Elysian The Wise ESB

Pours a orange-amber with an immortal head - the darn thing just never dies! Beautiful thick head & lacing. Aroma of sudsy hops. Tastes marvellous - great malt backbone and excellent hopping, albeit Pacific Northwest hops for a style of British origin. Normally that would throw me off, but the maltiness is very reassuring. Creamy body, moderate carb. This tastes just shy of an American IPA but with enough malt to satisfy any fan of the style. Nicely done!

1.6 pint bottle. Nice Copper color and a fine head. Good malt flavor and the chinook and Cascade are really pronounced. Although I do not taste the Colombus.

Pours a dark copper with a medium white head. Aroma is toasty caramel maltiness with an orange and pine hop. Decent body, nice bitterness though something lacking to make it an exceptional bitter.

10/20 On draught at the Capitol Hill brewery. Aroma is cascade and citrus hops with a rather low malt note. Appearance is clear gold with a medium white head. Flavor is balanced but too PNW hoppy for style, not too bitter or English enough. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a medium carb texture. This is not a bad beer and is easy drinking for style; it’s just too hop-heavy and americanized.

Bomber from jake65 - thanks, Jake! Big, fat malty aroma, sticky caramel with funky hops that aren’t afraid to get down and dirty! Faint pine. Deep amber pour with a soapy, creeping beige head. Taste is lightly bitter but smacks of hops, especially the finishs and aftertaste. Bready caramel, thick malt with a deft touch of water-sucking resin. Medium body and quaffable. Pretty excellent for style (Ami ESB), but something’s off here; not metallic, but not especially warm and inviting - the hops are a little too raw.

old rating: 6/4/7/3/15 - 3.5 pours a clear dark copper with a small light beige head, and good lacing. smell is of toffee, roasted nuts, a touch of citrus, malt, and some grapefruit hops. taste is creamy, caramel, roasted nuts, malt, a touch of citrus, hops in the back, and a touch of pine, end is a little dry and a little bitter.

On tap at Elysian Brewing Seattle, pours out a amber topped with a off white cream head. Nice malt along with a touch of wood on this one. A little hop bitterness makes this a very tasty ESB.

A great ESB with more hops than typical. Good color, warm aroma, and well-balanced between the carmel malts and bitterness. Had this one at the brewery on Capital Hill - not sure if the bottled version would fair as well.