 ogivlado (3036), Zagreb, Croatia
Dec 6, 2007 Bottled(500ml). -Pours a clear amber colour with medium to big white head that went away very slowly and malty herbal nose. The taste is very malty and slight hoppy with nutty and caramel notes. Very smooth.
MBison (548), Southern Highlands, Australia
Dec 4, 2007 Updated: Oct 26, 2008RE-RATE: Bottle (500ml). Poured dark amber with a averaged sized, dense, frothy, off-white head which lasted very well. Strong notes of floral earthy hops in the aroma with English yeast, caramel malts, tangerines and cranberries. Flavor was a good earthy hop bitterness with caramel malts, English style marmalade, gooseberries, a touch of butterscotch and a pleasant dirty/rustic hoppy finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation, a dry/creamy mouthfeel and a great finish. Very well balanced and highly sessionable ESB.
alexanderj (2213), Chino Hills, California, USA
Dec 3, 2007 Bottle; sweet malty aroma with fruit, apples and toffee. Definitely one of the tastie examples of the style. Flavor began with sweet apples, gave way to caramel and roasted malt. Light hop spiciness in the finish. Will compare to the Alesmith ESB in a few days.
gabbama (115), Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, USA
Nov 28, 2007 MIld sweet fruit aroma with a hint of hops. Hops come through more on the flavor and balance perfectly with the sweet malt. Long, slightly roasted, earthy finish. Very good.
Ramenen (453), San Salvador, El Salvador
Nov 28, 2007 Wow! Just what I expected. Perfect balance between the malts and the hops. This truly the grand parent of hoppy style beers from USA. Congrats Fuller.
elelwarren (138), SF Bay area, California, USA
Nov 27, 2007 Updated: Dec 23, 2007Beautiful pour, w/ 2-finger head & just the right color. Scent of pear & plum compote. Starts toffee sweet, then abruptly changes course to a hyper dry, long & earthy finish. No deep flavor complexity, but the fun is experiencing the moment it switches from sweet to bitter. This is drinkable. Only real negative is its texture: a bit more carbonated than I would like.
redgold07 (308), Irving, Texas, USA
Nov 26, 2007 Right away the aroma hits you... first it was hoppy, then quite fruity and malty. The fruit aroma is maybe...cherries? Flavor is caramel malt and hops. Pours a full-bodied amber/red color with a small off-white head that dissipated quickly.
1 pt. 0.9 oz. bottle.
Dredd (484), Ormond, Australia
Nov 25, 2007 Very enjoyable. Pours with a great amber colour and fine white head. Sweet malt aroma follows through in to a sweet toffee malt lead in flavour that follows through with a good bitterness.
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