Anderson Valley Boont ESB

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Boonville, California USA

Serve in English pint

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<b>Bottle 66cl.</b>
<i>[ As Belks ESB ].</i> Clear medium amber orange golden color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel - toffee notes, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, orange. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (060808)

An orange beer with a beutiful off-white head. Both the aroma and the flavor are sweet and quite hoppy.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Slightly hazy amber golden with a rough, off-white head. Aroma of a little caramel and overripe fruit. Medium body, burned caramel and overripe fruit with a distinct bitterness in the finish. 291208

22 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a minimal white head. Dry pinewood aroma. Smooth and mild spiced. Sweet malty and fruity hops flavoured. Solid hoppy, fruity and smooth to subdued bitterness. Smooth and fruity hoppy finish. Lasting dry bitterness.

Bottled (as Boont ESB). Orange golden colour with longlasting white head. Aroma is hops, caramel and some kind of yeastyishness. Flavour is fruity and flowery hops mainly. The finish gets dominated by flowery hops and yeast. Wellbalanced, but at the same time a quite thin brew. Long grassy and yeasty aftertaste.

Sample draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm.
Brownish amber, clear, very small head. Orangey, resiny nose. Dry with hard, clean, firm maltiness. Intensely hoppy & bitter. Flawless, but one-diemnsional.

Bottle. Cloudy golden coloured with a medium sized off white head. Fruity aroma of caramel with notes of hops. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops and grape fruits with notes of grass. Dry hoppy finish.

UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 Name: Belk’s ESB
Date: 07/22/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Chevy Chase, DC

Appearance: slightly hazy yellow, whispy head,
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with light hop accents,
Body: big body,
Flavor: good malt flavor with tasty bitterness lasting through the aftertaste

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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Clear amber with medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel and hoppy notes. Flavor likewise with a nice hoppy end.

(Bottle) Pours a clear copper body with a medium white head. Aroma of caramel, fresh bagels, and orange. Flavor of biscuit, nuts, caramel malt, and mild hops.