Harpoon ESB

Brewed by Harpoon Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Serve in English pint

Way to hoppy for my taste, and ended up teetering on bitter to taste. Very, very dry finish. Served best cold, and tends to go very bad when slightly warmed in open. Looks good in the glass though.

Light coppery texture gives way to reddish when the beer settles with a pinkish white head. Smells of pepper. Taste is much sweeter than I expect out of an ESB with a decent slightly bitter finish.

Bottle. Amber with a medium-thick off-white head that lasted a while before fading to a ring. Sweet, malty, slighty spicy aroma. Taste is floral hops, toffee and sourdough bread.

A light hazy bronze body with light hop and biscuitiness. Decent malt with a hint of toast but a little dry at the finish.

Clear, crisp bronze color...thick, fluffy, creamy head. Aroma comes off coppery and metallic at first, next showing off nutty, caramelesque connotations, and finally revealing a sweet, fruity nature. Light-bodied, though possessing a a great, bright, lively, well-rounded taste. Fruity and smooth, richly malted, and untroubled by hops. An easy, easy drink, the flavor unfolded well in the long finish, and was much-appreciated. I normally pass on ESBs, but enjoyed this one all the way down the glass.

A very typical and bland boring Haproon beer. Pours a amber color with a small fizzy head. Aroma is toasted, herbal and somewhat fruity. Watery and out of balance.

Rather nice beer and an easy one to see as a session ale. As far as the ESB, hmmm mebbeeeeeee. I get particular about that name, but not a reason not to like this.

Not one of the best ESB's I've ever had...but it's not so bad...I can handle it fine...a good percentage but not a great taste.