Fuller's Brewery ESB

ESB

 

Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.97
ABV: 5.9% IBU: 35 Ticks: 425
By the time ESB launched in 1971, breweries had long been in the habit of producing an ‘ordinary’ bitter and a ‘special’. Our special was the irreplaceable London Pride so we broke the mould and added a pioneering third style: an extra special bitter, brewed to a stronger 5.5% ABV. Since then, ESB has gone on to become a recognised beer style, imitated in breweries right across the world.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Fullers ESB

Bottles from Sainsbury’s (2025). Clear amber body with an off-white head. Steady carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of rust, fruit cake and copper. Flavour of caramel, orange rind and brown bread. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Spicy and warming.

8 7.5 7.5 8 8 = 7.8

Cask at The London’s Pride, Heathrow Airport (2018). Clear amber body with a thin beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of marmalade, caramel and earth. Flavour of orange rind, pear and copper. Thin body with a watery texture. An understated beer with a tangy edge.

8 6 7 6 7 = 6.8

Tried from Bottle from Sainsbury's (Various locations) on 08 Mar 2025 at 20:07



7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On cask at volo during fullers take over night. Well, this was a beautiful, uk hoppy, biscuity malty outstanding beer. But honestly i didnt see that much of a difference between the cask and the bottle if anything, i like the carbonation in the bottle. Makes it more lovely, and aromatic. Dont get me wrong cask is awesome, but this wasnt better than the regualr bottle.

Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:21


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

great orangy/brown color. great lacing on my glass. Aroma is super nice, very heafty onthe english hops, and a really nice caramel aroma too. Flavour is very very nice. Very well balanced, between the hops, and the malt. Bitterness is very smooth. Extremely well made, and very tasty brew.

Tried on 27 Feb 2025 at 06:12


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Aroma of malt, caramel, raisins, spicy notes. Flavour is moderate sweet with a medium bitter finish. In general I’m not a big fan of English Bitter’s, that being said this is one of the better ones I’ve had.

Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 13:40


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask. Nose is malt, lightly fruity. Taste is very malty, brown bread, leading to caramel, nutty, light berry and lifted by a very lightly medicinal hop note

Tried on 05 Feb 2025 at 19:57


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Аромат сладкий, слегка солодовый, жженая карамелька. Цвет красно-коричневый, без пены.Вкус питкий с очень сбалансированной горечью которая плавно течет на протяжение всей дегустации. Присутствует совсем легкая жженая карамелька и солод. На послевкусие неожиданно появляется домашний концентрированный мед. На оттенке некие травы.

Tried on 05 Feb 2025 at 06:45


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Dark amber color with a mild floral aroma. Taste is moderately bitter and floral to start, with mild caramel malt flavor underneath. Dry, woody finish and with a lingering citrus flavor.

Tried on 16 Jan 2025 at 22:21


7.5

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2025 at 18:48


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Beers of Europe @ 5.9%. Pours a clear amber, with small tight looking off-white head, nice lacing. Aroma is sweet, malts, toffee, dough, fruity. Nice depth. Taste follows aroma malty, fruity, raisins and a nice bitter bite to finish it off. Smooth body. Very good bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:23