Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg)

	Percentile
	93
	overall

Brewed by Fullers
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
London, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1527	3.63/5.0	3.62/5.0	5.9%	99.1	English pint

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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Eirikur (301), Alftanes, Iceland

2.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.2	7/10	3/5	3/10	2/5	7/20

Feb 6, 2009

This brew is way too much watery. The basze shines through... that Fullers base.... they have gotta change this :)

nickd717 (1358), Palo Alto, California, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	13/20

Feb 2, 2009

Not too crazy about this one, but it was definitely not bad. Amber color with an off-white head. Caramel malt, light fruits, and sour notes on the aroma. Flavor is caramel malt, English hops, and sour apple along with other fruit esters. Carbonation is medium-high, mouthfeel is medium yet smooth. Not one of Fuller’s best, but a pretty good example of the style.

grandgenie (252), gatineau, Quebec, Canada

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Feb 1, 2009

Acheté à la SAQ en format de 500ml et dégusté dans un verre de newcastle. Apparence or orangé cuivré avec très peu de mousse et d’effervescence. Arômes de caramel, noisette, gingembre, pelure d’orange. Goût de caramel et similitude avec l’arômes. Exellente bière d’une grande complexité.

Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Feb 1, 2009

I craved an ESB such as this when visiting northen France & was sick of overly sweet biere de garde and their lame Pelforth Blonde. Text book ESB .Oh my God its great after a long jog & you know your fridge is full of Orval . This beer is rich, its lively & not too sweet. Caramel and apple esters,burnt smokeiness from the yeast ? A bit roasted .Good ass session beer.

unclemike (833), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Feb 1, 2009

Pours a clean amber copper with a medium off white frothy head. The aroma has a strange character to it, can’t describe it. There’s caramel, earthy and herbal hops, . The flavor is pretty well balanced, caramel, earthy, a mild hop bite, a bit of alcohol, an English character. The palate is mildly carbonated and goes down easily. Good solid english bitter

Ober (1207), Bommelerwaard, Netherlands

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 31, 2009

A clear amber/light brown colored beer, with a nice thick beige head. The aroma of some caramel, hops, some fruits and spices. The taste of caramel, dry bitter, nuts, fruits, like raisins and citrus. Some hops. The aftertaste is long bitter with some sweets.

jkwalking05 (1484), Arlington, Texas, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 30, 2009

Copper in colorand hazy with a medium off-white head. Aroma is of caramel, fruit, hops and earth. Taste is of caramel, nuts, spicy hops and toast.

aetheon (60), Beer Dungeon, Minnesota, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	5/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

Jan 30, 2009 Updated: Oct 3, 2009

pours a nice dark golden amber with moderate lacing. lite aroma. medium bodied flavor with moderate toasted hoppiness that finishes slightly sharp and lingers some. roasted grain, some malt Notes of resin and grapefruit in the finish Overall excellent brew, I’ll be drinking this one again.

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