 CharlesDarwin (1406), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 26, 2006
Rich popcorn caramel aroma. Mid-brown orange poru, with a rim of tan. Nice sweet caramel and toast flavor, staying on the sugary side of things, however manipulating the body reaches for quick drinkability. Toasty nuts blend with the sweetish malts and give me a real dose of intrigue. The raw, upfront Cascade flavor in the backend of the beer perks me up and makes me pay attention, while giving excellent balance. I reached for some of the important drying, oaklike acidity or tannic qualities, or even some of the saltiness that I crave in the style, but it wasn’t there, so it fell a touch short for me there. Otherwise, nicely drinkable and obivously well done.
nqualls (420), Tennessee, USA
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle. Poured a clear amber with a two finger white head. Aroma of spices and citrus. Flavor was malt, bread and a slight bit of citrus. Medium body with good carbonation and a creamy mouthfeel that I wasn’t expecting.
Nik925 (149), California, USA
Sep 29, 2008 Was holding off entering my rating till I head back from Alesmith, but they never replied to my e-mail. Aroma and taste dominated by brett characteristics. Metallic cherry notes, everything you would expect from a brett fermentation. Good appearance, palate, and fundamentals, but this tasted nothing like an ESB. I enjoyed it, and if it had been sold as a Brett beer, it would have been $10 instead of $4, so no complaints. If there was no brett issue, this is the oddest ESB I’ve ever had.
timsilvia32 (244), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Sep 14, 2008 Amber pour, fluffy white head. Spicy citrus nose, some malt. Surprisingly creamy mouth feel. Citrus with some malt and caramel apple. A little acidic. Pretty clean finish with some hop bite. Drinkable, overall not bad for the style. Would have liked a little more maltiness and roastiness.
faroeviking (4387), Faroese Autonomous Beer Republic, Denmark
Sep 9, 2008 Botella. Slightly unclear golden amber colour. Spiced fruity bit chocolate toasty malty aroma. Quite good a mouthfeel. Flavour of toasted malt, good bitter hops, some fruit and spice with some caramel.
specksnreds (55), USA
Sep 8, 2008 The one I had was two years old, and should have never been aged, IMO. Fantastic cola nose and vanilla flavor with a perfect bitter finish. Mouth feel was off and carbonation weak due to the age of the bottle. I’d love to try a fresh one. Even with the palate fault, it’s better than more beers than I can count.
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