ESB (Pasteurised)
(Batch of ESB)
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.03
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This famous strong ale is deep red in colour, with a powerful malt base complemented by a full array of hop flavours in perfect balance.
Note: Since late 2014 all Fuller's beers have been unpasteurised.
Note: Since late 2014 all Fuller's beers have been unpasteurised.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle: Nose is some Belgian yeast, strawberry, cereal, toffee, caramel and a little nut. Taste, butter, a little soft Belgian yeast, strawberry, red current, leading to grass and a little pepper. Mouthfeel is a little to fizzy. I need to try this on keg, as it is good for a pasturised bitter, but ultimately limited as a consequence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2014
at 12:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Appearance: Clear deep golden color with a fine white head. Ok lacing.
Aroma: Caramel malty, fruity and citric hoppy.
Palate: Medium + body. Tad sweet and a fine bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Caramel malty, toffee, fruity and mild citric hoppy.
Overall impression: Tasty lovely British bitter. .
Personal stats: Bottle from Systembolaget in Strömstad, Sweden.
Aroma: Caramel malty, fruity and citric hoppy.
Palate: Medium + body. Tad sweet and a fine bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Caramel malty, toffee, fruity and mild citric hoppy.
Overall impression: Tasty lovely British bitter. .
Personal stats: Bottle from Systembolaget in Strömstad, Sweden.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2014
at 02:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nice beer. Bitter, fruity and a bit hoppy. A bit too much a friend too all unfortunately.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2013
at 09:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home, from Waitrose Sunningdale, 21/12/13. Pours a clear copper amber with very little in the way of a head. Nose is caramel, biscuit malt, earthy hop resonance, toffee, light fruit notes, syrup and figs. Taste comprises caramel, bread dough, vanilla, biscuit crumble, toffee fudge. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, sweet malty closure. Decent enought ESB but a poor relation to its cask counterpart !!! Crazy how this beer scores 3.62 and the cask version 3.4 solely due to the fact this one gets a huge swathe of generous US ratings where as the cask one doesn’t!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2013
at 12:51
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
500ml bottle from the brewery. Looks like I’ve saved the worst ’til last as usual... Clear copper brown, little to no head, butterscotch and floral aromas. Taste is buttery too, and sweet. Palate has a thin texture, and an acrid finish. Didn’t really enjoy this at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2013
at 14:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Aroma: strong caramel malts, some piney, floral. Looks clear copper. White head, which dissapears rather quickly. Taste sweet caramel with nice bitterness, nice balance in this one. Soft carbonation. Overall: really greatly balanced beer, everything just seems to fit. Of course this makes it also little bit boring.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2013
at 15:30
8/10
Tried
on 20 Oct 2013
at 14:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(tap 0,5l @ OP (Brno)) Ligth hops, light sweet, spicy aroma. Clear amber color. Medium white head. Medium sweet, light bitter, spicy taste. Medium-full body. Creamy texture. Astringent finish. I didn’t expect it so sweet.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2013
at 05:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Clear orange-amber with a thick vanilla head. Bready, fruity aroma. Taste is pleasantly sweet fruit, toffee....a hint of banana. Smooth and rich. Nice earthy hops. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2013
at 12:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden brown, small white head. Sweet yet astringent aroma, with a hint of caramel. Taste is warmingly sweet. Toasted almonds and golden syrup. A dependable bruiser of an ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2013
at 23:00