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ESB
Fuller's
- From:
- Fuller's
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Ranked #4 - ABV:
- 5.9%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #7,777 - Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 10.84%
- Reviews:
- 1,431
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 02, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 08, 2001
- Wants:
- 184
- Gots:
- 449
Twice named World Champion Beer, Fuller’s ESB is one of the most decorated ales of its time. A winner born and brewed, it’s a strong, full-bodied ale that has delighted drinkers for decades with its smooth, mellow bitterness and superbly satisfying finish.
The ESB that started it all - multi-award winning Fuller’s ESB is acknowledged as one of the world’s finest beers. The unique blend of Northdown, Target, Challenger and Goldings hops balances the rich, malty notes for a smooth, full-bodied beer bursting with marmalade fruitiness throughout.
The ESB that started it all - multi-award winning Fuller’s ESB is acknowledged as one of the world’s finest beers. The unique blend of Northdown, Target, Challenger and Goldings hops balances the rich, malty notes for a smooth, full-bodied beer bursting with marmalade fruitiness throughout.
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Ratings by Ferb:
Reviewed by Ferb from Missouri
4.4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
This is a British ale in the truest sense. It pours a beautiful light copper color and builds a light and thin eggshell head that quickly retreats into a thin ring that slides down the glass as you drink it.
The aroma is generally clean with a bit of freshly cut grass and a faint citrus, but hardly a strong impression. The medium texture glides over the tongue gently and leaves a nice fizzy memory .
The taste is grassy and dry, with a gentle malt that balances with a hop finish that is so subtle, I can't tell which one wins. There is a slight metallic taste (nothing like a Boddington's foundry of iron on the tongue), but as it seems hard to get fresh British ale in the Midwest, my samples are a month past their "best by" date.
This is a refreshing ale that comforts me the way a meatloaf and mashed potatoes does. It is an ale designed to be consumed in quantity with friends and one that I will buy again.
Edit on February 22, 2017
I wanted to boost my numbers on this ale after having what I believe to be a fresher batch than in my original review. This one had a fuller, more persistent head, tasted less grassy, seemed more balanced and had a whisper of caramel. I want this in my fridge always. Fuller's has on of the best Porters I have had as well!
Jun 03, 2016The aroma is generally clean with a bit of freshly cut grass and a faint citrus, but hardly a strong impression. The medium texture glides over the tongue gently and leaves a nice fizzy memory .
The taste is grassy and dry, with a gentle malt that balances with a hop finish that is so subtle, I can't tell which one wins. There is a slight metallic taste (nothing like a Boddington's foundry of iron on the tongue), but as it seems hard to get fresh British ale in the Midwest, my samples are a month past their "best by" date.
This is a refreshing ale that comforts me the way a meatloaf and mashed potatoes does. It is an ale designed to be consumed in quantity with friends and one that I will buy again.
Edit on February 22, 2017
I wanted to boost my numbers on this ale after having what I believe to be a fresher batch than in my original review. This one had a fuller, more persistent head, tasted less grassy, seemed more balanced and had a whisper of caramel. I want this in my fridge always. Fuller's has on of the best Porters I have had as well!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by KleinSchwein
4.27/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 500ml bottle.
Pours a clear deep reddish brown with a caramel head . The malt hits you in the nose as you pour and the then the aroma of rich biscuit and banana . It tastes sweet , caramelly , biscuity malt with banana and light bitter orange . Dialectal for days . The mouthfeel is buttery and full, spot on .
Overall, tasty , rich, a great winter beer , warming .
Nov 17, 2023Pours a clear deep reddish brown with a caramel head . The malt hits you in the nose as you pour and the then the aroma of rich biscuit and banana . It tastes sweet , caramelly , biscuity malt with banana and light bitter orange . Dialectal for days . The mouthfeel is buttery and full, spot on .
Overall, tasty , rich, a great winter beer , warming .
Rated by erickc from Washington
4/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had on tap at Columbia City Ale House.
Jun 04, 2023Reviewed by LanceBiggums from Canada (AB)
4.48/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Orange amber with an orange-tinged tan head. Unmistakably British-looking. Caramel and toast on the nose, but not strong. Immense flavour though. Orange marmalade, caramel, licorice, black pepper. A gentle hint of ethanol warming. Not super bitter or hoppy, could be a little spicier in fact, but the marmelade flavour just about makes up for that. Typically English understated carbonation. Delicious beer.
May 08, 2023Reviewed by Explorer_Bill from Kentucky
4.24/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very interesting beer. Draft into paint glass. Malty toast and herbal scents. Taste very similar to smell plus notes of peach and dried fruits. Medium bodied. Hops come through with a clean and slightly bitter finish.
Jan 23, 2023
ESB from Fuller's
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
3156 ratings
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