ESB
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, 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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7.6/10
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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
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:14
7/10
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at North End, Leiden, Netherlands: Deep Amber well balanced sweet ESB brew. Got caramel taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 0,33ltr: Cleam amber colored brew with an dry bitter taste with hints of caramel and fruitiness. True mother of all those American E.S.B. beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:21
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[February 2023] Clear chestnut brown with a bubbly white head andna soft malty nose. Sweet and malty, and sweet, with some floral hop bitterness, a touch of alcohol burn and then some more sweet
Tried
on 09 Oct 2024
at 14:53
7/10
Mild carbonation.Brown appearance.Nutty,smooth. mild bitterness.easy to drink. Bbe:01/03/2025
Tried
on 14 Sep 2024
at 18:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Orange brown with a large creamy head. Sweet, citric, perfumey and fruity. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2024
at 21:35
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2024
at 19:28