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

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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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.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
robinvboyer (2130) - Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 1, 2011
On cask at volo during fullers take over night. Well, this was a beautiful, uk hoppy, biscuity malty outstanding beer. But honestly i didnt see that much of a difference between the cask and the bottle if anything, i like the carbonation in the bottle. Makes it more lovely, and aromatic. Dont get me wrong cask is awesome, but this wasnt better than the regualr bottle.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
ontbeermaker (1261) - Ontario, CANADA - SEP 12, 2011
Tap at the euston tap, pours a light head, very thin, taste is a bit bitter, definitely better then the cans or bottles, it has a easy drinking taste, good offering

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
JRock72 (788) - - SEP 2, 2011
On cask at a Fullers bar in London, England. Light earthy hop aroma with little malty sweet finish. Some spice present.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Vignale (783) - Malmö, SWEDEN - AUG 27, 2011
Drucken på fat på Tempo en solig majdag. Maltigt söt, toffee, knäck, honung, fyllig, len och mjuk med en beska som ger en liten stramhet som balanserar sötman. Det här ölet är mycket bättre på fat än på flaska.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
ekstedt (3624) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - AUG 9, 2011
Cask at Barrow Boy & Banker, Southwark, London. Deep malty, bisquity aroma with floral and herbal hops. Medium bodied, low carbonation. Dry to medium dry, medium+ bitterness.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Aniela (451) - Skövde, SWEDEN - AUG 7, 2011
At The Barrowboy & Banker in London. Cask. Amber, clear. A bit leatheraroma. Fruit and sweet taste.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
teorn88 (567) - Rimini, ITALY - JUL 22, 2011
Cask. Slightly hazy, dark copper red with a bronze hue, minimal lacy beige head. A subtle but wonderful fruity aroma with pears and prunes. Taste: mellow, malty, light sweetish, light alcoholic, sherry, again fruity with prunes. Long and dry, yet gentle, bitter aftertaste.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
mar (3547) - Dallas, Texas, USA - JUL 16, 2011
Cask at amsterdam bar. Deep amber with no head. Malts, toffee, caramel, and dough. Smooth on the palate, heavy bread, caramel, toffee finish


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