 wacohoover (100), Garland, Texas, USA
Mar 28, 2008 What’s not to love? More malty than many ales, a lot more smooth than a typical Bitter. You can really taste the hops starting in the middle of a sip until the end. Slightly dry finish, but leaves a fruity taste. Excellent.
Oxymoron (104), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Mar 27, 2008 Pours a cloudy amber to a darker red color. A good pour with ample head retention and lace that remains through the glass. The smell is more of a malty English style with bready tendencies. The flavor is a little surprising for an ESB. Expecting more bite from hops, really what I got was a nice blend of caramel and toffee but more on the drier side. The hops are very (I mean very) smooth and slides down easily. Easy drinking beer. I would like to see more of a bit on the hops flavor especially at the beginning and with bit, but still good to drink
porterhouse (1148), Alna, Maine, USA
Mar 26, 2008 (330 ml bottle (best before 5/17/08) from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/massachusetts/westborough/julio’s-liquors/461.htm target=blank>Julio’s Liquors) Gosh this was nice...Pours clear coppery amber with three fingers of a sturdy biscuit head. Nice-looking. Aroma of caramel, egg, vanilla and a light touch of hops. Mouthfeel smooth with a nice bit of heft. Thick well-defined rings of lacing. Flavor is quite malty with all of the elements noted in the aroma. Bitterness seems quite low for the style - just a nice light bitter bite on top of everything and providing a little pinch in the finish. You probably could have fooled me into thinking this was an Oktoberfest or Vienna. Very tasty and well put together. I am impressed with Fuller’s.
saxo (3511), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
Mar 24, 2008 Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, caramel, and fruits.
rcweir (119), Massachusetts, USA
Mar 23, 2008 Pours a medium/dark copper, crystal clear, with thin head, receding quickly. Low carbonation. Malta fruity aroma. Taste brings malty profile forward, with a some lingering hops bitterness. Nicely balanced.
albertane (376), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Mar 22, 2008 Bottled. This amber beer has an enjoyable complex flavour, with biscuity malt, caramel, pepper and orange zest. However, like London Pride, I’m sure it’s better from the cask, and would likely be preferable if it were bottle conditioned.
Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
Mar 21, 2008 Clear copper-brown colour, off-white head. Aroma has some spices and malts. Flavour has hops and caramel malts. Classic bitter!
BMan1113VR (2755), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
Mar 19, 2008 Probably my new favorite session. Pours with a large, rocky, off-white head covering a copper hued body. Good retention and spider lacing. Nice mild hop aroma with a little hops (my nose doesn’t seem to be too acurate tonight). Great taste, a very nice sipper. Creamy mouthfeel. I could drink this beer all afternoon.
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