 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 10/16/1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival
copper, wonderful sweet malty aroma with fresh hops, very light body, light bittering. quaffable
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Date: 03/19/2006
Mode: growler
clear amber, whispy head, light floral hop aroma, light lace, lightly sweet carmel malt flavor, nice long bitter finish,
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **/4
Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 6, 2008 Objectively speaking:
An alright ESB which I was sure I had mistaken for another when I saw this was one of the USA’s ahemm... the world’s highest rated.
I like:
I must say it was possibly the finest glass I had at Barley’s number 1. Nize hazy orange looks. Fitting very lightly carbonated texture. Good balance between sweetness and dryness.
I dislike:
Quite one-dimensional, soft and citrusy flavours (think orange) with gentle earthiness from the English hops. Juicy, yet with fair growing bitterness. Quite fresh, but not particularly inspiring, lacking any real fruity developments and avoiding the whole toasty range.
CaptainCougar (4664), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Apr 25, 2006 Sampled from a growler shared by kp: Lightly sweet grainy caramel malty aroma has some light floral English hoppiness and mild peat. Pours a clear effervescent light copper bronze with a nicely-lacing frothy white head. Body starts with a grainy earthy toasted malty sweetness nicely-balanced with a floral English hoppy bitterness. A nice, true to style ESB.
BBB63 (3810), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Nov 19, 2003 On tap: Amber hue with a small frothy head and some lace. Aroma hints of fruit (cherry and apple), aromatic hops, hint of pine, and nutty malts. The taste had a real nice fruity character with good balance of malts and traditional hops. Mild bitter finish with a buttery and creamy mouthfeel, a touch dry. This is a top-notch ESB, easy to drink yet complex enough for the beergeek.
goldtwins (3740), Nesconset, New York, USA
Mar 21, 2006 Growler @ KP’s Cellar. Poured a clear copper color with a medium off-white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, and light earthy hop on the back. Notes of apple flesh when it browns. The flavor is sweet and malty at the start and gives up some fruit in the middle. Pleasant long bitter finish. Light-medium bodied. I would have to say this is a pretty good beer. Especially since I don’t care for this style much.
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