ESB (Pasteurised)
(Batch of ESB)
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, 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 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Copper colour, quickly disappearing head. Aroma of malt, caramel. Light bitterness. Soft carbonation. Ok, but lacks character a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2015
at 12:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Keg at Kitty’s, 20150127) The beer poured mahogany coloured and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had malts, caramel, earth and strawberries. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, earth, caramel, biscuits, strawberries and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty, sweet and bitter. A very malty and still balanced stronger English ale.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2015
at 11:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml into pint class. Sweet malt toffee aroma. Rich amber colour with white head. Hoppy Taste leading to slightly bitter but malty aftertaste. More toffee and alcohol notes as it warms. Nice, well balanced.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2015
at 06:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
0.5l bottle. Clear light amber body, off-white head. Aroma of toast, caramel, biscuit and fruity hops. Taste of toast, toffee, orange peel, biscuit and fruity hops. Very drinkable, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2015
at 10:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear amber color, topped with an average frothy white head. Malty aroma, some hoppy notes not much else. Slightly sweet start, followed by an average bitterness. Drinkable and fairly mild.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2014
at 11:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,5l bottle (BB 13/1/2015). Crystal clear, medium amber with a foamy, slowly diminishing, tan head. Sweetish aroma of plums, candy sugar and raisins. Medium bitter taste with further hints of grapefruit. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, crisp bitter finish. Solid ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2014
at 12:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A lot of earthy bitterness with a bit of fruity notes. A bit unpleasant. Olfactif qui rappelle l’orange, les bonbons aux fruits, la cerise. Un olfactif sucré et fruité. Visuel: Ambré, cuivré, limpide. Mousse d’un demi-pouce assez dense et au maintient moyen. L’attaque est terreuse, agrémentée de notes de fruits: orange, cerise, jujube. Les notes de terre sont prédominantes. On y retrouve également un peu de poivre, des accents de sous bois; écorce, vieilles feuilles, le tout, donnant une amertume sèche et tranchante. De texture rondelette, son effervescence est douce, légèrement piquante, et son équilibre penche vers l’amertume avec un fruité qui n’arrive pas à tirer assez de son côté. Excellent exemple d’une amertume terreuse. Mais pas impressionné par les saveurs.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2014
at 16:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared thanks to Deanso. Pours clear amber with a small off white head. Aroma of butter, malt, toffee, orange. Flavour is light moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2014
at 12:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours clear amber color with beige head. Bready aroma with some caramel and nuttiness. Similar flavors. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2014
at 09:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Almost legendary example of its style, comprising the stronger, fuller, more ambitious bitters. Off-white head, beautiful deep amber colour, complex aroma of nutty and honeyish malts, pear, grapefruit, banana; taste a full nutty maltiness, refined and elegant, bit honeyish, a tad yeasty, evolving into a complex fruitiness with fruit accents popping up here and there, ending in a more grapefruit-like, very dry, peppery hop bitterness. Wonderful English bitter even from the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2014
at 09:14