Anniversary Ale / Special Edition ESB
Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.84
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Brewed to mark the 160th anniversary of the brewery. Originally released as Red Diamond. Bottle Conditioned for Fuller’s Fine Ale Club, and as Special Edition ESB for Michael Jackson’s Rare Beer Club.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle as anniversary ale, picked up from the brewery a couple of years past it’s supposed best by date. The nose is varnish, caramel/ toffee, dark fruits, earth, toast, somewhat vinous, light oxidised notes. The taste is toast, earth, wood, caramel, varnish, tangy dark fruit, berry, fruit cake, wine and light alcohol presence with a dry finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and velvety mouth-feel. Has an air of Gales Prize Old Ale about it. Rather nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2013
at 08:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle that Peter Fowler, Shoulder of Mutton kindly shared at tasting at his pub 28.04.11 Pours amber this has a great fruity tang, not sure of the age of this beer but it has been well looked after and is in remarkably good nick. Really easy to get on with this, soft in the mouth, good body, some hoppiness also still evident, lovely fruitiness, nice stuff, very nice stuff actually. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov16 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2011
at 06:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
22nd May 2010. ChrisOs ’Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia’ tasting! Clear amber beer. Soft, dry, light palate. A little aged malt - minerally. Slight milk chocolate tone. Aged beer but not bad at all.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2010
at 11:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50cl. @ chrisos Back In The UK Tasting. [ Vintage 2005 ]. Clear medium amber color with a average to large, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity, oxidide, dried fruit, raisin notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100522]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2010
at 10:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Chris O’s. Orange/amber pour with a white head. Apricot, baked apple, toffee and caramel in the nose. Caramel, toffee and malt flavours. Malty finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2010
at 06:54
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at chris -o ... copper ... loads of fizz bubbles ...sweet toffee malt ... big oxidation mellon nose ... sweet oxidised toffee ... bbf 09/07 2.9 bottle at shoulder of mutton bbf 09/07... deep copper ... thin tan ... sweet blackcurrant ... light ovaltine malts ... light thin body ... soft mellow fruits ... 3:5
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2010
at 09:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Chris_o’s The Wolf tasting. Actually Rene, I brought this one. Amber colour with thin beige head. Little bit of must on aroma. Good Fullers beer with decent flavours in mouth. Aroma isn’t great, but the rest is very good and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2008
at 04:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle (@ The Victoria, Paddington): Amber coloured, small, firm, persistent and lacing white head, distinctive sweet-fruity (raisins) and malty nose with a tinge of molasses, herbal hops in the winges; robust sweet-bitter flavour, medium bodied, soft and creamy MF; lingering (port-) vinous, malty finish with an increasing bitterness towarsd the very end. A nother goody from Fullers........
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2007
at 00:48
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle purchased at the Griffin Brewery. Bottle conditioned. Malty aroma. Deep amber color with a vigorous, frothy, lacing near-white head. Starts very malty. Lightly roasted malt impact. Passes to complex flavors, which seem to include chocolate. The chocolate stays, the malt goes, and the hop arrives. This is passing strange. Good, but strange.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2007
at 13:06
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Rather unusual aroma, slightly nutty, but not overly clean or pleasant. Medium body with a very alcoholic note and some very distinct bittering hops. What’s in between the aroma and the finish is a bit uncertain, I’m just not very fond of it. 110606
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2006
at 13:55