 ksigty (107), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 8, 2007 I LOVED this beer! It had a great copper color and a pungent aroma that smelled fantastic. The flavor was bitter but quickly transitioned to a malt and hop medley. I will definitley try this again.
jrob21 (1257), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 2, 2007 Cloudy copper color with a decent white head. Big sweetness for and ESB. Nice caramel malt flavors. Some bitter hops in the aroma. Much better than I was expecting for an ESB but why am I surprised by the quality of the alesmith guys. Very easy to drink. None of the metallic hops that usually turn me off from this style.
Boutip (2347), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 11, 2007 Bottle courtesy of Naven: Poured a medium brown color ale with a medium foamy head with good retention and some good lacing as well. Aroma of dry malt with some fresh lightly bitter hops. Taste is also well balance between dry malt with some very light sweet notes and a dry light bitter finish. Average body with medium carbonation. Overall, I thought this was simple without much complexity but well made to quench thirst.
TURDFERGUSON (1598), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 6, 2007 Bottle from Saarlander. Thanks Aaron! Pours a hazy dark amber with a gargantuan foamy and pillowy off white head. Aroma is very pleasent with pineapple, pine needles, and some light malt. Flavor is a perfect balance of malt and hops. This is easily the best ESB I have ever had and just a really nice beer to drink. Alesmith does it again.
smashteroid (250), USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 29, 2007 served cold from bottle. poured a very nice amber with a tiny white head. some lacing. smelt of malts and maybe fruit? flavor is very malty with a perfectly enjoyable bitterness. excellent rendition of an esb.
golubj (1286), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 22, 2007 Bottle. Aroma of caramel malt, pine, and mango. Flavor is of a slightly earthy malt and caramel malt with a nice lingering bitterness. Above average for the style.
SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 12, 2007 Pours a cloudy amber with a small head that leaves little lacing. The nose offers a real cereal note - kind of bready but with notes of hay or straw. Lots of rindy hops lay over the malty base - perfume, pine and grapefruit are all resiny. The body offers some interesting peach, pineapple and raspberry esthers. The body is ultimately overpowered by perfume and rose petal hops, making the complexity beneath hard to enjoy.
brettpace (179), Northridge, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 3, 2007 MMM very good. nice caramel flavor. Lots of carbonation, reminds me of cookie dough. My favorite ESB.
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