Fullers ESB (Cask) from Fullers

	Percentile
	80
	overall

Brewed by Fullers
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
London, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings Average Score ABV Style Pctl Serve in
151 3.4/5.0 3.37/5.0 5.5% 90.5 English pint
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Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular.
First brewed in 1969 as Winter Bitter - renamed Extra Special Bitter in 1971.
Ingredients: Pale Ale and Crystal malts; Target, Challenger, Northdown and Goldings hops. Dry hopped in the brewery.
CAMRA Supreme Champion 1978, 1981 and 1985.
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.

NOTE: Most Fuller's beer in the US is served by handpump kegs and not a cask. Ask your server.

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Nisse666 (313), Göteborg, Sweden

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

Nov 8, 2009

Ganska god 2009-06-05 (tapp Bishops Arms): blir godare o godare 2009-06-30 mer o mer tom Anders tyckte den var OK Provdatum: 2008-02-23

kwik-lime (217), London, England

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

Nov 2, 2009

Really like this. Slight fruitiness and pleasant sweetness to the beer with hints of toffee, caramel and roasty sugar. Slightly floral as well, great beer.

Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark

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

Oct 22, 2009

At the Cockney Pub, Aarhus, DK. Cask, 191009. Amber with small head. Aroma of malt and berries. Flavor of caramel and spcies.

BeerForFear (12), Surrey, England

1.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
1.4	3/10	3/5	3/10	2/5	3/20

Oct 11, 2009

Honestly I cannot understand the fuss about this beer, it is far inferior to London Pride. Overwhelming strong flavours but this is not good at all, very unpleasant bitter.

swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 24, 2009

copper colored pour, small & quickly disapating head, caramel malts, mild bitterness, medium body, better on tap

evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Sep 9, 2009

Cask at Star Tavern, Belgravia, London. Amber pour with a nice frothy white head. Lovely fresh malty aroma. Malty, fruity, hoppy, spicy, bitter tasting ESB. A great ale when on form.

saxo (3511), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark

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

Sep 4, 2009

Tap at Cockney pub, Århus. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, hops, caramel, malt and citrus.

AlcoholForMe (16), Dorset, England

0.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
0.5	1/10	1/5	1/10	1/5	1/20

Aug 30, 2009

bloody awful beer dont ever drink this trust me rubbish makes u feel sick and stuff just bad taste

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