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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wheresthepath (547), Buckinghamshire, England

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 9, 2009

[500ml bottle from Sainsbury’s, Reading] 50p off thanks to voucher in CAMRA magazine - cheers! Pours deep amber-orange with a medium foamy off-white head. Tastes sweet, rich, mellow and malty with overtones of orange, honey and earth. Finish is possibly a little sticky, but this is a very relaxing and enjoyable winter beer, and a British classic. My favourite Fuller’s product so far, and (as seems to be common with Fullers) better than the cask.

naivepegasus (185), USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Jan 5, 2009

Pours a rich caramel color with about a finger of off-white head. Heavy odor of sweet roasted malts. Surprisingly light mouthfeel, with a soft sweet slight caramel flavor, which ends in a really nice toasty bitterness. This is pretty good, and really drinkable.

joe19612 (692), camberley, Surrey, England

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Jan 4, 2009

Bottle. A real fine beer. This is probably the ultimate ’pub’ beer. Always good & even better on draught.

timfoolery (484), California, USA

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

Jan 3, 2009

16.9oz Bottle. This brew is a malt-lovers dream with all the carmel and toffee notes to boot. The palate is very refined and smooth with extreme drinkability. Nice beer.

Barrios (858), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	4/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jan 2, 2009

Bottle. Off-white head with a golden honey color to the beer. Hops and plastic in the nose. Fruity sweet and bitter with a very gradual finish. It was good but I dont think I could session this beer due to the plastic smell I was getting.

Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Jan 1, 2009

500ml bottle at the Griffin, Brentford, 25th Oct 08. Amber with good condition and a line of white head. Rather bland/flat - perhaps too warm? - not enough flavour to counter the strength. Will probably re-rate later.

matt7215 (972), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Dec 29, 2008

on tap at the golden kiwi. served amber with a minimal tan head that lingers and laces. aromas are malt driven with light fruitiness and english hops. the flavours are malt forward with a tight bitter hoppy finish. wow what a bitter. i could have sessioned this one all night nad in the future i will. a marvelous bitter that perfectly exlemplifies the style.

SHIG (2037), Aviano, Italy

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Dec 29, 2008

Bottle: Poured a orange clear color with an off white head. Aroma is that of leafs, malts, caramel or toffee, and some hops. Taste is more of that leafy hops along with caramel and malts. Finish is a bitter touch with some peppery spice.

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