Miksu (2187), Jyväskylä, Finland Jan 23, 2008 0.5 l bottle. Amber color with small head. Caramelly and candyish aroma with perfumed hops, fruity esters and marmelade. Bittersweet, caramelly, candyish and biscuity flavor with notes of fruity esters and resiny english hops. Too much candy for me but this is still very tasty. NJJereme (261), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA Jan 21, 2008 Pours an amber color with a nice, fluffy head. Nice balance b/w the malts and hops. Pretty easy on the palate. JohnnyOS (646), Golden, Wisconsin, USA Jan 20, 2008 Pours dark amber with light brown head. Light hoppy aroma with yeast a bit o citrus and nutty malt. Flavor is a milder version of the aroma... very balanced and very drinkable... although seems to be missing the "B" in ESB. emerson430 (87), Lakewood, Ohio, USA Jan 19, 2008 I really wish I had this on a cask ... nice nutty malty flavor with a well balanced hop nose. This thing could win a gymnastics competition based on its balance alone. conor23 (110), Elgin, Illinois, USA Jan 19, 2008 Bready/yeasty aroma with a hint of fruit. Taste is sweet at first with lingering bitterness. Slight metallic aftertaste. blackbock (34), Australia Jan 15, 2008 (bottle). Considering how much I paid for this beer, I thought it was pretty ordinary. I was expecting big things from all of those English hop varieties; Sadly all I could taste was Goldings and crystal malt. Yawn. gam (1068), brisbane, Australia Jan 13, 2008 Updated: Jul 10, 2008Very dark amber colour light brown head,very good carb.Aroma hoppy and breadlike,citric.Flavour slight bland fruit flavour malt at finish. Not as good as I hoped. pforei (338), USA Jan 6, 2008 Updated: Mar 16, 2008Bronze amber, aggressive pour yields decent but quickly evaporating head. Bready caramel malt aroma with slight grassy hop. Taste is similar with very slight lemon zest and spicy/pepperiness. Finish is bitter and dry. Thin to medium body.
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