Full Sail ESB (Extra Special Bitter)

Tried at a tasting at Bottleworks a while back. Good old ESB with a lot of caramel malts to back up the nicely done bitter finish. Nothing wild.

on tap and cool little pizza place in seattle. Amber with a cream white head. Citrus hops and caramel mingle in the nose. Flavour is mostly about the malt, notes of caramel, licorice and breadiness, cascade type hop flavour dries out the finish. yum.

Draft at Full Sail Brewing Company. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty caramel aroma with some hoppy hints. Slightly sweetish malty caramel flavor with hoppy hints. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish with a slightly bitter hoppy aftertaste.

This is very drinkable. Nicely balanced mixture of a rich caramel malt, while using a more traditional hop background for the style giving it a unique English presence on the palate. Very crisp and clean with a slighty bittersweet finish.

22oz bottle. 2006. Light brown color, khaki head. Rich hoppy aroma. Crisp malt background.

A bomber of the 2006 brewer’s reserve. Very good and well malted ESB. Its for sipping and sharing. Golden amber colour. Smooth.Hoppy and piney aroma. This is a mix of hops, and while citrus, there is some British hop in here. Refreshing.Drying finish

22oz bomber: This was a surprise. I’ve never been a fan of their IPA, but this I like. Malty and sweet with that yummy American hop flavor.

Bottle: Pours to mostly clear copper-orange body with a medium tan head. The aroma is mild hops, citrus, and light lemon. Taste is mild lemon, bitter grass, floral hops - more west-coast hops style than I was expecting for an ESB (though I guess why not, right?).