 axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 30, 2005 Looks a lot like iced tea. Small head lace. Light fruit aroma with some spicy hoppiness. Somewhat cirusy with a good malt backbone. Again it reminds me of iced tea with a lot of lemon.
JDUB (170), Beautiful Venice Beach, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 20, 2005 A strong bitter. Very good and worth trying. Floral hops and sweet maltiness. Does have a prominent bitter presence.
Pailhead (2583), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 15, 2005 Bottle: Courtesy of Foolish_Mortal thru a trade. Lots of caramel in the aroma with a nice flowery hop balance. Pours a hazy reddish-orange with a small white head. Flavor is mostly caramel with a nice flowery hop balance, just like the aroma. A light citrus character in the background in the finish. Caramel malt lingers into the aftertaste more so than the hop finish.
bu11zeye (5442), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 20, 2005 (Bottle) Pours a lightly cloudy amber body with an average creamy off-white head. Aroma of toffee, pine, and alcohol. Flavor of caramel malt and mild hops. Nicely balanced.
atpayne (615), Zionsville, Indiana, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 3, 2005 Nice copper color with a creamy off white head. The aroma is a mix of malt and hop. Some sweet and slightly roasty malts and mild piney hop aromas. The flavor has a distinct creamy malt profile which is followed by a mild bitterness. Malt develops with some roasted character. The finish is light to medium bodied.
Sahlholdt (276), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 30, 2005 Amber with disapearing beige head. Hints of sweetnes in the aroma. Good balance bettween hops and malt. High drinkability. Soft and smooth with a good lingering aftertaste.
tomhenderson (126), Carolinas area, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 17, 2005 22 oz bottle. Pours a pretty copper color with good (but not brilliant) clarity. Almost no head, which is typical of a good ESB. (See BJCP.org for style guildlines.) Rich in flavor, leaning more toward caramel malt, yet there’s a good balance of undetermined hoppiness. Overall, this is a superb ESB, just as I would expect from AleSmith.
quimist (3), California, USA
does not count  | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 14, 2005 Smooth, honey, well balanced, goes down smooth. Thought it would be more hoppy. Would make for a good everyday beer.
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