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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
15233.63/5.03.62/5.05.9%99English 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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jasonlends (15), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Pours Amber with a one finger off white head that quickly dissipates. Not a whole lot of lacing. Aroma is wonderfully malty with caramel and fresh fruit. medium bodied with nice carbonation. A nice balance of sweetness, fruit with a balancing bitterness staying from beginning to end. There is a tinge of alcohol that showed up in the finish which I wasn’t expecting. A delicious drinkable beer.


 cmillward (429), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 14, 2007  
bottle @ lazy moon. Pours amber with a good sized creamy head with decent lacing (I was surprised!) Smells of caramel, a little fruit and hops. Tastes of the same, very good. A little too sweet on the finish, not as much hops as I would have liked, but very good. Great session brew methinks.


 epassa (105), Sao Paulo, Brazil
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 10, 2007  
Ambar color, medium creamy head. Aroma: Hops, fruity, citrus, caramel and toast. Palate: Toffee, nutty, hops, bitter.


 downender (2578), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 9, 2007  
Deep amber colour with a small, short-lived off-white head and similarly brief carbonation. Caramel aroma with some nuts and balancing hops. The flavour was too sweet, like boiled sweets, with a decent bitter finish. Good.


 corby112 (700), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 9, 2007    Updated: Jan 5, 2008
Pours a golden amber color with barely any head. Floral hop aroma. Very smooth tasting golden ale with a nice dry hoppy finish.


 BrianHagmeier (257), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 7, 2007  
Amber pour with fast falling head. Strong aroma of fruit and hops with an odd butter smell. Great fair and balanced (fox news) finish of malt and bitter.


 pumpmaster (476), Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 6, 2007  
12 ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine Boca Raton, FL for $1.79 Very good.


 ogivlado (3036), Zagreb, Croatia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 6, 2007  
Bottled(500ml). -Pours a clear amber colour with medium to big white head that went away very slowly and malty herbal nose. The taste is very malty and slight hoppy with nutty and caramel notes. Very smooth.



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