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Fullers ESB

Fullers ESB

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Fullers

London, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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13143.65/5.03.65/5.05.9%98.6 English pint P  Stats

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.

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 DeadGuyFrank (340), http://westchesterbeer.com, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/105/517/20

Sep 22, 2007  
One of my favorite beers....the real and absolute de-facto bitter to judge all bitters against (as far as my palate is concerned). Really nice beer to shoot the shit with....what a true session beer is.

 fidel (146), Livermore, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 1, 2008  
Amber, fruity, caramel, malty, little nutty, litttle spice, slight yeast, slight hop, and dry finish.


 brew4fun (121), West Virginia, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/104/518/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Bottle (330ml?). Color deep bronze, short white head that settles to a thin ring of foam, lacing to the bottom of the glass. Aroma of spicy caramel, and mild butterscotch. Taste is a wonderful blend of maltiness, butterscotch in front of a spicy, fruity background. Palate a little oily slick but not at all objectionable. Body gives the impression of fullness yet careful attention tells me that is a pleasant illusion, actually being quite moderate. Finish is sweet bitterness, if that makes any sense. "Liquid Legend" is spot on!


 MrBunn (850), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle. Dark amber body with a minimal head that dies back to a film relatively quickly. Aromas are sort of an apple juice/caramel sweet mix. Flavor is a delightful mix of bitter flavors with some caramel malt and a bit of apple fruitiness all of which seems to have a sort of nutty backdrop which shows through from time to time (although it is disappearing as it is warming). I gotta say that I’m sweating like a dog right now and this really hits the spot.


jxo (8), Brunswick East, Australia
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/105/518/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle. Deep amber colour with very little head. low carbonation in line with the style. Spicy hoppy aroma. Very malty but balanced well by the hops. One of my favourites.


fluffy (60), Alabama, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/56/102/511/20
Aug 27, 2008  
purs lite red with some head. flavour starts out somewhat malty strong toffee and coffee flavors. ends bitter and hoppy. if you are a fan of ESBs, this is great stuff.




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