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Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg)

Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 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 
15153.63/5.03.63/5.05.9%99English pint
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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/512/20
Jul 3, 2007    Updated: Jun 5, 2008
Amber colored. Not much going on in the aroma department; mostly traces of alcohol. The taste is good, yummy, and easily drinkable. A nice aftertaste.


 puboflyons (589), New Hampshire, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 2, 2007  
A 1 pint 09 fl oz bottle with an expiration date of 03 Dec 07. Powerful aroma of malts. Pours caramel-red and a bit opaque. Nice foamy head that susides a bit but not entirely. Feels heavy in my mouth. Sweet and smooth, that’s for sure. Yummy stuff. But over 1,000 raters before me already confirmed that. Can I have another?


 rmalloy (195), los angeles, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/517/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Hooray real beer. Semi-opaque amber with a lovely head. Burnt caramel, butterscotch, and pine in the nose. Not too sweet--love the sweetness that is there though. Not too bitter. Resiny pine and some bitter hops. Good with food (I had it with spicy Chinese).


 AR (417), Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Burnt orange color. The hops are balanced with a fruity malt flavoring. This is a smooth and palatable beer that should be suitable in a variety of situations.


 alexsdad06 (1056), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Draught @ The Pub. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Aroma was mainly fruity hops. The flavor opens with light malts and fruit. The hoppy bitterness soon follows. This is pretty well balanced. Medium bodied, smooth and clean.


 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/519/20
Jun 29, 2007    Updated: Sep 21, 2008
500 mL, best before Dec 07. Clear copper with a medium-sized and mostly lasting head. Wow, great aroma: rich fruit and honey, graham cracker and spicy-metallic hops. Flavor is rich caramel, slowly turning to dark fruits, then to dryish spices and delicate (but noticeable) bitter herbs on the end. Palate is medium-bodied and smooth with the perfect dryness on the finish. This is a great one-and-done selection, as well as possibly the best session beer ever made.


 swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 26, 2007  
Bottle. Clear amber with malty nose. Best ESB I’ve had to date. Malty with some bitterness. Very good


 tarjei (1741), Bryne, Norway
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 26, 2007  
500 ml bottle. Clear amber color. Small, vanishing beige head. Roasted, sweet malt, hints of liqorice in flavor. Bitterdry aftertaste. A bit thin.



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