BetterRedFred (61), Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
May 21, 2008 FINALLY found this one for $11.25 @ sixer in a HyVee gocery store in Council Bluffs IA of all places. I was knocked out by the taste, and am now on a quest to find more in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe region of NM. Local dealers give me phantom sightings ("we JUST had some"), but no actual results just yet. I might have to rent a truck and haul it in myself. This stuff was mothers-milk smooth with a 6% ABV kick. Smoothest brew I’ve drunk that I can remember. If this was freely available, I’d drink nothing else (well, at least for a while). Exceptional!
 madscotsman (147), Fairview Heights, Illinois, USA
May 20, 2008 bottle, had a nice foamy head and a nice malty carmel aroma. The malt and hops seemed very balanced. Smooth and clean feel on your palate. Easy drinking beer and nice finish.
rcasta (472), El Salvador
May 19, 2008 muy buena cerveza del reino unido que aproveche a tomar tantas y tantas veces cuando estuve estudiando en la gran isla. el profesor de economia era tan fiel a la cerveza que habia invertido en las acciones simplemente para poder ir a las reuniones anuales de accionistas, que por supuesto, estaban llenas de cerveza para los asistentes.
blutt59 (2045), Dallas, Texas, USA
May 16, 2008 bottle, nice foamy head, nut brown color, bitter flavor with smooth body and finish, nice easy beer
yespr (11649), Copenhagen O, Denmark
May 12, 2008 50 cL bottle. Pours clear and deep golden orange with a lacing white head. Dense caramel malt aroma, light chocolate touch. Flavour is sweet caramel malt with a light edge towards the finish. Mild dry bitterness following this to give a nice and smooth balance into the finish. Light fruity touch in the far finish. Nice one.
Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
May 10, 2008 After rating 16 ESBs, I have finally gotten around to rating the original. It pours a pale iced tea copper with a creamy ivory head that laces well. The nose is of fruity, bready malt backed by grassy, earthy and lightly spicy hops. Light to medium-bodied and creamy with a flinty, mildly dry finish and a touch of hop bitterness to cap things off. Toasty, fruity malt up front, it transitions to a lightly dry finish featuring lightly spicy and earthy hops. The aftertaste lingers just slightly bitter and flinty. This is a very nice session brew, and at 5.9% ABV, what a happy session it could be. Certainly among the best ESBs that I’ve sampled, I can see why it has spawned a steady stream of imitators.
jhagmar (114), Gothenburg, Sweden
May 10, 2008 Thanks to ekstedt & friends. Light amber with a white head. Notes of caramel and fudge, malty. Bitter taste. Very light carbonation.
crowderm (275), Recklinghausen, Germany
May 9, 2008 Pours a nice deep amber with a solid off-white head. The aroma is sweet, with bready and caramel notes predominating. Also a little bit of citrus and cherry maybe? Very full toffee caramel malt flavor coupled with some nice citrus/grass hops. Maybe just a hint of spicy hop flavor in the finish. Very smooth and easy drinking. I think I know what I’ll be drinking at the british pub in town while I watch soccer this summer.
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