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Essers Best German Style Lager

Essers Best German Style Lager

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A Pale Lager brewed by
Cross Plains Beer Company

Cross Plains, Wisconsin USA

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362.57/5.02.57/5.0-90.1 Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker, Stein P  Stats

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A full-bodied lager, Esser's Best is comprised of the choicest malt and hops and sparkling, pure Wisconsin water. Brewed with an old world recipe translated from the original German, Esser's Best has a smooth, rich taste that comes from a longer lagering process. Esser's Best. Combining world-class taste and old world tradition.

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 iowaherkeye (1367), Back in Iowa City!, Iowa, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/58/20
Jun 28, 2008  
12oz bottle, no date. Clear golden with a 1/2 finger yellowish white head, fading to a thick ring and tattered film. Aroma of sweet cereal grain and some light corn. Flavor adds a bit more corn, and a tinge of grassy hops. Semi-dry finish with bitterness peaking around a 2. Light prickly carbonation with light body. Just another inoffensive pale lager not really worth seeking out.


 jbuzz (414), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/54/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Big 20 beer tasting at Three Cellars Milwaukee. Is this is Esser’s best I am not interested in Esser’s next best. Corn, very mild hops. Wet grass smell and slightly sour.


 esjaygee (688), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/59/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Golden yellow with a thin white diminishing head. Aroma of sweet malts, corn and mild spices. Malted body comprised of corn and mild hops that finishes just a shade bitter and astringent. A bit watery.


 phishpond417 (1162), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/58/103/510/20
May 29, 2008  
I was both suprised and impressed with this brew. It suprised me because I didn’t imagine the beer to be so full flavored, and it impressed me because it was a nicer tasting lager then imagined. Dark golden colour, full fluffy white head. Fruity aroma with pleasent biscuity malts on the palate and very rich taste.


 General_Gao (2368), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/54/20
May 26, 2008  
12oz bottle. Poured a light orange color with a white head that reduced over a minute or so. Aroma was of wet dog and grass. Or, if you prefer, a dog that has rolled around in wet grass. Either way, it didn’t smell particularly good. There was also a whiff of apple juice. Light body and slightly sweet up front with a little bitterness at the end. Tasted of watered down toffee, dilute apple juice, and grass. Not a particularly strong beer on any front.




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