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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
15273.63/5.03.62/5.05.9%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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strowlands8 (84), Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/102/514/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Aroma is sweet, with lots of malt and a bit of hops. In the flavour there is good balance between sweetness and bitterness. Maybe something was a little off in the sample I had but it felt flat and boring in my mouth. Still a good offering, I’d like to try it again to see if it is again the case.


 Cole (298), , Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 22, 2009  
Pours deep amber tall white head. Sweet malty, slightly hoppy aroma. Full rich flavour, lots of goldings. Not bad at all.


 drowland (1412), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Single bottle into an English pint glass. I really wasn’t impressed by this one, even for the style and reputation of the brewer.


 Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Aug 20, 2009  
This has been a favorite of mine for quite awhile. Pours a dark chestnut color with minimal head, due to lower carbonation. Aroma is definite crystal sweetness, some malt complexity, and a minor note of corn (maize). Taste is extremely smooth, very well balanced, and a beautiful marriage of sweet crystal malts, English malts, and British hops. This is an extremely impressive feat, given how far it had to travel to get to me, and the time on the shelf. A tour de force of the style.


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Aug 17, 2009  
500ml brown bottle from Barb’s Beer Emporium in Concord. Pours a translucent copper body with a good inch of off-white head that leaves some good lacing. Caramel and toffee share the aroma with some herbal and floral hops. Caramel, toffee, nut, chocolate, and coffee all jump out initially, with a good amount of herbal, floral grassy hops with just the slightest hints of licorice, banana, and butterscotch. Medium to full in body with moderate carbonation. Super drinkable. One of the best - if not the best - ESB I have ever had. Flavor is so complex and yet complimentary and balanced. I can find almost nothing wrong with this beer - phenomenal.


 deyholla (707), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/104/511/20
Aug 14, 2009  
Bottle. Pours amber with a strong red hue. Aroma is full of toffee and caramel notes. Flavor is very grainy with caramel and toffee notes.


 heavy (840), Split, Croatia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/104/514/20
Aug 14, 2009  
06/08 0.5 l bottle from a pub in Tolmin, Slovenia. It poured a bit murky orange body with bigger head. Nose was lemony and caramel, full yeasty and really great. Slightly bitter and dry flavor, but also sweetish sugary and fruity. It’s pleasant brew despite its thin body, which makes it taste watery and lets down a bit after great aroma. Nothing strange for the style though. Still, it has got long, sweetish and pleasant finish. This is a really nice ESB.


 Guinness4Duff (507), Tallahassee (and Poconos, PA), Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 8, 2009  
Bottle. Clear amber pour with descent white head. Has a nice hopy aroma, very pleasant. Flavor is light with sweet caramel tones up front and follows through with a nice bitter finish. Very good overall.



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