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Fullers ESB (Cask)

Fullers ESB (Cask)

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Fullers

London, England

bottled
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1283.43/5.03.42/5.05.5%87.7English pint P  Stats

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.

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 detroitsteel (209), Greater London, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/103/514/20

Aug 20, 2007  
Pint in a Fullers pub near Liverpool St. Can’t remember the name. Nice, full flavour quite suprisingly citrusy. Lots of malt and rasted grains. Very short finish, but this could be due to the beer being served too cold.

 begbie100 (129), Oulu, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 6, 2008  
Beautiful amber color, small white head. Low acids, smooth palate. Aroma is weak, some malts.. plums. First reaction on flavor: Way less bitter than bottled. Flavors of fruits and soap, some malts. I prefer bottled.


 skortila (2439), Bunnik, Netherlands
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/510/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Cask @ Jan Primus. Aroma has malts some citric hoppiness. Amber-orange coloured ber with an off-white, creamy head. Good lookin. Taste is a bit soapy, has caramel malts, some hops. Light bodied. Slightly sweet, slightly bitter.


 changeup45 (581), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Hand pulled at The Frosty Mug. Maybe my palate has changed but this isn’t as great as I remembered. Nice creamy head and lacing. More malty than hoppy, caramel, a bit bready with light bitterness but a bit thin.


 KimJohansen (4299), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Clear amber with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with mild hoppy notes. Sweet fruity flavor with caramel and hoppy notes. Bitter finish.


fullers (4), Toronto, Canada
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Darker in color - coppery amber - and fuller in taste than London Pride. London water. Thin head, aroma not forceful. Again, a very drinkable beer, quickly downed. The Dove is a classic London pub on a stretch of the Thames used for the Oxford/Cambridge boat race. On the day I’m there, lot’s of sculling activity on the river. My inevitable choice for tasting Fuller’s beers once again



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