Harpoon ESB

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

Serve in English pint

Surprisingly malty aroma... The taste of malts and hops are balanced well.. starts with malts, finishes with hops. Not overly hopped which I expected it to be. Rather pleasant to drink... slightly bitter finish, but not in a bad way.

Beer pours with nice head, nice amber color, nice nose, malt and slight hops, More malt and some bitterness on the tongue, they did not dry hop the heck out of this, but that is perfectly in style. A very nice beer, especially for people who are tired of assertively dry hopped APAs.

Medium amber gold color. Medium head. Aroma is malty, slightly sweet. A medium bodied bitter. Malts are mild and a touch sweet. Hops are a little spicy. Not very bitter for an ESB. Mild and fairly flavorful. Well balance. Tasty, but more like an amber than an ESB. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Pretty good ESB. Nice color and flavor. You can really taste both malt and hops, but neither is overpowering.

Light to very-light amber, frothy head. Sweet malty nose with a tiny hops presence. Nothing too exciting herr, very normal and very authentic tasting ESB. Small hoppiness at the end to dry the sweet malty drink.

Pours crisp and clear, with a deep amber body topped by a thick creamy head with nice lace. Sweet malty aroma with banana notes and a touch of hoppiness. Bitter yet slightly sweet malt flavor with a strong hoppiness and a bitter hoppy finish. Dry and medium bodied.

A very solid beer, with a steady delivery of floral hoppiness with enough malt base to keep it from being overpowering. Cannot compare to west coast offerings, however. On par for an east coast ESB.

Great hop/malt balance. Hops stay in backround until swallow, which shares mellow caramel finish. Caramel sweetness is a nice balance.