4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 29, 2009 On tap at the Golden Kiwi in Galt, Cambridge Ontario. Taps a brilliant ruby red with a rich tan head. Aroma is an equally brilliant British hop bouquet, as well as a lot of fruity esters. The flavour follows suit, but is so much more! Awesome malt body backs up and balances all the ESB hoppiness you could possibly want. Very smooth and elegant, drinks very easily. I can not believe I have passed this one up on a number of occasions until this evening. A quintessential example of this style, and one I am glad to have found a regular home of in my area.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Fantastic smell both directly from the bottle and from the glass after pouring - caramel, dark fruits, bready, like super fresh raisin bread dipped in caramel or something (yum!). Inhaled this one several times before I finally sipped it. Appearance-wise, not much head, but pretty good lacing; reddish-brown. Flavor: sweet caramel, nutty, fresh wheat bread, some fruits, nice lingering aftertaste that blends together all of what I just mentioned. Neither over-bodied nor under-bodied. What a terrific, legendary ESB. Woot!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Served out of a bottle into a pint glass. Almost no head. what a fantastic tasting beer. lightly sour or maybe a slight tang--which I think is key for Burtonized brews.....lightly bitter, gorgeous color, almost no head when carefully poured into a glass.
I must figure out how to brew this beer. It is fantastic. I bought one from The Andersons General Store, I’m headed back tomorrow for a six or four, however they come.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Mörkt bärnstensfärgad öl med lätt vitt skum. Maltig doft och smak med lite smörkola. En fin sessionöl.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Love this ESB. From the bottle. Aroma is a bit of caramel and nuttiness. Flavor is similar with hops adding the bitterness. Pours a light brown with little head and lacing. Palate is nice - the carbonation and hop bitterness offers nice lingering in the back of your mouth, but it is also fairly refreshing.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Blommig smak och doft, karmellig lagom söt och lagom besk. Funka i alla väder, en riktig Volvo. Godare på fat än på flaska.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Small (.33l) bottle from britishstore.hu. Starts with a strong head but quickly vanishes. Head has silky and mildly bitter taste. Color is fairly dark: light brown and a bit of red. Very mildly carbonated, just what you expect from a British ale. Taste is also mild: malty, well balanced with a bit of bitterness, toffee and races of some fruits (maybe apple or grapes). Nice drink, but quite expensive here and Fuller has better ones.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Karamell, fruktighet och aningen smör i aromen. Desamma i smaken. Mahognyfärgad, nästan inget skum alls.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Malt, citrus, and grassy hops in the aroma. Taste starts sweet with caramel and toffee. Fruit, grass, and bittering hops in the finish. Loved this the first time I tried it, still love it now.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
amber hue with small light off white head with good retention. nose has bits or caramel and flower, slight off scent of what I suspect is tannin. taste is bold caramel and toffee well balanced with flower, slight mettalic element. medium bodied
3.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Copper colored hold a thick white head, smells off toffee honey and a touch of malt. Very Balanced beer tastes of honey, malt, caramel with a bit of citrus coming through at the end. To easy to drink lovely beer!
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