 JoeZasada (133), Beaumont, Alberta, Canada
Mar 6, 2008 Beautiful copper colour, pours with a strong head. Aroma of malt and hops, flavour is rich, full-bodied, roasted malt with a sweet bitter hoppiness. An excellent ESB...
Haslinger (640), Syracuse, New York, USA
Mar 6, 2008 Pours an amberish brown with a small cream head. Has a caramel taste with a good hops taste. I wouldn’t buy this again
Jblauvs (530), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Mar 6, 2008 Updated: Jul 11, 2008pours a clear orange brown, off white dissipating head.
served warm, full nose of sweet fruits, plums, dates( ohhh the dates), and toffee
malty and delicious, aftertaste has a little tang of citrus
subtle hops, really quite well balanced
very drinkable and satisfying
My favorite ESB
LilBeerDoctor (1480), East Setauket, New York, USA
Mar 6, 2008 Bottle. Pours a golden orange with a small creamy head. Aroma of light fruits (apple, pear, pineapple), as the beer warms, aroma of darker fruits like prune, raisin, fig. It seems as though I am about to drink a Belgian ale...taste of some dark fruits and light flowery hops. Excellent beer and so smooth to drink. This was my first ESB and I can’t wait to try more examples of the style.
fredandboboflo (1395), East Setauket, New York, USA
Mar 5, 2008 Bottle. Aroma massive with huge caramel malt, toffee, dark to medium fruits (plum, raisin, strawberry, maybe some citrus sneaks in), and the perfect balance of hops. Flavor is also perfectly balanced, not quite as bold as the nose, but still oh so luscious with many of the same notes. This was actually my first ESB, so I can’t comment about it as it relates to others of the style, but regardess of style, this is unquestionably an excellent beer and to me noticeably underrated. Obviously I rate some beers higher than their average and some beers lower due to personal preference, but this beer is far beyond a 3.64 without a doubt.
TheCaptain (526), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 3, 2008 Bottle, amber copper pour with a thin medium head. Hops and caramel notes but not sure if I got the citrus character. Malty with a slight bitter finish, did have a bit of an alc. taste but nothing overwhelming. Nice well balanced ESB.
jeffwilliams11 (310), hooterville, Michigan, USA
Feb 25, 2008 nice amber color, medium head. ok grassy aroma and flavor. the alcohol is fairly forward in flavor.
TheJester (694), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Feb 20, 2008 500 mL bottle. Dark ruby brown with a small but sticky beige head. The aroma is of sweetish caramel malt, toasted walnuts, and a touch of hops. Terrific malty and slightly spicy flavour, with some fresh fruit and mild hops. There seems to be a little alcohol there as well, in the end. I don’t really get the citrus, though. Body is solidly medium. I like this one.
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