3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sweet butterscotch fruit aroma. Bad label, bronze beer. Bittersweet, moderately peaty, cakey undertones. Medium heavy bittering. Good carbonation from the bottle, medium body. Except for the diacetyl in the aroma, fairly balanced. Bittering builds in the finish over celery and sunflower seed properties in the very end. Thanks to DW for hauling this back and splitting with me.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at the brewpub. Nicely hoppy and malty in the nose, with a little fruit. Tastes caramel, malt, fruity/citrus, and plenty of balancing bitterness. Some biscuity.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at brewpub. Clear orange in color with a little head. Hoppy and malty aroma. Fruity. Nice hoppy and malty flavors. Clean tasting. Caramel notes. Well balanced. Crisp and refreshing. Very nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at the brewpub. Hazy golden with a white head and lacing. Hoppy fruity aroma. Nice hop and malt flavors. Slight carmel. Hoppy finish. Decent drinking brew.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear golden amber hue. Fruity, cookie, floral nose. Creamy light tan head. Light pale malts, light to medium bodied, finishing with an herbal dose of tea-like clean hops.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear amber, small-to-medium head, nice lacing, sweet malty-cookie nose, fruity and strongly hoppy with oakiness coming in for the finish. Excellent ESB, very good brewpub, not nearly well-known enough.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Has a light amber/orange color with little carbonation and a light sweet hop smell. Taste is on the bitter side, but not overwhelming. Overall this beer is nothing special and I am glad I got it in a sampler.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy yellowed orange. Small, compact white head. Minimal carbonation. Toasted malt aroma with hints of peaches, tea leaves and flowery hops. Crisp, sharp and biting with a coppery edge. Tea like hop bitterness and peach skin aftertaste. Medium body. Toasty, dry malts. Pale malt husk in the aftertaste balanced with nicely bittered hops. Flavor turns sharp and decidedly tea like, due to age most likely (Best Before Date - Dec.). Still remains toasty and full. Finishes with a kick of alcohol and dryly toasty malts. Would be ideal when fresh.
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