Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg)

Tap@NorthEndLeiden. Floral aroma with a hint of green apple. Amber color, beige head, good lace. Very floral, sweet, bitter, medium body, soft mouthfeel. Had a couple of pints and the went down easy.

Draught. Pours medium dark amber, almost clear. The head is an off white and not too big dissipating rather fast but leaving just a hair. Aroma is a mix of stronger hops and flowers and cloves. First sip is very similar to the aroma. The flower scent comes through in the flavor, and is chased by the rest of the bitters to create a robust hoppy flavor. It’s not too over the top, actually it is on the way up to the summit but got stuck. Thus, leaving those who like bitters a little disappointed. But overall a decent brew that I will definately drink again.

Pours a clean amber copper with a medium off white frothy head. The aroma has a strange character to it, can’t describe it. There’s caramel, earthy and herbal hops, . The flavor is pretty well balanced, caramel, earthy, a mild hop bite, a bit of alcohol, an English character. The palate is mildly carbonated and goes down easily. Good solid english bitter.

Very good all around beer. I’d rate it in my top five beers. Amber color, solid aroma, fantastic taste

Bottle: Good beer. Pours amber with a little head. Hoppy and caramel aroma. Flavor same as aroma. Very little bitterness. Easy drinking beer.

Poured from draft at The Sanctuary (Iowa City, IA) into a conical pint. Color a deep amber, head respectable. Sticks around less prominently and looks a little soapish. Smell is faint. Faint floral/hops. I expected more. Taste of flowers and hops. Low carbonation. Welcoming initial taste, not overpowering. Mouthfeel is tame for an ESB. Very smooth. Finish is hoppy and refreshing. Leaves a pleasant aftertaste. Nice session beer in my book.

A dark amber beer with a smallish white head which leaves a nice lacing. It’s also quite lively in terms of carbonation. Greeting the nose is an array of sweet and fruity malt aromas with an ample dose of caramel. The taste didn’t disappoint either. Fruit and caramel flavours wash over the tongue perhaps with some with some bready malts and stick of rock notes. Not especially hoppy but the finish is nice, light and slightly bitter. Well balanced mouthfeel with some carbonation.

The aroma is sweet and mild and unimposing. The appearance is of an amber hue with little to no head. The test is incredibly malty and smooth, reminiscent of a high quality Maerzen style beer. The flavour and palate are this beer’s strongpoints. Fortunately, those are the most important ones as well. Nutty caramel notes. This beer starts out weakly from aroma and appearance, but delivers well with flavour and palate. Dang that’s good!