Fullers ESB (Bottle/Keg) 3.63 1537

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
1537	3.63/5.0	3.63/5.0	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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epassa (105), Sao Paulo, Brazil

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

Dec 10, 2007

Ambar color, medium creamy head. Aroma: Hops, fruity, citrus, caramel and toast. Palate: Toffee, nutty, hops, bitter.

downender (2634), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 9, 2007

Deep amber colour with a small, short-lived off-white head and similarly brief carbonation. Caramel aroma with some nuts and balancing hops. The flavour was too sweet, like boiled sweets, with a decent bitter finish. Good.

corby112 (774), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 9, 2007 Updated: Jan 5, 2008

Pours a golden amber color with barely any head. Floral hop aroma. Very smooth tasting golden ale with a nice dry hoppy finish.

BrianHagmeier (257), Coralville, Iowa, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Dec 7, 2007

Amber pour with fast falling head. Strong aroma of fruit and hops with an odd butter smell. Great fair and balanced (fox news) finish of malt and bitter.

pumpmaster (483), Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA

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

Dec 6, 2007

12 ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine Boca Raton, FL for $1.79 Very good.

ogivlado (3095), Zagreb, Croatia

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

Dec 6, 2007

Bottled(500ml). -Pours a clear amber colour with medium to big white head that went away very slowly and malty herbal nose. The taste is very malty and slight hoppy with nutty and caramel notes. Very smooth.

MBison (548), Southern Highlands, Australia

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

Dec 4, 2007 Updated: Oct 26, 2008

RE-RATE: Bottle (500ml). Poured dark amber with a averaged sized, dense, frothy, off-white head which lasted very well. Strong notes of floral earthy hops in the aroma with English yeast, caramel malts, tangerines and cranberries. Flavor was a good earthy hop bitterness with caramel malts, English style marmalade, gooseberries, a touch of butterscotch and a pleasant dirty/rustic hoppy finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation, a dry/creamy mouthfeel and a great finish. Very well balanced and highly sessionable ESB.

alexanderj (2280), Chino Hills, California, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	13/20

Dec 3, 2007

Bottle; sweet malty aroma with fruit, apples and toffee. Definitely one of the tastie examples of the style. Flavor began with sweet apples, gave way to caramel and roasted malt. Light hop spiciness in the finish. Will compare to the Alesmith ESB in a few days.

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