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Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) 3.63 1538

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
15383.63/5.03.63/5.05.9%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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 beerbuzzmontreal (2942), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 3, 2004    Updated: Oct 6, 2004
On tap at the Pub Italia in Ottawa. Redish brown color. medium, creamy white head and nice lacing. Very interesting aroma of spicy hops, precisely Golding hops, and caramel. Great, crisp, balanced flavor of spicy hops (Golding) and strong caramel malt. Moderate bitter finish. Medium body, soft carbonation, slightly oily texture. This beer is simply amazing, very well balanced.


MrKevvie (29), Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 9, 2004  
I remember drinking this in my 20’s in the UK, it used to be known as GBH(grevious bodily harm) for a reason. Excellent flavour and aroma, pours out wonderfully and is just a real ball tearer of a beer.


 dyetube (419), Dallas, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 16, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2007
This beer pours a deep amber with a small tan head. This is a classical esb, and it is for good for such considering I am not a big esb fan! Cheers!


 kevin62 (267), New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 22, 2006  
Bottle-Poured out a nice copper color with a malty,citrusy smell.The taste was also of malt and I even got some molassas.I was pleasantly surprised by this beer.


Wobbler (46), Ireland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 6, 2007  
Huge flavours. Very malty, touches of oranges and some other things. Balanced by lots and lots of hops. Very satisfying. Lovely


 puboflyons (628), 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?


 HogcliffeLenny (162), Christchurch, Dorset, England
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 5, 2007  
Sweet aroma, reminds me of orange marmalade on toast on a Sunday morning. Amber body with small off white head. Orange marmalade surfaces again in the taste. Not too hoppy. Dry bitter finish. A fine ESB.


 rugbydude05 (308), Kew Gardens, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 3, 2007  
11.2 oz bottle. Pours well. little to no head, pale brown color. Aroma is fresh and smells of hops. Tastes bitter at first but after the first few sips it sits well on the palate. Full taste, overall good option when at a bar.



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