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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5
On draft at kitty hawk at trio it is a clear golden color with a thick white head. The aroma is citrus and honey. The taste is decidedly honey with caramel finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2013
at 12:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On draft at Trio in Kitty Hawk. Pours a clear copper with a thick off white head receding with heavy lacing. Caramel nose. Flavors of caramel and honey. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2013
at 12:10
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle shared by Peter Bognar. Guys, seriously... 3.62 weighted average with 100 percentile in style? I think otherwise... Aroma malty, stronger caramel, honey. Clear amber color. Taste is nicely malty, with caramel. Plain bitterness, lightly metallic. Finish is plain bitter. This is not a bad beer, but definitely not one I would count amongst good. Probably needs revisiting in the future...
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2013
at 06:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown colour with a good formation of a beige head with good lacing. Aroma is earthy, English hops and floral. Flavor is floral hops, smooth, grassy notes. The final is slightly sweet and dry.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2013
at 00:48
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
On bottle. Pale copper/amber in colour. Aroma of fine hops, nuts and malt. Superbly well balanced, tasty and drinkable. An English Superb Bitter!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2013
at 09:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl. bottle @ home, bought online @ Mitra.nl. Copper colour with a white head. Malty bready aroma with caramel. Good bitter taste with roasted malts and hops. Long bitter aftertaste. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2013
at 07:34
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 1
From tap. Smell of soap. Golden colour, cream-coloured and creamy head. Aroma of alcohol, soap. Stinging sour-ish taste. Palate follows nastiness of taste. Big disappointment.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2013
at 14:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pretty damn good for style. Pours blond with some head and lacing. Well balanced malt with slight aroma of hops. carbonation slightly above average. On tap at Village Idiot.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2013
at 20:53
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into pint glass, best before 5/5/2013. Pours fairly crystal clear orange amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of raisin, apple, caramel, biscuit, toffee, brown sugar, light nuttiness, and light floral hops. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and fruity ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of golden raisin, caramel, biscuit, toffee, apple, brown sugar, light nuttiness, and floral hops. Lingering notes of caramel, biscuit, light fruit, toffee, brown sugar, and light floral on the the finish for a short bit. Very nice balance and complexity of malt flavors with moderate fruitiness; good robustness and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Light carbonation and medium bodied; with a smooth and moderately creamy mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with nearly zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent ESB. Very nice balance, robustness, and complexity of malt flavors; and extremely smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2013
at 18:07
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Ich bin von Haus aus nicht der große Bitter-Freund, aber dieses Bier war echt räudig. Es war mal brutal bitter und am Gaumen blieb ein bitterer Schleim mit besten Galle-Geschmack zurück. Vielleicht war es mir ja zu britisch-bitter, aber ich mochte es nicht.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2013
at 10:45