Hopworks Velvet ESB

Brewed by Hopworks Urban Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Tap at Hopworks - pretty bland, this - a bit of sweet and toasty maltiness - light caramel a a dash of earthy hops - lightly buttery finish - a tiny bit of hard water character - not much happening here.

Pours pretty dark. Smells pretty floral, maybe a little chocolate. Taste is ok, pretty malty with caramel. Not bad.

Cask @ HUB Bike Bar. Clear amber pour with a minimal white head leaving moderate lace. Malty floral nose. Medium body and light carbonation. Clean malt body with singed caramel and biscuit, pine hops and a faint nutty bitterness. Finish is more of the same and fairly short and crisp. Very sessionable ESB with a touch more hops than you’d find in an English version.

Pours a red/gold with off-white foam. Smells lightly malty. Tastes sweet and slightly bitter, reminiscent of a Scottish ale.

A reddish copper ale with a thin creamy off white head. In aroma, a faint caramel malt with light BBQ notes. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with faint herbal hops, watery, underwhelming. On tap at the Bitter End, July 29 2011.

I remember a nice malty sweetness and a faint bitter finish to go with a reddish color. That is about it.

Draft at BikeBar. Dark amber color. Tons of malt, but not enough balance. Pretty plain and average.

UPDATED: DEC 10, 2011 On tap at Zach’s house. I kept going to the well with this beer again and again. I love it. It is easy drinking, a great British style beer.

Sample tray. Dark amber. Light head. LIght scent. Woodiness and warm malt flavour with some peachy notes.

Little on the aroma. Deep copper colored; clear with faint white head. Caramel malt provides a simple sweetness; rounded malt but lack of bitterness. Light in body and mouthfeel. Easy to drink but small on flavor.