Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) 3.63 1539

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
1539	3.63/5.0	3.63/5.0	5.9%	99.1	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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daknole (3032), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

May 2, 2008

This reminds me of a Newcastle with a lot of hops. I usually am not a huge fan of bitters, but this one is pretty damn good.

shrubber85 (3019), Wallhalben, Germany

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	16/20

Sep 28, 2007

Bottle. Dried fruit and caramel malt aroma. Amber with larger tan head and nice lacing. Molasses malt and moderate hops - well blended.

Pinball (3013), Allerød, Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 30, 2008

aroma : nutty, raisins or plumes, clear dark golden , thick small offwhite head, flavor : nice bitter indeed, complicated and balanced, aftertaste also with good bitterness, i get lots and flavors, also hop flavors, the sensation from beginning to end is amazing - flavor changes a lot during a sip, and it’s all good. great brew, probably best english beer i ever had.

presario (3010), Calgary, Alberta, Canada

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	7/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	17/20

Aug 7, 2003

Copper coloured. Minimal but lasting head fueld by light carbonization. Bouquet of the air after a summer rain. Palate is smooth and very pleasing. Smooth malt taste with medium hops. My new favorite bitter.

rauchbier (3004), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Dec 17, 2001 Updated: Jan 24, 2005

Bottle. Amber bronze, initialy good white head soon thinning, good condition. Excellent hop resin aroma right at the beginning that slowly gets overtaken by a solid sweet maltiness. Sweet malt and peppery hops fill the mouth, and linger long into the finish with a big but restrained bitterness coming through at the end.

larsga (3000), Oslo, Norway

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 14, 2006

Big, tan, creamy head with fine lace in the middle. Chestnut brown body. Lovely, harmonic aroma of caramel malts with citrus/pine hops and notes of pepper. Powerful, malty taste with heavy pine/citrus hop profile. Some sweetness, quite a lot of bitterness. Bitter, lingering aftertaste. Excellent! Probably the best bitter I’ve had.

BMan1113VR (2981), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 19, 2008

Probably my new favorite session. Pours with a large, rocky, off-white head covering a copper hued body. Good retention and spider lacing. Nice mild hop aroma with a little hops (my nose doesn’t seem to be too acurate tonight). Great taste, a very nice sipper. Creamy mouthfeel. I could drink this beer all afternoon.

ante (2977), Stockholm, Sweden

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Oct 1, 2003

Dark amber with hints of ruby. Long-lasting thick, creamy white head. Sweet malty aroma with hints of toffee and caramel with some grassy hop notes. Bitter and sweet flavour. Roasty notes with toffee and caramel. Long bitter finish with some notes of burnt sugar.

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