Alaskan ESB

Formerly brewed at Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Juneau, Alaska USA

Serve in English pint

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Creamy caramel malt aroma. Sweetish caramel, biscuit malt flavor, creamy smooth texture, mildly citric bitter balance in the finish.

Decent ESB. Caramel malts on the nose, and start of the flavors. Slightly nutty and toasty in the body, tender spice hop note towards the finish that lingers nicely.

12oz bottle. Medium red with a medium off-white head. light haze from bottle conditioning. Lots of earthy dark caramel in the aroma, with a touch of candied or dried fruit and an herbal side. The flavor is squarely malty with a lot of dark crystal malt dominating the profile. Earthy bitterness wraps up the finish, but doesn’t quite overcome the malt flavors. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. At least this isn’t a over-hopped bastardization of the strong bitter style, but it does lean a tad too much on the dark crystal.

Beautiful light red pour in glass. Beer is sweet and slightly bitter. Pleasant finish. Rated 8/14/02

Alaskan Brewing Company--Frontier American Ale--1998 12 oz. Bottle Release. 5.00% ABV. (3.75 / 5.0) Amber Ale--Rich clear amber red color. Light floral hoppy front with touches of spice and fruit. Caramal malt body is light but rich with flavor and develops as brew finishes. Light bitter finish. Nice! Sampled 2/6/1999. Alaskan Brewing Company--ESB--2000 12 oz. Bottle Release. 5.00% ABV. (3.5 / 5.0) ESB--Rich clear bright copper color. Light earthy hop ESB front. Flavorful lightly toasted caramel malt body. Malty earthy classic smooth ESB flavor with smoky notes, light body and nice hop blend. Sampled 5/2/2000. Alaskan Brewing Company--ESB--Extra Special Bitter Ale--New Logo 2003 12 oz. Bottle Release. 5.00% ABV--35 IBU’s. (3.75 / 5.0) ESB--Light mild lace head. Clear bright thin amber ruby color. Toasted malty floral mild hop front. Sweet thin toasted caramel fruit body. Mild earthy crusty biscuit hints. Tangy sweet mild hop end. Sampled 8/6/2003. Alaskan Brewing Company--Alaskan ESB--Extra Special Bitter Ale--Yellow Cap Version--2004 12 oz. Bottle Release . 5.00% ABV--35 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) ESB--Creamy lacy head. Clear bright dark amber red color. Toasted mild fruit hop front. Toasted mild earthy caramel fruit body. Dry sweet biscuit notes. Clean creamy balanced mild hop bitter end. Mild. Sampled 4/24/2004.

Bottle. Pours a copper toned body with an off white head. Caramel and nutty tones, with some light floral hops. Light and dry with a mildly bitter finish hints of toast. Decent.

One of the Bottle I have been wanting for years. I don’t know why. My man Toby found this in Montana thanks a lot. Pours out a golden topped with a small head. Aroma of light caramel and floral hops. Taste was more of the light floral hops along with some wood.

I think we decided this was a 2007 Bottle - Thanks BuckeyeBoy! - Pours a clear amber with a small tan head...aroma is malty and grainy, the hops still present and floral...flavour is moderately bitter, old grain, dry malt, hay...more lingering bitterness in the finish...never thought I’d ever taste that one...

Bottle - thanks BuckeyeBoy. Glowing amber pour with a thin beige head. Nice aroma is a blend of sweet citrus and maltiness. A bit of faded hops. Red licorice comes to mind... Tastes of faded florals, caramel, and grassey. Comes through a bit aged. Still pretty decent.

Pours copper with an off white head. Smells of sweet caramel, some rosey hints. Tastes yeasty, sweet and earthy. Average.

Pours a dark brown, almost copperish, with a tan head. Aroma of citrus, hops, honey, and roasted malts. Flavor is earthy, with caramel and toasted malt. Nice balance of hops on the finish.