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Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 534   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.43   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A full body, ambrosial maltiness, and an arousing hoppy bite. This beer is not for the light beer drinker or those desiring no aftertaste.
Note: Formerly known as Belk's ESB.


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
beernovice39 (2088) - South Carolina, USA - AUG 2, 2011
Bottle pours a hazy gold with a thin lacing off white head. Scent is fruit and caramel. Taste is grassy with an herbal tea note.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
bkurtz (462) - PERU - JUL 27, 2011
Poured a hazy golden with a smallish head that left some lacing. Nice balance of malts and hops. Well crafted and very drinkable.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
SamP01 (243) - New Jersey, USA - JUL 23, 2011
Pours a cloudy orange/amber with a medium white head. Aroma of sweet malt, earthy piney hops. Taste is spicy earthy floral hops with some sweet malt and light fruity. Palate is a nicely balanced medium body with good carbonation. Finish is floral earthy piney lightly spiced hops ending with some nice caramel malt with some light sweet bitterness. Overall a very nicely balanced brew.

2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Fratto (2020) - Arlington, Texas, USA - JUL 11, 2011
Bottle from Cavie. Light orange pour with a white head. Little to no aroma. Taste is grainy, kinda bready, and bitter.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Cavie (3249) - Fort Worth, Texas, USA - JUL 11, 2011
Bottle. Pours a hazy light orange color with a foamy white head. Aroma is fairly grainy, dry and bready. Light nose. Flavor is super dry, se buttery sharp tones and grassy notes. Finishes bitter but has some fruit notes. Maybe a bit roasted?

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
bth122 (578) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 26, 2011
Popured a murkey honey color. Lighter head. Maltiness aroma wth some caramel and nuts. Taste is lite sweet, and med lite bitter. Frothy texture. Smooth drinking. Not a faint hearted esb, has a bitter bite at end. good stuff.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jsmerig (530) - Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 26, 2011
Pours a hazy yellow. Aroma of rich caramel. Taste is of caramel and honey. Mid to finish is a gradual build of bitterness which is more on the citrus peppery side.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Svesse (4389) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - JUN 25, 2011
(Bottle, Bishop’s Arms Folkungagatan, Stockholm, 23 June 2011) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of apricots, citrus, orange and hints of grapefruit. Fruity, hoppy taste with apricots, orange and a generous grapefruity bitterness in the finish. Slightly more than medium body, with a solid malt foundation and balanced sweetness. More mellow and balanced than your average in-your-face American IPA, but it sure stands its ground well. Fresh, tasty and very nice.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
dukeredhair (125) - California, USA - JUN 7, 2011
Aroma is A tiny bit of caramel, toffee. Mostly hops, floral. Appearance is nothign special, clear yellow almost no head light lacing. Taste is like the aroma but with hints of apple/pear and a bit more of the hop backend. Palate is lingering floral hop. Overall a decent drinkable beer but by no means a must have.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bhops (407) - Dallas, Texas, USA - JUN 4, 2011
Bottle. Pours amber with medium head. Aroma is malty and grassy, flavor has a little hop kick, malty, some pine. Decent beer. Drinkable.


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