Deschutes Bachelor ESB

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bend, Oregon USA

12oz. Bottle: Aroma of malts, tea, hops, and a hint of caramel. Poured amber in color with small, off-white head that diminished but lasted throughout as a film on top of the beer. Hazy. Slightly sparkling. Flavor is slightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of malt, light caramel, light piney hops, tea, and some grain. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Lightly sweet, slightly bitter, malt, hop, and light tea finish is a tad dry and sticky.

Bottle and served in standard pint glass: Amber hued with a frothy white head and good lace. The aroma has notes of EKG and Fuggles hops but a touch of fruity Cascade too, Maris Otter and Crystal malts, a touch of mineral water and lightly spicy yeast esters. The taste display a restrained hop bitterness balanced gently by the base pale and sweet malts. Reminds me of my homebrew but not a crisp and fresh. A bit of subdued fruity and earthy notes as well. The mouth feel is moderately carbonated and refreshing, a bit bready on the finish. A solid ESB that I only wish I could try on tap with better freshness.

12 oz bottle pours amber with little off white head into a pint glass. Aroma has a bit of spice, subdued hops and malts, bit earthy. Mostly earthy and bready to start which gives way to a slightly citruisy, bitter hop finish. Silky mouthfeel with low carbonation and light-medium body. Pretty damn drinkable. Not too shabby.

Deschutes Brewery--Bachelor E.S.B.--Original Extra Special Bitter--2009 Release. 12 oz. Bottle. 5.30% ABV--50 IBU’s. 3.5 / 5.0. ESB Thin mild lace off white head. Clear pretty bright rich deep amber color. Delicate light toasted mild English hop front. Mellow sweet light caramel bisquit slightly earthy fruit hint body. Smooth mild hop spice light Bitter doughy English end. Sampled 1/1/2010. $6.99 / 6-Pack.

Light caramel nose, full earthy hops. Reddish caramel, respectable white head. Starts off earthy enough and typical, a strawberry essence comes out in the finish. Really liked this.

Had this and Deschutes Cascade Ale back-to-back . . . couldn’t tell the difference between them. I suppose my Beer God ststus will be revoked for that. Both beers were good though - enjoyable, lightly hopped thirst-quenchers.

355ml bought at The USA bar, GBBF 09. Clear, dark orange coloured body. Fading off-white foam leaving fragile laceworks on the glass. Malt-fruity aroma. Spicy, leaf hoppiness in flavour along with sweet juicy malts. Crisp and soft in the mouth (hotel room, Earls Court 06.08.2009).

Bottle from GBBF 09. Clear orange copper thin off white head. Moderate hoppy aroma, some malts in the mouth, but again it is oxidised and not as fresh as it could be. Yes some malt, and some not very good yeast flavour, but I’m guessing this is due to it not being very fresh.