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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.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
JamieFerdinand (163) - Hove, East Sussex, ENGLAND - MAY 8, 2011
Draught in The Jugged Hare, London - 6/4/11. Lovely dark, reddy brown colouring.Smokey taste and finish and oaky as well. Some caramel in the there too.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nickls (1297) - SE DC, Washington DC, USA - MAR 22, 2011
Cask. Dark brown hue with a bubbly slightly off-white head. Doughy, malty, bits of toffee in aroma. Earthy and nicely bitter flavor, with some citrus and grass, with some breadiness. Medium body,delicate carbonation and quite dry. Nice.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerViking (849) - Brentford, Greater London, ENGLAND - JAN 31, 2011
Pours a rich red-brown with a mid-coarse white head, fruit and honey aromas, lots of burnt caramel and dark marmalade plus more honey on palate, leafy floral hops, then a dry and hoppy finish wirh hints of oak.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (21782) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JAN 20, 2011
Cask. Pours a dark amber with a slight haze and a tiny off-white head. The nose has caramel and a twist of roast. Medium body, hardly any carbonation, caramel and some overripe fruitiness. Subdued bitterness. Perhaps a slight buttery touch to it. 190111

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
altonbrownd (3419) - Brussels, BELGIUM - JAN 19, 2011
Cask at Wildeman. Nice amber body with medium head. Nose of malts, caramel and wheat. Flavour quite nice and sweet. Malty. Lots of fruit in the end with bitter finish.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
SamGamgee (2451) - down the whirlpool, California, USA - DEC 31, 2010
Handpump at the brewery. Dark amber color with good clarity and a small head. Hoppy, floral aroma that packs a lot more hops than the bottled version. Dryer and lighter overall than the bottle, with more apparent bitterness and hop character, and lacking a bit of that aged caramel malt character. A very drinkable and flavorful bitter, with a nice hoppiness and rich malt to balance.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Mad_Ferret (460) - SWEDEN - DEC 17, 2010
UPDATED: JUN 16, 2011 Clear leather mahogany colour with a short off-white head leaving nice lacings. Sweet malty (a bit grainy) and bready nose with a slight note of strawberries and cowberry jam. Sweet roasty butterscotch and caramel malty taste with berries. Dry piney bitterness in the end. Its ok once in a while.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tkrjukoff (2286) - SWEDEN - DEC 8, 2010
Poures clear dark amber with small off white head leaving some lacing. Aroma of malts, caramel, hops with some nuttyness . Nice lean mouthfeel. Low carbonation. Flavor is a bit sweet and malty with nice tones of caramel and hops. Lean pleasant palate. Finishes fruity and a bit sweet then turning into bitter aftertaste.


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