Front Street ESB

Brewed by Front Street Brewery (NC)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Wilmington, North Carolina USA

Serve in English pint

This was purchased in a growler on a weekend that we were at Holden Beach. This brewery is in downtown Wilmington and has good food and beer. The ESB pours a clear amber with a nice head. This ESB has a modest nose of citrus. The bitterness is OK. I still prefer an APA to ESB. This beer is not dull.

Date: 12/17/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

hazy copper, wispy white head, lots of drippy lace, light hop aroma with a hint of sweetness, nice hop flavor leading to a long bitter finish, enough caramel sweetness to give the hops and bitterness a place to hang out, a hint of butterscotch flavor add additional sweetness, drinks just a well in the pint as in the sampler

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **+/4