3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled conditioned. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, but also a light spicy note. The flavor is sweet and very spicy combined with notes of elderberries, leading to a dry spicy and nicely bitter end.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity and flowery hops. Flavour is hops, salts and some grassyness. Not much aftertaste, but is very mouthdrying.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. Lightly hazy dark amber. Grassy nose with some metal. Sweet and fruity with clean mouthfeel and evident resiny hops. Standard English bitter on the heavy side.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, malt and hops.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(500ml bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of herbs, florals, biscuit, and caramel. Flavor of florals, biscuit, subtle earthy berries, and caramel with a dry, moderately bitter finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(50cl bottle) Faintly hazed amber body topped by pillowy, medium off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, earthy, spicy, light biscuit. Taste is medium sweet, some orange/earthy. Watery light body. Seems a bit mild for an ESB.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
16.9oz bottle-pours a foamy off white head and amber color. Aroma is mild caramel, herbal. Taste is light/medium malt-caramel, herbal hops. Mild carbonation. Thanks to jwc215 for sharing.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Handpump at the Beer House, Manchester 06/02/2004
Golden colour with some fruitiness and alcohol present. Slightly wheaty flavoured dry and crisp bitter finish.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Vintage courtesy Torben Mathews. Frothy white good mostly deminishing head, Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Top’s Liquor in Tempe, AZ. Slightly hazy light amber color with a frothy off-white head. Mild fruity aroma. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Flavor is light caramel with astringent apple flavor. The astringency relents a bit in the finish, and some malt comes back. Pretty well balanced. Reasonably tasty. Underrated?
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