0.7 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 1/20
Draft.. Very excited about the appearance of this beer in the glass. However I was once again let down by the flat uninspiring taste of this brew. Medium bodied sweetness with a little bit of a nutty background. Last time I had an ESB I believe the B stood for bitter. No hop flavor, aroma or bitterness to this ESB whats so ever.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Dragonmead. Poured an amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Caramel, some grains, and some nuttiness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle from The Beer Depot in Ann Arbor, MI. Pours a clear, deep brown with a ruby tint. Big, three finger-width, foamy, off-white head that collapses slowly and leaves a moderate lacing. Aroma is fairly malty with some richer caramel, grainy toast, nuts, and a light herbal hop. Flavor is pretty solid. Lots of rich caramel and grainy malts up front with some crystal sweetness and nuts before a solid, pretty firm herbal character comes in. A light grass and toast comes out more towards the end as this finishes with a nice mix of herbal hops and grainy, rich caramels. The herbal hops are fairly bold, but not excessively bitter. They leave a medium bitterness. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium body and a medium-high carbonation. Overall, a nicely flavored ESB. A bit over-carbonated and the aroma is more about the malts, but this was tasty and enjoyable enough.
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
bottle... way to carbonated, can’t even pour more than a couple onces without a huge light tan gushing head going everywhere, super lasting and reminds me of a rootbeer float head falling down... milky creamy nose with skunk, something is way off here, a bit of wet dog hops as well... tastes equally bad, a bit of caramel but mostly wet dog, just bad
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from the brewpub. Im not very familiar with this style. Overall not bad at all. ..
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Tap at Dragonmead. Deep amber pour. No real aroma at all. Soft and a little bit fruity. Lightly sweet malt with a touch of caramel and toffee but the hoppiness is quite light and subdued. Lightly plummy but it’s quite watery. Not a whole lot of character in here really. Hops are barely perceptible and there’s just a touch of dark malt sweetness.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazed deep tea color of brown and red. Zero head to speak of. Slightly malty smell but other than that not a whole lot going on. Very clean aroma. The taste is slightly matly with a nice hops taste at the end that lingers. Overall a very clean semi full bodied esb that is decent. Medium mouthfeel.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Tap @ Dragonmead - really dry, cottony, but flavorless hoppings. Tooffee malts, solventy and dirty.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Has a nice, fruity, slightly malty aroma that is not strong but invites a taste. It pours an attractive clear mahogany with a thick and fairly persistent white head. Flavor is malty and a little fruity with a little hop bitterness and a cider-like undertone. Texture is lively and quite fizzy, leaving behind a nice tingle and a hoppy, woody finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy brown with a small white head. Aroma of light fruits, caramel malt, and bready, sweet malt. Flavor of sweet fruits, jam, nutty malt, and toasted malt. Palate is a little weak, almost juice-like. Rather sweet by the end of the glass. This one was ok.
6/4/7/3/12 [3.2/5]
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Sample at the brewpub. Clear copper pour with no head. Dank English malt and caramel aroma. Dank and fruity flavor. Tastes off.
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