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AleSmith Anvil ESB

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5003.6/5.03.59/5.05.5%98.6English pint
Commercial Description:
Bright copper color, sparkling clarity, and good foam retention when properly served. Appealing Brussels lace. Deep toasty/caramelly malt balanced by spicy/fruity hop flavors accented by fruit esters resulting from fermentation with a championship yeast strain. The aroma is subtle and reflects the flavor with malt, hop and fruit (ester)/fermentation characteristics. Smooth, medium-bodied. Easy drinking with no harsh or astringent sensations.
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 Taverner (837), San Ramon, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/102/513/20
Jan 18, 2008  
Copper pour - very sour. I don’t think it’s the beer - I think it’s supposed to be that way. It’s not bad, the aroma is really good and the beer has a decent body. The sourness puts me off - but that’s just me. ON SECOND EXAMINATION: I had this with Vietnamese food and it compliments the food PERFECTLY. Try it sometime - this beer, and some nice and spicy lemongrass chicken.


 Ibrew2or3 (2724), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/513/20
Jan 13, 2008  
The bomber pours clear copper with gold edges and nice lasting tan head along with sheet lacing. The aroma is mild with roasty malts along with some vague hops. The taste has mild spice hop bitterness, faint pine hops mixed with semi sweet malts, mild roasted malts and just a bit of malt astringency. Seems like a nice sessionable ESB with a decent body for the style. It leaves a mild roastiness behind in the after taste.


 IEBAILI (123), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Jan 13, 2008  
Rock solid head, thick and longlasting and leaves tons of very heavy lacing. Attractive deep gold with amber highlights. Great smell of caramel and dried fruits, but the flavor is a little dissappointing - just doesn’t have the intensity of the aroma. Smooth and pleasant, not much hop presence, highly drinkable but it’s just hard for me to get excited about this style.


 jujubeast6000 (777), Houston, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jan 11, 2008  
(bottle): Pours a light reddish brown body. Small light tannish head, quickly diminishing. Hoppy aroma, somewhat piney, somewhat maty, but not too strong. Malty, piney, acrid taste. Almost dusty taste. Maybe some banana. Watery & drinkable. MaltIness. More hops as it warms up. Too malty for my taste, but very drinkable.


 BMan1113VR (2815), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Jan 9, 2008  
Served in a dimpled Pilsner glass, cause that is the only thing I had around at the time. Aroma is bready malts and lemonny hops. Some cinnamon too. Color is a slightly hazy light amber-brown. Lacing was excellent; the glass was a history of every sip taken. Inital flavor is a touch salty and then lightly sour at the finish. After taste is a bit prunny. Light to medium body with a creamy mouthfeel. Mighty refreshing!


 BuckeyeBoy (1654), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 1, 2008  
22oz Bottle Pours out a hazy brown topped with a off white head. this one has a great aroma of sweetness and a touch of wood. Tast was very good. Some wood and sweetness. This brew was very tasty.


 doubleo (1104), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Pours a light cloudy brown color with a somewhat sudsy off-white head. Not too strong of a nose. Smells mostly of semi-toasty malts with a nice hoppy backbone. Not too bitter as the name would suggest. Lots of malt and some hops. A little light caramel flavor to the finish. Not too thin not too thick. Nice and crisp with great carbonation. Not my favorite style of beer, but this brew is very tasty.


 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Bottle courtesy of alexanderj, shared with kleyland and alexanderj at the GA-CA-VA-NY-MA pre-NYE Extravaganza Day 2. Pours a golden red. Thick, fluffy, white head. Good amount of floaters. Aroma of caramel malt and bittering hops. Flavor of caramel malt. Finish is dry.



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