# Fuller's ESB

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{{Short description|Brand of beer brewed in London}}
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{{Infobox beverage
| name         = Fuller's ESB
| image        = Fuller's ESB Champion Ale.jpg
| caption      = The Champion Ale
| type         = Beer
| abv          = 5.5% cask, 5.9% bottle<ref name=RateBeer>{{cite web|title=Fuller's ESB (Bottle/Keg)|url=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/fullers-esb-bottle-keg/290/|publisher=RateBeer|accessdate=28 May 2016}}</ref>
| proof        = 
| manufacturer = [Fuller's Brewery](/source/Fuller's_Brewery)
| distributor  = 
| origin       = [England](/source/England)
| introduced   = 1971
| discontinued = 
| colour       = Mahogany, horse chestnut appearance
| flavour      = grassy, peppery notes with intense citrus fruit characters
| ingredients  = 
| variants     = 
| related      = [London Pride](/source/London_Pride_(beer)), [Chiswick Bitter](/source/Chiswick_Bitter), [Honey Dew](/source/Organic_Honey_Dew)
| website      = [https://www.fullers.co.uk/explore-our-beers/esb Official website]
}}
'''Fuller's ESB ([Extra Special Bitter](/source/Extra_Special_Bitter))''' is a beer brewed by Fuller's at the [Griffin Brewery](/source/Griffin_Brewery) in [Chiswick, London](/source/Chiswick%2C_London). It has twice been named World Champion Beer, and has won [CAMRA](/source/CAMRA)'s [Champion Beer of Britain](/source/Champion_Beer_of_Britain) Award on three occasions.

==History==
Fuller's ESB was first brewed in 1971 as a replacement for a beer called Old Burton Extra. At this time, breweries commonly produced both an "ordinary" bitter and a "special". Fuller's already had a "special", [London Pride](/source/London_Pride_(beer)), and chose to add a third, extra special bitter, ESB.

==Characteristics==
ESB is a strong, full-bodied, mahogany-coloured ale. It is brewed with Pale Ale and [Crystal](/source/Crystal_malt) malts, bringing both biscuit flavours and soft malt [toffee](/source/toffee) notes to the fore. It is sold in both 5.5% cask conditioned form as well as pasteurised at 5.9% in bottles and kegs.<ref name=RateBeer/>

==Awards==
Fuller's ESB was named CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain in 1978, 1981 and 1985. It has also been named CAMRA’s [Strong Ale](/source/Strong_ale) of the Year seven times – more than any other beer. ESB has also won the World Champion Beer award on two occasions, giving the brew the nickname "The Champion Ale".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.camra.org.uk/champion-beer-of-britain|title= Champion Beer of Britain Awards |accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref>

At the World Beer Awards 2011, ESB was awarded "Europe's Best Pale Ale - Strong".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbeerawards.com/2011/all.html|title=World Beer Awards All Results 2011|website=www.worldbeerawards.com|access-date=17 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403145329/http://www.worldbeerawards.com/2011/all.html|archive-date=3 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Beer brands of the United Kingdom

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