ESB
(has 1 batch)
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.98
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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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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, 5.9% alc vol. Clear amber coloured, no head. Nuts, honey, lemon, sour dough, caramel, herbal hoppy notes. Medium bitterness, some malty sweetness. Medium bodied, soft carbonated, dry hoppy and malty finish, crisp. Nice and classic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2018
at 18:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home, 23rd February 18. Pours chestnut brown. Aroma is malt, caramel. Taste is nutty, malt, caramel, biscuit. Really great example of this style and enjoyable by the fire, even with the cold I have!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2018
at 17:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Klar bernsteinfarben mit weißer Schaumkrone. Vordergründig malziger, leicht hopfiger Geruch. Geschmacklich vordergründig malzig süß, etwas Karamell, leicht grasiger Hopfen, ausbalancierte, leichte Bitterkeit. Leichter Körper mit sanfter Kohlensäure. Sehr erfrischend und geradlinig.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2018
at 10:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Oct 2007
I got this sample in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks John!
My, it's been years since I've had my last Fuller's ESB and I was surprised to see that I hadn't reviewed it yet.
This pours from 16.9 oz bottle(best by 30/Sep/06) a clear amber-red with a small but firm head of foam. Note: I poured the entire bottle into my "Killian's Irish Red" pint glass and it never even threatened to overflow. Cool.
The smell is nice and malty. Lots of caramel with a touch of fruit and a touch of grain.
The taste has a big caramel kick up front with a touch of butterscotch, some dark fruit)plum) and a bigger note of wild cherries that add a slight pungency that works well on my palate. Man, I've always liked this ESB but trouble is, most of the time that I seek it out, nay, every time I seek it out, it's well past its best by date. Good thing that an "old" Fuller's ESB is *still* a mighty tasty brew.
Anywho, it has a good thickish mouthfeel and the carbonation is light. Good stuff!
I got this sample in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks John!
My, it's been years since I've had my last Fuller's ESB and I was surprised to see that I hadn't reviewed it yet.
This pours from 16.9 oz bottle(best by 30/Sep/06) a clear amber-red with a small but firm head of foam. Note: I poured the entire bottle into my "Killian's Irish Red" pint glass and it never even threatened to overflow. Cool.
The smell is nice and malty. Lots of caramel with a touch of fruit and a touch of grain.
The taste has a big caramel kick up front with a touch of butterscotch, some dark fruit)plum) and a bigger note of wild cherries that add a slight pungency that works well on my palate. Man, I've always liked this ESB but trouble is, most of the time that I seek it out, nay, every time I seek it out, it's well past its best by date. Good thing that an "old" Fuller's ESB is *still* a mighty tasty brew.
Anywho, it has a good thickish mouthfeel and the carbonation is light. Good stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2017
at 08:18
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5
Pint at the Counting House on Cornhill. Not my most usual of lunchtime pints, but it has been a while since I had this on draft. It looked great in the glass tankard with, as expected, a very small head. Quite a high level of sweetness to this beer with lots of malt and an almost caramally flavour to the beer. It was a pleasant pint, but not one that I particularly enjoyed because of that caramel flavour. Perhaps because it was a bit too early in the day for a beer like this?
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2017
at 08:34