3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Date: August 11, 2011 Mode: Draft Source: Fitgers Brewhouse, Duluth, MN Appearance: Translucent orange-red with limited head and good lacing. Aroma: Malty. Flavor: Consistent with aroma with bitter finish. Other: Easy to drink, not bad for the style.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap. Orange pour with minimal head. Aroma and taste of caramel, bread, and mild hop. Decent.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at the brewpub. Aroma is grassy hops, slightly nutty and a touch fruity. Pours copper with frothy white head. Fruity hops and some dried and nutty malt on the palate. Medium bodied and finishes with a grassy hop zestiness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice take on a traditional ESB...gentle floral hopping nicely balanced by sweet caramel malt...a little bit of maple syrup note and lemon spicing...all rolled into an easy drinking creamy brew.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark copper color with a thin head. Aroma of maple and malt. Sweet malt taste with a disturbingly high impact of alcohol. Slightly syrupy. The alcohol really threw me off on this one.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear deep orange and brown pour, topped with a pancake batter bubbly deep ivory head. Light woody and sweet aroma. Very oaky flavors, combined with a nice dose of somewhat mellowed, but very prevalent hops. A very kicked up ESB. Super sweet and chock full o’ nuts. All backed with a nice floral and lemon overtone. Aftertaste is composed of strong dry, yet rich, oak and good hop sugars. Well rounded combination of the two; sweet malt and aromatic hops. Palate is dry, after a bout of sweetness, before finishing with a satidfying toasted almond and fresh cake aftertaste. A little buttery, with some diacteys showing through. Overall, a very respectable ESB.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Solid Brown Coloring with Good White Creamy Head. Nice Malty Aroma Alongside the Hoppy Notes. Carries Through With the Flavor. The Malty Aroma and Flavor Throws Aside the Presumptions of a Light Bitter You Were Expecting. A Dry, Almost Tart Aftertaste... Smooth and Without Alot of Flavor... Just a Nice and Easy Brew to Drink. ...Just a Little Darker Then One Would Expect...
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