2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(bottle 6/13/10). Cloudy amber color. Small off white head. Moderate bready malt aroma, with light hops. Moderate bitter flavor, with light sweet malt. Avg duration. Light bitter finish. Slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Spare lacing.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Bottle] Pours a light shade of amber with a soapy white foam head on it. Has a slight haze as well. Aroma of crisp grassy hops, crackers and mild citrus. Nice malt backbone includes some caramel and toffee with a steady hop presence that is very well balanced. Toasted bread, lemon and some toffee in the finish. Clean taste and very sessionable. Nice body and average carbonation level. A solid ESB!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy amber, almost no head. Aroma of toffee, biscuit, earthiness, caramel, salt water, and a sense of Belgian yeast. Taste is very caramel dominant, mostly sweet, but with a distinguishable hop presence. Crisp and medium bodied. Not bad stuff.I wouldn’t fill my fridge with it, but it’s better than almost anything you can get in most bars.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours a golden amber with a medium off white head. Wonderful biscuity malt and floral, earthy hops aroma (love those Goldings). Flavor is well balanced. Hops are assertive but are flavorful, not bitter. Slightly creamy mouthfeel. Very well done. Wish this was available where I live.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz. bottle served in shaker- poured a transparent dulled copper color with orange hue, light carbonation, 2.5mm white head formed and tried to last awhile, very light lacing. Faint aroma of caramel malt with a fart worth of hops and toffee. Hits the mouth with a light medium body, malt has a firm presence, middle has a dulled sweetness to it, finish is a little drying yet crisp. May have been an old bottle, but I’m sure I’ll have it again down the line...
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle- Pours a nice copper color with a small head that fades to some lacing. Aroma of fresh grain with citrus and bit of malt sweetness mixed in. Has a mild malt sweetness & citrus taste with a nice bitterness and a quite dry finish. medium body, nice carbonation crisp & clean, very smooth. Very well balanced. Excellant ESB. Good any time any place.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a clear orange with a medium white head. The aroma is of grapefruit and malt. The taste is grapefruitey, but less dry than a regular IPA. Overall, just a "wetter" IPA, but only average.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a beautiful copper/ orangish color. About a one and a half finger head, kinda soapy which dissipated rather quickly. Taste up front is very crisp and clean with some slight hops. The back end is very sweet, and mild. Very crisp in the mouth though. All in all a very good session beer and refreshing,.
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