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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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12803.65/5.03.65/5.05.9%98.5 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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 orville (137), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20

Apr 6, 2007  
(bottle) Pours a see thru mohagany with a white head. Aroma of darjeeling tea. Smooth fresh water taste with nice hop bite. Excellent beer that walks the line of strong ale and session drinking.

 Bradrcr (519), Renton, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/510/20
Jul 5, 2008  
6/10/08 On draught at the Dog & Pony, Renton, Wa. Aroma is malt forward, heavy on the caramel, with slight sourness and no hop flora. Appearance is hazy copper with a well maintained white head. Flavor is sour malt forward with moderate/low bittering of British hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a very low carb texture. Overall, the sourness is just too dominant, I wonder if this is an older keg.


kriggins (3), , Florida, USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 2, 2008  
Small head that quickly dissipates. Slight alcohol and hints of banana pudding and oak aromas. Very clear amber/oaky color. It’s the flavor that brings this one home. Beautiful sweet, malty, vanilla notes to begin, with slight roasted caramel toward the end. Alcohol appears toward middle. Hops are apparent yet subtle. Mouthfeel is medium and drinkable. Overall impression is......yummy!


 tomer (154), Israel
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 2, 2008  
0.33L bottle, small head, crystal clear amber brown colour, cheesy aroma with herbal hoppines and some light roasted malt notes. strong flavour of bitter chocolate, with a complementing dried fruit sweetnes and some bread notes. Body is quite full and the beer ends triumphantly in a long sweet and sour finish.


 cellar (125), Dublin, Ireland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 1, 2008  
thx 4 great tasting Kimjohansen, formely known as Beljohansen :-) Clear amber, notes of malt, dired fruti and yeast. Sweet.


 EnSiFeRuM (208), Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Bouteille de 500 ml. La bière se présente avec une robe cuivrée-orangée qui est couvert par une mousse blanche généreuse qui reste. Par la suite notre nez respire des arômes de pins, d’épinette, de pamplemousse, de caramel et de sapin. En bouche notre palais rencontre un bon corps avec une effervescence faible. Nos papilles gustatives font connaissance avec des saveurs de caramel au beurre, de sapin, de pin et de houblon. La finale est maltée avec un houblonnage moyen. Excellent.




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