Swalden28 (1439), McKinney, Texas, USA Feb 15, 2008 Very good beer!....Pored a nice deep clear amber with semi off white head, with decient retention. Aroma of malt, hops, with nice fruity notes, but it seemed a little too light....flavor has very nice maltiness, hoppiness, and not very strong bitter...very nice. Body was well balanced with medium carbonation.....Very tasty beer! Veer (355), Landskrona, Sweden Feb 14, 2008 Aroma: very nice, floral hops with just a hint of grapefruit and pine. Sweet, caramel malt underneath. There is (unfortunately) also a vague chemical tone of green apple. Some liquorice, musty.
Flavour: reasonably full.bodied, bitter and sweet. Grassy. Lots of toffee and caramel malt. Decent bitter aftertaste.
All in all not very complex but very drinkable. Pretty sweet for an ESB.
Appearance: Clear copper body with yellowtinted, creamy head leaving some irregular lacing.
Palate: quite slimy, however not heavy. A bit oily and fluffy.
BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA Feb 6, 2008 [WBA Styles Tasting] Dark copper color, clear. Caramel malt aroma, with a high hop presence. Interesting raisin and prune esters. Bitterness is substantial, but well blended with some medium sweetness. Medium bodied. Not bad at all. thebeamer (1), Göteborg, Sweden does not count Feb 4, 2008 a good ale, perfekt with food, spec. steaws och steaks with roasted vegetables. nice creamy beer. Edmoe (126), Orlando, Florida, USA Feb 3, 2008 Copper color with off-white head and decent lacing. Aroma is malty with a subtle hop character. Flavor is more of the same but a little more on the malty side. Very drinkable. A good session beer. Decent body. Finishes clean. milljam (562), Norman, Oklahoma, USA Feb 3, 2008 Nicely balanced.....good malt flavor, paired with an equal amount hoppiness. An easy beer to drink, nothing too in your face, but very enjoyable. jeff789 (359), Pennsylvania, USA Feb 1, 2008 Clear amber with a thin whiteish head... Aroma is slightly bready with a sweetness... Taste is only slightly bitter up front with a good bitterness to the finish moseslikesbeer (183), conestoga, Pennsylvania, USA Jan 28, 2008 bottle. this is a good drinkable beer. kind of a brown/gold color. small head that stayed the entire time. smelled of faint caramel. has a very bitter after thought. I recomend this beer to people who like a smooth lager.
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