2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
aroma is primarily malty...not too strong in any case..good amber color and pure white head..taste is malty some hop bitterness but more as a feel than an actual taste slightly tinly on the palate but also slick and oily..overall very average ale even for this style
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
(bottle) Light amber completion. The flavor seems watered down and not sweet or bitter enough for this style. More like a mild amber ale than an ESB. I expected more from Flying Fish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz. bottle. Pours amber with a small, short lived head, light carbonation. Aroma of sweet caramel, piney hops and ripe fruit. Flavor is similar with addition of some citrusy notes. Medium, slightly tangy body. Medium, dry, but not very bitter finish . Overall nice brew.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Flying Fish Brewing Company--ESB Ale--2001 12 oz. Bottle. 5.50% ABV--40 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Clear thin copper amber color. Earthy floral hop front. Mildly toasted body with rich flavor and crisp malty ESB biscuit notes. Clean dry end with nice hop balance and smooth ESB flavor. Nice. Sampled 3/29/2001.
Flying Fish Brewing Company--ESB Ale--2003 12 oz. Bottle. 5.50% ABV--40 IBU’s. (4.0 / 5.0) Malt of the Earth Beer of the Month Selection March, 2003. Light lacy head. Clear thin copper amber color. Earthy toasted mild floral hop front. Smooth earthy toasted biscuit caramel dry mild sweet fruit body. English mild bitter hop citrus end. Sampled 9/4/2003.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
amber colour with a off-white head. aroma nice malt/hop balance, hops and even a mild berry aroma. Medium-bodied; Initial flavour is fairly bland - but some malt, sweetness and hops are noticeable. Aftertaste somewhat spicey and then left mild. Overall, not a bad beer, not great nor true to the style
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From a bottle poured brown with a fair amount of head. Hoppy flavor with a quick finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz. into a shaker glass. Pours golden amber with an off white head. Smells sweet, caramel, slight pine hops. Taste is smooth, easy drinking, sweeteness, caramel, some hops in the finish. This would be a beer for a warm day, maybe a bbq, where you weren’t too concerned with what your beer tastes like, as long as its not bad. Not really impressed by this.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Pours Amber with a white head. Head fades quickly. The aroma is not as pleasant as many brews, a bit coppery and metallic. Metallic Malt and Caramel power the flavor. A similar finish to the aroma, I have never sucked on a penny, but this beer is helping me imagine what that might be like. I have downed some ESBs but this one does not compute.
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