3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap at The Sunswick. Poured a medium amber with a light white head. The nose was hoppy and slightly sour. Mouthful was creamy with a decent hop flavor and balanced malts. Malts dominated the finish.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
If you are going to make beer - why bother settling for mediocre, ho-hum, nothing going on bland crappers like this one? Why bother? Donate the grain to starving Africans? Use the hops to ornamental ground coverage. Plain does not begin to describe this drink. Apart from a stellar appearance - it is like vanilla ice cream minus the vanilla flavoring. Just dull. Maybe a little buttery and sour, very little malt flavor. Virtually no hop presence. Not bad. Not good. Just Nice bottle art.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours hazy gold/copper with minimal carbonation. The aroma is an inviting honey smell- the malts come through too. The beer has a sweet, mellow taste to it and is much hoppier than most ESBs. Finishes mildly bitter. Very drinkable and enjoyable. A different ESB.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
12 oz. bottle from Wine Warehouse. Medium amber color with almost no head, Fruity grain aroma. Grainy taste with a very bitter hop finish. Sticky feel. Not a favorite.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
355 mL bottle. Copper-brown with a nice "rocky" head. The aroma definitely makes this an American ESB, with nothing but floral/citrus hops. The flavour is nice, with the floral hops and sweetish caramel malt. No bitterness ’til the end. Crisp. Very drinkable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Taster at The Mondial de la biere 08 in Montreal. The color is a dark honey with a beige head. The aroma is somewhat sweet. The taste is of hops and fruity, with a bitter finish that does not last long as it should, Not that remarkable for an E.S.B.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle. hazy orange pour with medium white head. floral, hop and honey aroma. bitter hops and lemon in the taste with just a touch of the malt showing through. tasty and drinkable enough - but not all that complex. K-6.5
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle. Aroma of dried dark fruits, caramel, vino, honey, and herbs. Medium orange amber hue with an average sized white head that mostly diminished and left some lace. Flavor is sweet malts and hops. Palate is light bodied and soft. The aroma is fantastic. Nice barely wine malts and hops. The flavor is good and finishes with some bitters. I kept wanting more but the finish is a little off. Otherwise it’s top notch.
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