Elysian The Wise ESB

Brewed by Elysian Brewing Co.
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in English pint

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Bomber. Pours a slightly hazy, deep, dark red-amber color. A tall, frothy head of beige tinted foam is well retained, slowly fading to a thick, pronounced edge of bubbles. Sticky, cobweb-like sheeting coats the glass very well. The nose is very well balanced, showing softly sweet, creamy biscuit and toast malt in the forefront, with a substantive, grassy hop bitterness as the counterpoint. Flavors are equally smooth, transitioning effortlessly between the toasty-sweet biscuit, with its soft, lactic creaminess, to a lightly bitter, peppery floral and grassy finish. Simple, yet effective. Likewise, the palate is easy going, but substantive, with a medium-weight body and a creamy, almost whipped consistency. Fine brew. Sessionable.

Bomber from Perry’s Liquors. Nose of grassy, flowery hops and some light caramel and fruity notes. Lightly hazy reddish copper with a small beige head. Flavor is lightly bitter over a caramel malt background.

(bottle - 22 oz) Copper pour with a thin layer of white foam and very subdued carbonation. Mild malty aroma with some hints of caramel and a definite hop presence at the end. Flavor is nice and malty at the beginning but quickly fades to a bitter and peppery hop middle. You can definitely taste the Chinook as it nears the finish and dries out, leaving a pleasantly bitter finish on the tongue.

Bottle. Hazy orange amber with a thick beige head. Nutty toffee and floral resinous hop aromas vie for attention. Toffee and nutty malt flavours with delicious floral fruity hops (orange blossom, tangerine) and a big resinous bitter finish. Delicious!

Bottle 650ml.
Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090813]

pours a deep red with nice white head. decent aroma for an esb and a nice hop presence. malty bit not sweet a nice finish.

Bottle. 22 oz. Pours slightly cloudy amber with a fresh, floral, tan head. Aroma of hops, vanilla, caramel, lavender, barley, and sweet malts. Medium bodied with a smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Modest warming in the finish, which is slow burning and nice. Great bitter. Tastes more like a moderate IPA.

UPDATED: NOV 3, 2009 On-tap @ Tangletown, E-Fields, and Serious Pie. Great british malt backbone, complex profile with toffee sweetness and a light hop aroma. Very quaffable and a "wise" choice so to speak. No flaws and incredibly consistent from tap to bottle, pairs well with a lot of different meals.

22oz from ditmeir - thanks, Eric! Nice hazy amber pour with a moderate head that reduces quickly. Sweet floral hops in the aroma along with some fragrant toffee notes, very inviting and balanced. The mouthfeel is nice and full, and the candied flavors mingle very nicely with the flavorful style, and it tapers off with a pleasantly dry finish. Really fine example of the style to me.

On tap at the Elysian Fields pub. Colour... amber-orange, no head. Nose... nice balance between malt and hops. Palate... fairly one dimensional (like most ESB’s). Light malt, faint hops on the finish.