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Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) 3.62 1535

Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg)

Percentile
93
overall
Brewed by Fullers
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

London, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
15353.63/5.03.62/5.05.9%99.1English 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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cb23 (97), St. louis, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a amber/copper color. Smelled of bitter hops and caramel. tasted about the same, had a very nice balance between the malt and hops. The best ESB that I have had to date.


 Ljunkan (399), Karlstad, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 19, 2008  
500 ml. Mmm, really good ESB. Hoppy aroma. Taste is fruity with caramel, nuts and a bitter end. Well-balanced, smooth ESB. I’ve had it a couple of times now and this time it turn out to be a really good beer!


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 17, 2008  
Full amber color, good size white head, good lacings. Aroma is floral hops. Taste is slightly sweet with a somewhat citrus bitter hops. Good balance. Smooth drinker. Would love to try on tap.


 Angeloregon (2033), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 16, 2008  
From the bottle shown in this picture. Poured a standard copper-amber body with a nice medium-sized white head. Well-balanced nose of spicy, floral hops and rich, biscuity malts. Mildly bitter, but extremely smooth and well built.


roccotool (25), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Bottle. Appearance rich brown for an ale. Standard head. Flavor complex and balance on the palate is so well done, it’s hard to identify individual components. Smooth blend of hops. Would go well as a session or even with a steak.


 The Etruscan (308), Tuscany, Italy
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 10, 2008  
Light beige weak head. Dark amber colour. Aroma is malty, fruity with caramel and light banana and nutty notes. Falvor is malty too with delicate fruity and wooden tones, ending in a slightly hoppy finish, Light to medium bodied,


 jalichio999 (502), Brazil
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 8, 2008    Updated: Sep 4, 2008
Coloração âmbar, creme bege razoável. Presença de lúpulo e malte caramelo. Amarga, mas não em excesso. Equilibrada.


eelgrassman (13), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/512/20
Jun 7, 2008  
This beer will go good with almost everything. Has a great balance & mixture of soft hops and malty flavors. I didn’t really taste the alcohol hall in it at all. Didn’t think the price was too bad either at something like $3 for 22 oz.



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