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Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) 3.63 1540

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
15403.63/5.03.63/5.05.9%99.1English 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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 IPFreely (1470), Lewiston, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 21, 2003  
Bottle. Copper-colored with an off-white head. Malty aroma with some hops mixed in. Initially sweet with a bitter hoppy finish. Dry. Very enjoyable.


 joeycapps (1466), Waterdown, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/515/20
Mar 7, 2003  
On Cask in North America. Orange-copper w/ lovely finger of creamy foam. Great lacing. How a beer should look. The aroma was mildly fruity & malty w/ some hop notes but generally weak. Light, cream feel. Flavours were nicely balanced--moderately bitter w/ fresh malty notes--surprisingly fresh considering its voyage.


 Jokes (1453), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 15, 2003  
Pours a dark golden/copper color with a decent, off-white head. The aroma is malty and sweet with caramel, toffee and a touch of sweet fruit. A pretty good malt flavor with toffee and a little raisin seeming to dominate. The hops in the finish provide for nice balance and drinkability. A good bitter, to be sure.


 Borresteijn (1452), Amsterdam, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 27, 2008  
On tap @ in de Wildeman. Pale amber colour, white head. Aroma of fruits, hops and caramel. Flavour is malty, caramel, fruity, hoppy and bitter. Nice dry, bitter and tasteful beer.


 drowland (1448), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Single bottle into an English pint glass. I really wasn’t impressed by this one, even for the style and reputation of the brewer.


 robinvboyer (1444), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 6, 2007  
great orangy/brown color. great lacing on my glass. Aroma is super nice, very heafty onthe english hops, and a really nice caramel aroma too. Flavour is very very nice. Very well balanced, between the hops, and the malt. Bitterness is very smooth. Extremely well made, and very tasty brew.


 Allen (1442), Switzerland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/515/20
May 8, 2007    Updated: May 10, 2007
50cl. Dark ruby, beautiful amber couloured beer. Nice carbonation, lots of bubbles. Good head. The nose is of caramel and ripe fruits, very enjoyable strong aromas. Beautiful malty flavor. Not much bitterness in the taste. Strong and toasty. Flavors of oranges, peaches and caramel. Pretty spicy. Leafy, quite enjoyable finish (the bitterness comes trough) . A very good bitter, a classic.


 nqualls (1439), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 16, 2009  
On tap at the Ye Olde Falcon pub in Fort Lauderdale. Poured a hazy amber/red color with a thin off white head. The aroma had mild hop notes with caramel malt. The flavor was caramel malt balanced by an earthy hop finish. Good beer.



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