Founders Little Devil ESB

Formerly brewed at Founders Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint

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orangish reddish body with little off-white head....aroma is of sugars, lemons, and caramels...taste is very similar to this (very sugary, cherries, lemons, caramels)....great beer

burnt orange with a medium off white head. light to medium bodied with a carmel malt aroma and taste, with some fruitiness with a very mild bitter finish. not as bitter as I would like but a decent beer.

On tap: Not really a ESB, as the bartender told me. Really sweet. Almost bubble gummy. Chewy malts. Tasty, but not on par with some of their better offerings.

On tap at Founders. Hazy coppery body, medium off-white (light cream) head. Caramely aroma with notes of earthy hops. Very rich malty body, somewhat unusual for the style, with plenty of sweet caramel and fruits, including melon and a touch of peach. Earthy hops are present but understated; the malts have top billing. A good beer to get a feel for the brewery’s distinct malt bill and yeast character. Very clean and fresh-tasting; this is the best new beer I’ve had at the brewery in some time, despite the fact that it strays from the ESB "guidelines."