 JCastner (102), New York, USA
Oct 18, 2008 Pours a dark amber with a consistent white head. Aroma is of caramel, brown sugar, and fruit with a slight bit of grassy English hops. Taste is caramel in the front, followed by some tart fruit and finished off with a sudden quick burst of bitterness in the finish. An ESB with wonderful malt complexity. Excellent!
kfl (71), Denmark
Oct 17, 2008 Bottle 50 cL. Pours clear redish brown with an off-white head. Nice malty aroma. Sweet flavor of malts, caramel, fruits. Mild bitter finish. Better than London Pride.
Rciesla (3510), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
Oct 14, 2008 Bottle. Pours an amber brown body with with an off white head. Caramel malt, toffee, brown sugar, and some honey. Really good. Cherries and orange, pepper and grassy notes. Very well balanced. Great beer.
dkachur (2318), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Oct 12, 2008 11.2 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville, best by 9 May 09. Reddish pour with a one-finger head. Very malty aroma with brown sugar and dark fruit notes with just a touch of bitterness. Caramel, brown sugar and raisin notes in the taste with a finish of citrus hops. Medium bodied.
gotohelunc (473), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Bottle. Clear amber color, small white head. Not a big aroma, hints of swet malts and faint hops. Good blend of bitterness and malty sweetness with a clean, sharp finish. Not remarkable though very well balanced.
KnN (714), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Pours a nice amber color. Not much in the way of head. A little carbonation. Aroma is malty with a hint of hops. Kind of sweet smelling as well. A little alcohol on the nose? Flavor is good. Nice and smooth with just enough bitter kick at the end. The malt and hops play nicely together. Good beer. Nice ESB.
blipp (1631), Newark, New Jersey, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Bottle. Pours clear amber with an off white head. Sweet caramel malt aroma with a touch of hops. The flavor is sweet caramel/honey/toffee. This beer relies way to much on general malt sweetness, but doesn’t have much going on otherwise. A little too sweet for my tastes.
Whiskeyjack (10), , Massachusetts, USA
Oct 4, 2008 A sweet floral aroma. Clear amber red. Very minimal head. Mild hop flavor, some earth tones & a slight bitter aftertaste. An uncomplicated version of an ESB, lacks the potency I expect with extra special bitter.
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