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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MBison (548), Southern Highlands, Australia

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

Dec 4, 2007 Updated: Oct 26, 2008

RE-RATE: Bottle (500ml). Poured dark amber with a averaged sized, dense, frothy, off-white head which lasted very well. Strong notes of floral earthy hops in the aroma with English yeast, caramel malts, tangerines and cranberries. Flavor was a good earthy hop bitterness with caramel malts, English style marmalade, gooseberries, a touch of butterscotch and a pleasant dirty/rustic hoppy finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation, a dry/creamy mouthfeel and a great finish. Very well balanced and highly sessionable ESB.

alexanderj (2227), Chino Hills, California, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	13/20

Dec 3, 2007

Bottle; sweet malty aroma with fruit, apples and toffee. Definitely one of the tastie examples of the style. Flavor began with sweet apples, gave way to caramel and roasted malt. Light hop spiciness in the finish. Will compare to the Alesmith ESB in a few days.

gabbama (115), Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Nov 28, 2007

MIld sweet fruit aroma with a hint of hops. Hops come through more on the flavor and balance perfectly with the sweet malt. Long, slightly roasted, earthy finish. Very good.

Ramenen (453), San Salvador, El Salvador

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

Nov 28, 2007

Wow! Just what I expected. Perfect balance between the malts and the hops. This truly the grand parent of hoppy style beers from USA. Congrats Fuller.

elelwarren (138), SF Bay area, California, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	8/10	5/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Nov 27, 2007 Updated: Dec 23, 2007

Beautiful pour, w/ 2-finger head & just the right color. Scent of pear & plum compote. Starts toffee sweet, then abruptly changes course to a hyper dry, long & earthy finish. No deep flavor complexity, but the fun is experiencing the moment it switches from sweet to bitter. This is drinkable. Only real negative is its texture: a bit more carbonated than I would like.

redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA

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

Nov 26, 2007

Right away the aroma hits you... first it was hoppy, then quite fruity and malty. The fruit aroma is maybe...cherries? Flavor is caramel malt and hops. Pours a full-bodied amber/red color with a small off-white head that dissipated quickly. 1 pt. 0.9 oz. bottle.

Dredd (488), Ormond, Australia

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

Nov 25, 2007

Very enjoyable. Pours with a great amber colour and fine white head. Sweet malt aroma follows through in to a sweet toffee malt lead in flavour that follows through with a good bitterness.

ghawener (953), San Salvador, El Salvador

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

Nov 23, 2007

Bottle: Full and compplex malty taste, floral and sweet, with a nutty character. Slightly hoppy.

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