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

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1535	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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Imperial-John (166), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Aug 2, 2009
Clear brown with offwhite medium head thins quick. Dried fruit and malt aroma. Distinctive Fullers taste. Creamy, dried fruit malt with an understated bitter hop aftertaste. Very understated bitterness compared to US bitters.

curly (715), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 26, 2009

Pours clear amber-orange with a thin beige head. Aroma- pine hop, lemon, caramel, light grain. Taste is a great balance of earthy malt and floral hops. Thicker texture than usual for an ESB. Great balance, juicy malt lingers with pine resin and sweet citrus.

jnelson_22 (17), Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire, England

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 25, 2009

Pours light brown/deep amber with a generous, sticky head. The nose is sweet toffee malt and deep fruit. Smooth mouthfeel and the taste is sweet, deep, fruity malt with some hop spice on the end and lingering malt sweetness.

Steely (176), , Sweden

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Dec 23, 2009

Clear amber color with a nice tan head lingering on the surface. Sweet and fruity malt aroma with caramel, plum and portwine. Full sweet caramel malty flavor with lots of dark fruit in it. Some wine in the end and a slightly sticky mouth feeling.

gracefullypunk (345), Washington, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Dec 21, 2009

My favorite beer to have while spending two terrified hours watching English soccer. Pours a pretty red-brown. Aromas of caramel and red fruits. Not as bitter as many ESBs but gives a nice bitter finish to a malty taste.

RC8 (28), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	5/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

Dec 20, 2009

High quality, complex, and at the same time a typical British ale. You know what you are getting, but it still surprises you how good it is.

bitterntwisted (10), Perth, Australia

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	3/5	9/10	4/5	17/20

Dec 18, 2009

500mL btl. Lovely spicy aroma, hints of citrus. Pours burnt orange colour with small head disappearing to very light lacing foam. Orange peel and peppery notes on the tongue, with nice body and lovely long finish. There’s a reason this beer has been popular for so long!

mcberko (170), British Columbia, Canada

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Dec 18, 2009

500mL bottle, pours a hazy copper / pale brown with a medium off-white head. Aroma is malts, citrus hops and orange peel. Flavour is malty with a smooth bitter aftertaste. Great beer.

Toxygen (366), Sanford, Florida, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	5/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	13/20

Dec 11, 2009 Updated: Dec 12, 2009

(br-btl, bk-lbl, "World’s Original ESB", 5.9%)
cpr-lct , ^co2, §head, med bod,

T1 malty fresh fruity
T2 bitter
T3 hoppy
pretty clean except maybe a little diacetyl

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