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Brewed by John Smiths (Heineken UK)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Tadcaster, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 335   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.99   EST. CALORIES: 141   ABV: 4.7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A pasteurised beer exported to America only.


4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
ttours (2) - Texas, USA - JAN 25, 2005 does not count
pours well, has a full robust body and a real thrist quencher. I would recomend not only beginning but finishing your evening or afternoon with a pint

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Foxbush (704) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - JAN 23, 2005
This amber was enjoyed while the Patriots were up 10-0. There was very little head. The color was a copper hue. The flavor was a nice blend of hops and malt. This is an average beer.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
MAP (1133) - Lakewood, Ohio, USA - JAN 14, 2005
Glassy amber body with a thin head. The aroma is a tad skunky, but beyond that it is decently filled out with some good nutty malt characters and some light floral notes. Palate is crisp, quite good a beer of this percentile. The flavor isnt anything to write home about, but its far from bad. It leaves a slight roasted sweetness on the tongue. Decent overall flavor, actually, suprisingly good.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
antisnobJP (275) - St. Michael, Minnesota, USA - JAN 5, 2005
Bottle. Amber with a fair sized off white head. Aromas of fruity malt and a tiny bit of beef broth? Anyway, overall aroma not very pronounced. Flavors of slightly fruity caramel malts with a thin body and a fairly dry finish. Really no hop flavors to speak of. Has a buttery toffee flavor in the background. Goes down like water. Not great for an ESB, but I thought this was a lager?

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
elnadeau (786) - Laguna Niguel, California, USA - JAN 5, 2005
Draft. Copper colored, very little aroma. Drinkable but watery and light in flavor. Essentially a wimpy, dissapointing ESB, not worth importing, not worth ordering.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MrRomero (1959) - Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - JAN 5, 2005
Poured lght amber with a smallish, fizzy white head. Aroma of apple. Flavor is semisweet, tasting mostly of apple with a bit of dirt. Somewhat disappointing.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mjg74 (2106) - La Mesa, California, USA - DEC 17, 2004
Pours a yellow/orange color with minimal head. Aroma is malty and a little bit sweet. Crisp malty flavor with a somewhat bitter finish. A little bit of sweetness in there as well. Seems kind of watered down. Not bad. It is easy to drink but nothing to get excited about. Seems like the kind of beer you could easily down alot of.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
WhatAlesYou (1) - Leoma, Tennessee, USA - DEC 16, 2004 does not count
Perhaps I just enjoyed the company I was drinking in, but this went down nicely on a warm day, eating fish and chips in a beer garden in Des Moines. I picked up a hint of citrus among the corn flavor. Perhaps not the best beer, but a good one with pub grub. Visit The Royal Mile Pub when you’re in town.


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