Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) 3.62 1534

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
1534	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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rcweir (121), Massachusetts, USA

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

Mar 23, 2008

Pours a medium/dark copper, crystal clear, with thin head, receding quickly. Low carbonation. Malta fruity aroma. Taste brings malty profile forward, with a some lingering hops bitterness. Nicely balanced.

albertane (376), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Mar 22, 2008

Bottled. This amber beer has an enjoyable complex flavour, with biscuity malt, caramel, pepper and orange zest. However, like London Pride, I’m sure it’s better from the cask, and would likely be preferable if it were bottle conditioned.

Bullit (1392), Glasgow, Scotland

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

Mar 21, 2008

Clear copper-brown colour, off-white head. Aroma has some spices and malts. Flavour has hops and caramel malts. Classic bitter!

BMan1113VR (2940), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Mar 19, 2008

Probably my new favorite session. Pours with a large, rocky, off-white head covering a copper hued body. Good retention and spider lacing. Nice mild hop aroma with a little hops (my nose doesn’t seem to be too acurate tonight). Great taste, a very nice sipper. Creamy mouthfeel. I could drink this beer all afternoon.

Svesse (2683), Hässelby, Sweden

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Mar 16, 2008

(Bottle, Hamrestugan, Duved, Sweden, 9 March 2008) Dark amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of orange peel, marmalade, apricots, caramel and fresh hops. Malty, fruity taste with orange, caramel, toffee and generous amounts of citrussy, slightly dusty hops in the finish. Solid malt with sweetness throughout and lots of citrussy fruit. Very nice beer in almost perfect balance.

LordCrabapple (83), Merseyside, England

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Mar 14, 2008 Updated: Jan 9, 2009

This is one of the finest British bottled beers I have had. Sweet, fruity and a hint of bitterness. The extra alcohol helps make this a delight to drink. Had this as a stomach-liner before a Celebration Ale. It was a wonderful contrast. Lady Crabapple, not usually of a favourable disposition towards this kind of thing, found it enjoyable.

kidmartinek (1000), austin, Texas, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	4/10	2/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 14, 2008

Pours clear light brown, small head. Looks like whikey. Smells like dark sugar tastes the same. Sugar lingers in the aftertaste. Candy beer anyone?

joshwilfong (797), Cleveland, Ohio, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Mar 14, 2008

dark caramal appearance with white head, flavor is very subtle with a well balanced malt and hop component, very nice

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