4.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cask at the brewpub at the brewery. Clean caramel aroma. Clear dark amber color. Off-white head that sticks around. Soft, luscious, fruity, malty with floral/fruity hop. The bitter balancing the malt does not seem to be pine or citrus. Fresh foral/fruity finish, hints of malt here at the end, mild bitter, and some possible citrus sour at the back of the mouth. Fantantastic.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Poured a cloudy amber color with a medium off white head. Had a fruity and sweet aroma with a good finish, very easy to drink.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Poured amber with a thick lasting head. Faint malty aroma. Mild flavour that’s well balanced between malt and hops. A modest finish. This is a workaday unassuming bitter that is good on a warm day.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
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Bottle at the Chrisfest. Dark golden, slightly hazy with just a slight off-white head. Citric, maybe orange aroma. Dry and hoppy with just a slight lick of malt. Lovely palate. Maybe a little boring but nice enough.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a deep, cloudy, dark copper, creamy off-white head; very attractive beer. Aroma is fruity, grapes, floral hop notes, some citrus, quite nice. Medium bodied and a bit creamy, pleasant bitterness that tapers in the finish, which yields a hint of sourness; very refreshing and quaffable (I mean that as a positive). Could be a bit more bitter, but I liked this.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear coppery color with a smallish, creamy, off-white head.
The aroma is undeniably hoppy, but there’s a definite grainy, honeyish malt in the nose as well. Citrusy lemon and perfume from a tropical flower.
The flavor begins with a momentary presentation of sweet caramel, but this is quickly overtaken by a firm bitterness. The beer is clean through the finish with a drying acidity. A good everyday beer from a consistently strong brewery.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Transparent golden copper appearance, with very little head at all. Medium carbonation. The aroma was nothing fabulous, a sweet/nutty kind of nose. Flavor was pretty good, but I expected more bitter hops (don’t forget what ESB stands for . . . Extra Special Bitter). Overall, this ESB is slightly above average.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours a clear coppery amber with a somewhat lacy off-white head. Aroma of fruits and herbal hops. Medium body and carbonation. Sweet nutty fruit taste with a citrus and floral hop finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Copper color with decent off white head. Taste is strong malts with a nice hop presence. Easy to drink but not boring. A pleasant ESB, would make a good session beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Third beer sampled at Cellars LexLarp in St Paul, MN. History - Oregon’s first microbrewery. Opened in 1984 by Richard and Nancy Ponzi (wine makers). Purchased by Carlos Alvarez (Gambrinus Co of San Antonio, TX) in 1995. This used to be Pintail ESB in 1994 but was changed to BridgePort ESB in 1997. Pours a dark copper amber with an off white head. Aroma of sweet chocolate with floral hoppiness. Taste of hoppy malt with some berry tones. A sweet and mellow aftertaste.
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