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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ThomasE (5178), Copenhagen, Denmark

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	17/20

Apr 26, 2004

Nice copper colour with small off white head. Aroma is malty, spicy and with some toffee. Flavor is bitter and with some sweetness. Palate is ok.

madsberg (5153), Søborg, Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 6, 2002 Updated: Feb 10, 2003

Amber colour. Aroma spiced. Balanced flavour, and a smooth bitterness in the end. My first ESB and definately not the last.

MoritzF (5130), Bochum, Germany

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 9, 2006

(bottle, provided by pivnizub – thanks !) Dark amber to copper colour with a foamy off-white medium head leaving lots of lace. Slightly sweet and toasted malts aroma with toffee, also nutty with a floral and herbal hoppy background. Bittersweet flavour, medium body, light carbonation. Initially malty with caramel and a balanced spicy herbal hoppiness, slightly nutty and buttery taste, dry bitter and herbal hoppy finish with a lasting aromatic aftertaste. Very pleasant Bitter.

pivnizub (5106), Bochum, Porúří, Germany

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 21, 2005

Bottle: Amber coloured, thin off-white head, lacing and lasting very long; very fruity (dried plums, marmalade) nose, hints of malts and some floral hoppiness; very soft fruity beginning with a sweet flavour, quickly becoming pretty dry towards the end; big aromatic hoppy aftertaste, extremely long lasting; a very well balanced, well rounded, full bodied ale. Very pleasant !

yngwie (5089), Kristiansand, Norway

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

Jan 12, 2006

Bottled. Amber colored with a beige head. First aroma to escape the bottle is a vague yeastiness. Then theres malt and hops. Some light fruitiness and caramel too. Nice flavor, but a little too weak I think, with malt and hops dominating. Nice crisp finish. (060112)

MartinT (5080), Montreal, Quebec, Canada

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Jul 8, 2002

Venerable sweet honey bees are caressing thousands of burgeoning hop flowers…A piece of toast dipped in thick molasses…Maybe an apple with that…

Cletus (5062), Connecticut, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Nov 11, 2009

Pours copper with a white head. Smells earthy with some tea and a peppery hint. Tastes of tea, earth, some rosey hints. Decent.

JoeMcPhee (5056), Jackson Heights, New York, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Apr 23, 2004

Bottle BB 2005 Copper-coloured and topped with 1" of creamy tan head. Aroma is sweet, zesty, spicy and herbal. Flavour is sublime, well balanced between malt and hops. Flavour is earthy, woodsy, with a hint of leather and some fruity sweetness. Long faintly bitter finish. Rich mouthfeel. This was a good well-balanced beer, but it didn't grab me the way I was expecting/hoping it to.

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