UPDATED: NOV 23, 2020 Thx to BeerViking for the bottle. This is nice. Malty and sweety nose. Caramell & toffee taste!

UPDATED: AUG 15, 2020 330ml bottle brewed in England at 6%. 8 months past (conservative) Best Before. Fairly clear toffee colour, nice neat longlasting head. Toffee and raisin aroma. Slightly thick but refreshing texture, lowish carbonation. Some light toffee notes, more prominent raisin, quite transparent flavour profile. Possibly faintly nutty. Hint of metal in the aftertaste. Is this really more like the 70's ESB than Fuller's current ESB? Hmm. Not bad, and more easy-drinking than Fuller's ESB, but as a result not quite so rich. My biggest nitpick would be the slight metallic finish - not really a good thing IMO, even if some dry balancing to the sweet ESB flavours could work well. Second biggest might be it being a little light on flavour for the style - only a little, mind, and likewise aids drinkability. Nice to have tried this, some good flavours, but overall not quite what I look for in an ESB though. If this wasn't a one-off it would make a good pub beer. Adding the whole bottle improves things, bit more sweetness and depth with the (light) sediment included. Even a slight hint of apple emerges. Solid when all is weighed up - but add that sediment.

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2020 Bottled, 330ml from the collaboration box kindly donated but originally from Waitrose. Chestnut amber type colour with cream head. There is a pleasing, fuller roasted nutty character to this with a note of caramel. Smooth malts to the fore but also fruity hopped notes, some peach, some leaf litter. Pleasant spicy finish, good to get a bottled ESB as they are getting rarer.

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2020 # 1300; 1/2019. Velmi sladový, pražený, chlebnatý pivo s výraznou kořenitou až bylinnou hořkostí.

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2019 A 330ml bottle from Waitrose, box of collaboration Fuller's & Friends. This one pours a red /brown colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, berries, spice, grass, nuts & malts. Medium bodied. Medium bitter finish. Interesting beer & enjoyable

UPDATED: JUN 19, 2019 Fluffy off white head stayed on a reddish brown still body. Malt, berries & spices aroma. Medium bodied, sharp on the front with an airy back & clean finish. Spices, tea, hops, tangy citrus & malt hints on the taste.

UPDATED: JUN 3, 2019 Amber Color, Good Clarity, White Beer Head with frothy, thick and creamy foam, good Persistence, Sparkling body. Clear citrus odors like orange. Also has piny, herbal and floral hints in middle. Medium sweetness, Medium Bitterness, medium-low carbonation, light-medium body. The malt provides good foundation of beer, such as bready, and slightly nutty. The balance between malts and hops is great. having nice bitterness in the aftertaste.

UPDATED: JUN 3, 2019 25/II/19 - 33cl bottle from the Moor taproom (Bermondsey, London), shared @ home, BB: 31/XII/19 - (2019-315) Clear orange beer, small creamy irregular yellowish head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: fruity notes, apples and pears, caramel malts, grains, is that Marris Otter? MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, bit sweet, some caramel, soft acidity, almost citrus like, soft bitterness, fruity touch. Aftertaste: more bitterness, fruity, caramel malts, creamy, some grapefruit, nice bitter finish.

UPDATED: MAY 28, 2019 330ml bottle from the now-defunct Beer King, shared with Geri and Stefano. Pours almost clear amber with plenty of mousse-like and fluffy head, massive lacing but no rising carbonation. On the nose, citrus, apricot,honey with herbal hints in the background. In the mouth, bitter from the start (but that is the style) the flavour profile of an IPA, dominated by ripe citrus but backed up by honey and tropical fruit, thick texture with a fairly long bitter finish. Overall, just what a great Bitter should be: bitter but full-flavoured.

UPDATED: APR 12, 2019 From backlog. 330ml bottle from Alko. Crisp, sweetish and caramely malty with some toffee, grassy hops, earthiness and grainy notes. Okay.