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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

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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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 Volgon (2490), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 10, 2002  
It’s good, but is it worth $USA2.99/16.9 US Fl oz? I don’t think so.


 rauchbier (3004), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
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.


snyderceo (7), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) does not count
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 2, 2002  
I enjoy drinking this ESB everytime I’m in London


 goz (359), Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 3, 2003  
Pours a medium amber, nice off-white head that slowly recedes and laces very nicely. Aroma is lightly malty, slightly fruity, and medium on the hoppiness. Flavor is sweet and fruity maltiness, ending with a decent hop finish. Body is on the fuller side of medium, super easy drinking, very tasty.


 xmandax (130), Astoria, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Jan 19, 2003  
nice cloudy ambery orange pour. perfectly balanced malt and hop. it"s quiet and subtle but very good.


verbivore (12), Austin, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 21, 2003  
My first ESB, so take this for what it's worth. Pours a nice clear soapy-headed amber color. Sweet earthy smell. Kind of a metallic, slightly acidic taste, rather than the bitter I was expecting. The taste hangs in there - not a different aftertaste but more that it hangs with you. Well, it won't be my last ESB.


monkeycmdr (18), Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
May 19, 2004  
A good, solid overall beer. Nice color, good head, good taste and mouthfeel. Very malty and bitter, as advertised. Probably one of the best, if not the best, of the style.


 jtxx (141), san antonio, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Nov 4, 2004  
On tap...flying saucer. very nice beer. smells great and goes down even better.



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