French Broad 13 Rebels ESB

Brewed by French Broad Brewing Co.
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Asheville, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint

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750 ml. clear copper with off white head. nice malt palate with a light bitter to balance. there is an acidic quality to the palate but i minded it less over the course of the bottle. good.

Draft at the tasting room. Copper, small, thin, almost absent head. Aroma is grassy and biscuity. Biscuit, malt, dry and grassy bitterness.

Thanks to mikesgroove for sending me this bottle. The beer pours a golden-orange color with a white head. The aroma has a lot of citrus, with some orange and lemon notes. There is also a strong biscuit malt component. The flavor is fairly malt heavy, with both biscuit and toffee. There is also some bitter orange character and a little bit of bitterness. Easy to drink. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Bomber from Bruisin Ales. Pours clear copper with a 3 finger foamy beige head. Aroma of mild roast malt with some herby/floral hop. About med body. Flavor is mild roast caramel and some herby/floral hop. It is most definitely bitter in the finish. Maybe a bit more bitter than our cousins would enjoy, but perhaps not. I’m betting this would be superb in a cask version.

Draft at the brewery. Poured copper with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma and flavor were mildly hoppy and lots of caramel malt. Didn’t think the hops smelt/tasted enough of Golding/fuggles, and the caramel was a little one-note. Overall, a bit bland and thin but certainly drinkable.

Hazy copper with a thin but lasting beige head. Medium body and carbonation.

Aroma: pale ale malt, goldings, crystal malt.

Taste: pale amber and crystal malt, mild herbal golding hops, tartness, and minerality.

Bottle, thanks Kira and Donna! Amber with a steady off-white head. Lots of bready malt and grain, mild herbal hops. Flavor is similar, much more grainy than I remember from the past.

22 brought back to Maryland from Asheville, NC. I really liked this beer. Mouthfeel is very silky, has some bready/yeasty characteristics. Hops are in balance with the alcohol. All in all, a very drinkable beer.

22oz bottle that my brother brought back from NC, thanks Jeff! Pours a crystal clear, rich copper colored body with a finger-width, dense and frothy, beige head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing. Aroma is slightly sweet, bready and grainy caramels with a touch of toast. There is a light, but nice amount of earthy, slightly citrusy hops with some yeasty fruits. Flavor is similar. Grainy, somewhat bready caramels up front with a light herbal spicing. Earthy hops come in to balance during the middle with a light toast, yeasty fruits, and a hint of citrus. Hops pick up towards the end as well as the grainy malts while this finishes dry with a medium-light hop bitterness, a light yeasty spice, and a balanced, crackery malt with a light sweetness. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium-light, crisp, smooth body with a moderate carbonation. Overall, a pretty solid ESB. Nothing special, but well balanced with a crisp, easy drinking, pleasantly bitter finish with a nice, light malt sweetness. Good session beer.

Pours a very light copper with a thin, quickly dissipating head. It has a very mild aroma of citrusy hops. The taste is slightly citrusy at first with piney, hoppy notes towards the end. I didn’t really pick up on very much malt flavour, and the mouthfeel is a little thin for my liking.

UPDATED: FEB 10, 2012 22 Bomber pours amber in color with very little head. Smell of lightly toasted malt with floral and grassy notes. Flavor is all malt and toasted grain flavor with a dry slightly bitter finish.