 Gregis (834), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
May 10, 2008
After rating 16 ESBs, I have finally gotten around to rating the original. It pours a pale iced tea copper with a creamy ivory head that laces well. The nose is of fruity, bready malt backed by grassy, earthy and lightly spicy hops. Light to medium-bodied and creamy with a flinty, mildly dry finish and a touch of hop bitterness to cap things off. Toasty, fruity malt up front, it transitions to a lightly dry finish featuring lightly spicy and earthy hops. The aftertaste lingers just slightly bitter and flinty. This is a very nice session brew, and at 5.9% ABV, what a happy session it could be. Certainly among the best ESBs that I’ve sampled, I can see why it has spawned a steady stream of imitators.
Bradrcr (519), Renton, Washington, USA
Jul 5, 2008 6/10/08 On draught at the Dog & Pony, Renton, Wa. Aroma is malt forward, heavy on the caramel, with slight sourness and no hop flora. Appearance is hazy copper with a well maintained white head. Flavor is sour malt forward with moderate/low bittering of British hops. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a very low carb texture. Overall, the sourness is just too dominant, I wonder if this is an older keg.
kriggins (3), , Florida, USA
does not count  Jul 2, 2008 Small head that quickly dissipates. Slight alcohol and hints of banana pudding and oak aromas. Very clear amber/oaky color. It’s the flavor that brings this one home. Beautiful sweet, malty, vanilla notes to begin, with slight roasted caramel toward the end. Alcohol appears toward middle. Hops are apparent yet subtle. Mouthfeel is medium and drinkable. Overall impression is......yummy!
tomer (154), Israel
Jul 2, 2008 0.33L bottle, small head, crystal clear amber brown colour, cheesy aroma with herbal hoppines and some light roasted malt notes.
strong flavour of bitter chocolate, with a complementing dried fruit sweetnes and some bread notes. Body is quite full and the beer ends triumphantly in a long sweet and sour finish.
cellar (125), Dublin, Ireland
Jul 1, 2008
thx 4 great tasting Kimjohansen, formely known as Beljohansen :-) Clear amber, notes of malt, dired fruti and yeast. Sweet.
EnSiFeRuM (208), Quebec, Canada
Jun 30, 2008 Bouteille de 500 ml. La bière se présente avec une robe cuivrée-orangée qui est couvert par une mousse blanche généreuse qui reste. Par la suite notre nez respire des arômes de pins, d’épinette, de pamplemousse, de caramel et de sapin. En bouche notre palais rencontre un bon corps avec une effervescence faible. Nos papilles gustatives font connaissance avec des saveurs de caramel au beurre, de sapin, de pin et de houblon. La finale est maltée avec un houblonnage moyen. Excellent.
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