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Brewed by Fuller’s
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
London, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
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RATINGS: 2154   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.62   EST. CALORIES: 177   ABV: 5.9%
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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.


madlizzie's rating

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
madlizzie (12) - - DEC 28, 2006
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.


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Andy_ (138) - Tampere, FINLAND - JUN 18, 2013
Amber-coloured beer with nice head. Aromas and flavors of sweet caramelly malts and bitter hops.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
berntholer (220) - Antwerp, BELGIUM - JUN 16, 2013
light yellow ivory white head that disappears fast. amber clear colour. aroma of yeast, caramel, spices, dark fruits, toasted malt and slight alcoholic. taste is slight caramel sweetness, bitter, spices with a long bitter aftertaste. very soft carbonation, medium body and quite dense mouthfeel. really nice! bottle 50 cl / best before 4-nov-2013

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
teddybeer (1533) - Madrid, SPAIN - JUN 16, 2013
Brown colour with a good formation of a beige head with good lacing. Aroma is earthy, English hops and floral. Flavor is floral hops, smooth, grassy notes. The final is slightly sweet and dry.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
pumpkinhead2 (16) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - JUN 12, 2013
Bière rousse orangée, col plutôt timide, parfaitement limpide, effervescence moyenne. Arôme plutôt sucrée, caramel, présence de houblon herbacé, herbes. Légèrement onctueuse en bouche, veloutée, peu pétillante. Très douce au goût, surtout pour le style. Malté, sucré, caramélisé, la finale n’amène qu’une très légère amertume.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Trapters (58) - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL - JUN 8, 2013
Aroma de malte. Coloração avermelhada. Sabor amargo no início suavizando no retrogosto. Não enche tanto a boca quanto parece... ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
gringoroll (59) - viña del mar, CHILE - JUN 6, 2013
Beautiful look, clear amber, light carbonation/head. Solid flavor, malty with a very strong bittering hop presence and flavor hop presence. A little weak on the aroma, but then I don’t drink with my nose :) pretty good beer

3.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Theodopilos (14) - - JUN 5, 2013
What a great beer while sitting in front of the tv, waiting for the state of origin footy,qld vs nsw, go the blues

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
dreamflower (360) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - JUN 1, 2013
Bottle shared with northropfrye. This is delicious. Nice and sweet, fruity, but not overpowering. Very tasty. I look forward to having more of these when I visit England.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
northropfrye (1376) - Steinbach, Manitoba, CANADA - JUN 1, 2013
Looks like an American style IPA in appearance, dark copper colour, bubbly offwhite head and lots of lacing. Sweet malty aroma, dried fruit, raisins, vanilla, chocolate. Taste is nicely balanced, a touch less sweet than the London Pride, but still quite sweet and malty with a touch of bitterness. For the style, this is great.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Dorqui (1799) - Brescia, ITALY - JUN 1, 2013
Bottled 0,33L. Amber charged color, medium bubbly, good head of long persistance. Hoppy and roast cortex nose, warm and little alcoholic perception. Good bitter body, very balanced hop and notes of wood and cask on the end.


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