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Fullers ESB (Cask) 3.37 151

Fullers ESB (Cask)

Percentile
80
overall
Brewed by Fullers
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

London, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1513.4/5.03.37/5.05.5%90.5English pint
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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 fly (1332), austin, Tejas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 26, 2005  
From my cak conditioned campaign. This is a beer I’ve enjoyed. Not as much as I used to with all the IPA’s and whatnot, but this one was very pleasant. My girlfriend ordered the pint and had to give it up after I kept going back to it.


 oh6gdx (8886), Vasa, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/511/20
Jul 19, 2005  
Casked. Dark copper coloured, big bubbly head. Flowery and fruity aroma. Bittersweet fruitish flavour. Hoppy fruitish aroma with sticky palate and bitter finish.


 radiomgb (2020), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 4, 2005  
Cask. Orange-amber in colour. Aroma of floral hops first turning to a sweet caramel malt second. The flavour was of citrus hops (lemons, oranges), caramel malt, some flowers and grass. Smooth-creamy mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes with a lingering mild bitterness. Really refreshing on a very hot day.


 harrisoni (6828), Ashford, Kent, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 2, 2005    Updated: Apr 12, 2008
Cask at The Tiger, Stowting, Kent I was really looking forward to this on a hot sunny Friday lunchtime. However, the barrel had come to an end and this was hanging. Shame as I do really like it 0.9/5.0. Re-rate, Barrow Boy and Banker, Southwark. Deep copper with lasting beige head. Peppery hop aroma. Soft fruity malt. Fullish and a little unsubtle in mouth, bit pukey to be honest, but the peppery hop aroma/finish is outstanding. Apart from a red beery syrupy pukey bit in the middle, it’s good. Needs another re-rate.


 BuckNaked (1204), Tempe, Arizona, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
May 29, 2005  
NERAX 2005: Medium amber body with a small eggshell head. Aroma: mostly malty, notes of nuts, butter, caramel, toffee, mild fruit and earthy/grassy hops. Taste: sweet toffee, mild nuts, light fruit (apple, berries), light herbal/floral/grassy hops. FInishes medium bitter, with a thin body and notes of herbal/floral hops. Medium bodied, though finishes thin & slightly watery.


 kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 15, 2005  
Cask @ Duke of Kent, W5: Amber in colour with a beige head. Aroma of nutty malts mixed with fresh fruits. Sweet toffee flavours, mild fruits and a hoppy yet not overly bitter finish. Medium bodied. Nice, but I prefer Chiswick.


 joergen (8614), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 5, 2005  
Cask at Charlie’s Bar. Orange colour with a white head. Malty aroma with notes of apricots. Malty flavour with notes of apricots.


 madsberg (4971), Søborg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 5, 2005  
Cask @ Charlies Pub, Cph.: Reddish/amber coloured. Unclear. Small white head. Malty and light hopped aroma. Notes of caramel and fruit. Flavour is hoppy and light herbal. Quite smooth and drinkable, but a little thin in the body. Ends on a medium bitter note.



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