Deschutes Bachelor ESB

12oz bottle from Jake65 - thanks, dude! It’s hard to make a nice solid ESB, and I think Deschutes has done an admirable job. Amber glow, big malt body, but a nice West Coast hoppy dimension too. Rock solid and well worth it.

A very nice ESB. Poured copper with two fingers of sticky head. Floral aroma, caramel body, and a nice hoppy finish.

12 oz bottle from Liquid Solutions. Aroma is fairly hoppy and fresh with biscuity malt and caramel. Fairly enticing aroma. Body is a light orange amber with a thumb thick unremarkable white head. <P> Hoppy fore it lightly piney/grapefruit accented then it becomes smooht honey sweet malt with a bready/biscuity profile. Slightly toasty. Enjoyable.

Hazy amber in color with a small white head. Nice balance of bitterness, malt background and spicy hops.

Cold 12oz bottle: Pours a hazy orange amber color with a small, foamy ivory head which dissolves into lacing and bubbles around the edges of the glass. Aroma is of sweet malts, grassy hops, and light citrus. Taste if of sweet malts, grassy hops and notes of citrus. Ending is more sweet than bitter with a hint of sourness. Smooth, medium bodied with playful carbonation.

[Draft - Bend, Oregon] A dark amber color with a very thing head this had a very floral and spicy flavor. A tad better than the regular bitter. Loved the flavor this is a great EBS.

Slightly darker amber. Aroma is floral, citrusy, spicy with caramel backing. Again, has a fairly American feel to it, making it not feel that genuine to the style. However, it’s still pretty damn tasty.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow & biegaman -- my bottle courtesy of 11026. Pours a cloudy orange-amber with a small white head. Aroma’s pretty hoppy for an ESB -- balanced by sweet malt and spices. Hoppy, spicy flavour backed by sweet malt and with a bitter finish. Medium bodied. Perhaps too hoppy for the style but I still quite liked it.