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

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 199   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.4   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Regular.
First brewed in 1969 as Winter Bitter - renamed Extra Special Bitter in 1971.
Ingredients: Pale Ale and Crystal malts; Target, Challenger, Northdown and Goldings hops. Dry hopped in the brewery.
CAMRA Supreme Champion 1978, 1981 and 1985.
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.

NOTE: Most Fuller’s beer in the US is served by handpump kegs and not a cask. Ask your server.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
hughie (3992) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - FEB 10, 2008
Cask at the Bear, Oxford, on Ratebeer Oxford Day ’08. Copper amber with a sweet malty aroma. Taste was sweet, oddly spicy and mid bitter. To be honest I was feeling pretty claustrophobic in this 13th Century pub with my head touching the ceiling and a wedding party in progress.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
caesar (3722) - Bunnik/Utrecht, NETHERLANDS - JAN 22, 2008
Cask, Jan Primus. Hazy orange color, short off-white head. Aroma of hop, caramel malt, bit fruity. Nice bitter fruity taste, hint of grapefruit, bit crisp. Very nice bitter.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
downender (4186) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - JAN 16, 2008
Cask-conditioned at the Mad Bear & Bishop, Paddington 13/1/08. Amber with a slight off-white head. Aroma of caramel, red fruit and some floral hops. Flavour inclined towards sweetness with a decent bitter finish. Good.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Moz (613) - Gothenburg, SWEDEN - JAN 6, 2008
(BA) Amber colour with an off-white head. Hoppy and slightly woody aroma. Malty taste with some fruity hops.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
mabel (4129) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 29, 2007
UPDATED: JAN 18, 2008 [770-20071020] Cask @ Volo Cask Days 2007 (Toronto, ON). Mild floral apple aroma. Hazy, orange brown body with a medium-lasting bubbly white head. Mild apple flavour is beery. Medium body is smooth. Nice mild brew. (6/4/6/4/14) 3.4

[1008C-20071229] Cask @ Duchess of Markham (Markham, ON). Mildly hoppy grains aroma. Slightly cloudy, amber brown body with a long-lasting creamy white head. Mild fish oil hops flavour. Medium body is fairly smooth. Lovely and fresh. (6/4/7/3/15) 3.5

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
thebeertourist (3981) - Oslo, NORWAY - DEC 5, 2007
Cask at The Pride of Spitalfields, London. Amber with a minimal head. Rather neutral fruit aroma. Complex earthy and flowery hop flavours, hint of caramel as well as some fruit. Quite bitter. Flat. The classic that does not disappoint.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Fukito (610) - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA - NOV 27, 2007
Cask at that ex bank pub, october 07. Shinny copper color with a small white head. Restrained aroma with somee shy fruity notes. Fruity flavor and a restrained tea-hops note. Some very slight vinous notes. Multilayereed and nice. Medium to full mouthfeel, malty prescence and a fruity aftertaste. Nice, fruity, malty bitter.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Daredevil (77) - Bern, SWITZERLAND - NOV 26, 2007
had this one to go with a lunch in a City pub .... the food (battered cod and chips) wasn’t worth the mention, however the brew was .... a medium to full bodied strongly flavored ale, with quite strong bitterness ... quite strong in alcohol too, which you will not feel while drinking, perhaps afterwards ...


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