 tjthresh (1289), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
Jun 21, 2008
Pint at the brewpub with csbosox and holdenn. Pour was deep red with some fiery yellow and orange hues. Not served with head. Both the aroma and flavor are what I’d be looking for if I were sitting in a pub in the UK. really big biscuity and bready malt character with fairly restrained hops until you get the a strong bitter finish. Medium body with pretty average carbonation and a dry finish. Free State has really been on a roll for me lately.
KUEric (561), Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Pint at the pub as they say. And guess what? Free state is good, nay great yet again.
A nice light reddish colored beer under a simple head. The aroma was bready malts while the flavor had a slittly bitter finish. A great example of what an ESB should be like.
beastiefan2k (1109), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
Jan 28, 2008 Pint pour @ brewpub. A clear amber beer with a sticky head. Aroma is astringent, spiky, light but icky sweet malts. Taste is similar with light cherry as well. Eh.
theisti (1045), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Jan 28, 2008 On tap at the brewpub. Pour is a clear brown-red with a thinnish off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt (pretty faint, this was served WAY too cold). Taste is some sharp sweetness, faint malt and a somewhat astringent finish. This one was just OK. Much better as it warmed. Would have probably preferred this one on cask.
Gregis (911), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Jan 27, 2008 On tap at the brewpub. Pours a deep, clear, dark red-orange with a creamy, beige head. The nose is of biscuity, caramel malt and earthy hops. Medium-bodied and slick with a lightly dry finish, the flavor is a blend of caramel and dry bready/biscuity notes. This is a decent ESB, but I guess that I was expecting more, given that this won a medal at GABF, in October.
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