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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 
15173.63/5.03.62/5.05.9%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.
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 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.


schemb (1), USA
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/59/104/516/20
Jun 25, 2007  
I think the formula has changed (or maybe shipping method). More pronounced bitterness and complex maltiness since my last try of this in bottled form around a year ago. Very good.


 hopslovin (180), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/516/20
Jun 23, 2007  
12 oz. bottle. Carmel color, thin head. Sweet malt with some spice on the nose. Malt, spice, and a dry bitter finish. Good beer.


 buckybeer (666), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jun 21, 2007  
Pours a darkish copper with a big frothy head and some nice lacing. Aroma of soapish malts, light spice and light hops. The soapy aroma diminishes after a while and then takes on a more fremented fruit smell. Very nice. Flavor is pretty big malts, cake, light hops and spices. I couldn’t really detect any bitterness until about 5-10 seconds after I took a drink. Yep.... It’s bitter. Yep... It’s good too.


 Adenila (932), Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/517/20
Jun 19, 2007  
I’ve really come to respect this brewery. Not because they make the most supprising and innovating brews, but everything i’ve tasted so far (given thats only 5 different brews) have been solid as hell. Light brown with a fine white head. Aroma is very desert like, flowers, vanilla and white sugar. Flavor is smooth with a nice fresh hob blend and an overall creamy palate. Its a beer for the masses, and yet very enjoyable.


 IrishBoy (2686), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 17, 2007  
Draft at Enniskillen and Kiapepitos Wedding; Nose of light hoppiness and yeast; amber brown with a small offwhite head; flavor of hop bitterness with some light caramel and a little fruitiness.


 Prcaus (159), New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Jun 14, 2007    Updated: Jun 15, 2007
Bottle Foodery Philadelphia, PA-Deep Amber coloring, small thin white head, crisp malt taste, mild hops, finishes really well. Very enjoyable, definitely will get it again



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