty with a subtle hop character. Flavor is more of the same but a little more on the malty side. Very drinkable. A good session beer. Decent body. Finishes clean.

milljam (569), Norman, Oklahoma, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	5/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Feb 3, 2008

Nicely balanced.....good malt flavor, paired with an equal amount hoppiness. An easy beer to drink, nothing too in your face, but very enjoyable.

jeff789 (377), Pennsylvania, USA

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

Feb 1, 2008

Clear amber with a thin whiteish head... Aroma is slightly bready with a sweetness... Taste is only slightly bitter up front with a good bitterness to the finish

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