2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
stronge bitter and hop taste. felt like a dubble, odd concidering it was only a 5.5% alcohol. had it right on tap at the brewery. not to bad but ive never had a ESB before this one so i have nothing to compare to.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours and amber body with a quickly descending head. Normal fruity aroma. The first thing you realize while drinking this beer is how thick-bodied it is. Then you wonder why it has the taste of a dubbel or european strong lager (I am not sure what that taste is, but I know those two varieties have it). Maybe it is the Belgian hops? It is kind of on the bitter side of things and a bunch of hops hop about. Interesting.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear gold with a good, white head. Both the malt and the hops were robust. Full mouth-feel. Nice lasting flavor with a mellow hop aftertaste. Very well balanced. A very good ESB
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice aroma of citrus hops and a bready sweatness. Pours an amber color, with almost no head. Starts with a taste of toast, followed by citrus bitterness with a hint of sweetness. A very drinkable beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Golden-amber with a light caramel malt aroma plus a bit of citrusy hops. Taste was a nice malty-caramel flavor with just enough citrus hop sweetness. Better than expected for FF - much better than their Pale ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a beautiful clear coppery color with a medium white head. Aroma of instant lemon tea powder. Taste is much like the aroma, pwdered lemon tea flavor with hints of various malts. Not bad.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. Strong malt aroma with light sweet cherry tones. Reddish amber color with small head. Sweet malt and moderate piney hops flavor and high carbonation. Nicely blended. A nice easy drinking beer.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a translucent golden amber with an average foamy off white head that left nice lacing. Aroma of some caramel malt, kind of bready with a light citrus hop profile. Flavor was well rounded with a light hop sweetness, some graines, cereal, bread and then some mellow citrus hop lemony flavor. Light bitterness. A well made ESB, a style I’m not a huge fan of but that I can appreciate as a well rounded session beer.
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