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Fullers ESB (Cask) 3.37 152

Fullers ESB (Cask)

Percentile
79
overall
Brewed by Fullers
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

London, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1523.4/5.03.37/5.05.5%89.8English 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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 omhper (12299), Stockholm, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Feb 26, 2008    Updated: Apr 25, 2008
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Amber colour. Resiny piney hops up front. Shows off the trademark Fuller’s dense, rounded and solid malt character, but resiny hops still domintes. Throughout a well balanced, flavourful beer with marked piney bitterness.


 hughie (3084), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Cask at the Bear, Oxford, on Ratebeer Oxford Day ’08. Copper amber with a sweet malty aroma. Taste was sweet, oddly spicy and mid bitter. To be honest I was feeling pretty claustrophobic in this 13th Century pub with my head touching the ceiling and a wedding party in progress.


 caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 22, 2008  
Cask, Jan Primus. Hazy orange color, short off-white head. Aroma of hop, caramel malt, bit fruity. Nice bitter fruity taste, hint of grapefruit, bit crisp. Very nice bitter.


 downender (2635), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 16, 2008  
Cask-conditioned at the Mad Bear & Bishop, Paddington 13/1/08. Amber with a slight off-white head. Aroma of caramel, red fruit and some floral hops. Flavour inclined towards sweetness with a decent bitter finish. Good.


 Moz (613), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 6, 2008  
(BA) Amber colour with an off-white head. Hoppy and slightly woody aroma. Malty taste with some fruity hops.


 mabel (2626), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 29, 2007    Updated: Jan 18, 2008
[770-20071020] Cask @ Volo Cask Days 2007 (Toronto, ON). Mild floral apple aroma. Hazy, orange brown body with a medium-lasting bubbly white head. Mild apple flavour is beery. Medium body is smooth. Nice mild brew. (6/4/6/4/14) 3.4

[1008C-20071229] Cask @ Duchess of Markham (Markham, ON). Mildly hoppy grains aroma. Slightly cloudy, amber brown body with a long-lasting creamy white head. Mild fish oil hops flavour. Medium body is fairly smooth. Lovely and fresh. (6/4/7/3/15) 3.5


 thebeertourist (2822), Oslo, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
Dec 5, 2007  
Cask at The Pride of Spitalfields, London. Amber with a minimal head. Rather neutral fruit aroma. Complex earthy and flowery hop flavours, hint of caramel as well as some fruit. Quite bitter. Flat. The classic that does not disappoint.


 Fukito (604), Buenos Aires, Argentina
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/514/20
Nov 27, 2007  
Cask at that ex bank pub, october 07. Shinny copper color with a small white head. Restrained aroma with somee shy fruity notes. Fruity flavor and a restrained tea-hops note. Some very slight vinous notes. Multilayereed and nice. Medium to full mouthfeel, malty prescence and a fruity aftertaste. Nice, fruity, malty bitter.



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