3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Copper tan head. A straight-up perfect ESB. Clean bitter finish. A hoppy flowery taste with a toasted malt touch. Smells like sweet hops.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Poured from the bottle it formed a good size beige head in the glass with a hazy brown color. It has a honey and sweet aroma and some citrus to it. The taste is very smooth and mild with a caramel, toffee and some vanilla. Nice long finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A: The beer pours a dark amber color with a couple fingers of white head and some mild lacing.
S: Heavy on the caramel and toffee malts with some traditional English hop aromas. A nice earthy and floral hop character to this one with a hint of pine. Some mild cocoa and toasted bread, as well as some yeast, on the back end.
T: The flavor is similar to the aroma. Just a touch of citrus, but mostly floral and earthy hops with a mild bitterness to the beer. Sweet toffee, bread, and caramel hops with plenty of toasted character.
M: Medium to full bodied with a medium level of carbonation.
O: Like most Alesmith beers, really solid stuff. I could have used a little less sweetness, but the beer was still enjoyable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
bomber purchased at BevMo - Escondido. pours a deep ruby color with a very thin white head - low carbonation. caramel malt nose with some bread notes and light earthy hops. light to medium body - filled with dark fruit notes, bread, sweet malts and a lingering bitterness. sweet malt / caramel finish with lingering raisin and grape notes.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pour was a rich amber color with very minimal light head. Aroma was fruity and slightly sweet with some citrus character. Taste was very light and balanced with nice fruity malts and little hops. One easy drinking beer that got better as it warmed a bit.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewery, served in a tasting glass. Pours clear dark copper with a tall, dense tan head. The head fades to a thin cover and leaves a moderate amount of fine lace. The nose is toasty malty, with caramel, nuts, flowers and slight pine. The flavour is nicely balanced; it starts out moderately sweet but becomes gradually more bitter. There are notes of anise, nuts and bread throughout. The finish is long and toasty with subtle hops. On the palate, it is medium in body with a slightly dry texture and soft carbonation. Overall, a nice hoppy ESB with delicious nutty malts. 2011-06-05
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Great light malty aroma, cloudy amber pour. Nutty flavors. Very light lingering happy finish. I started drinking this too cold and couldn’t taste anything.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Thin head minimal lacing. Bomber from Super Jr. San Diego. Magenta brown. Somw sweet malt on nose. Terrific balance and full, rounded palate. Great representation on the style.
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