Lakefront Organic ESB

Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with footbalm, thanks Eric!) A few sips of this ESB and I think it’s decidedly average across the board. This is one of those sweet, bready, lightly toasty ESBs that seems so common here in the States. Moderately fruity and showing a bit of sweet, orange citrus as well, but the hops is just totally lacking here, not even providing enough bitterness to bring the beer into balance. The gentle carbonation, medium body and smooth palate make this an easy beer to drink, but a boring one. Light amber and somewhat hazy body is capped by a small, off-white head that settles to a ring. Just a few spots of lace here and there. Merely ordinary.

An ok bitter. The aroma is mostly hops, and these are light. The whole beer is generally light; and the organic seems like a gimmick. Light palate.

Light copper. Nose has caramel and a fair number of hops, scent is very bitter. Flavor is dry and hoppy, floral and bitter, some residual sweetness as well.

Amber/orange, slightly hazy with smallish sediment under huge and bubbly, lace-leavin’ tan. Sweet aromas, highly caramel with alot of fruit... cherry, raisin, some orange and vanilla. Flavor was SWEET with a capital S-W-E-E. I’m not sure what these other cats have been drinkin’, but I’m only getting a smidge of hops. Enjoying this while eating pistachios... it’s like a decadent little dessert. (AND... it was cheap.)

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a light copper color w/ a nice white head and some lacing. A fresh smell definite floral hops light orange rind a hint of carmel malt. Palate is smooth lightly creamy and well coated. Taste is a dry hop lightly bitter w/ citrus and grass. A decent beer.

Pours to a dark golden color with a thin creamy off-white head with so-so lacing. Tons of visible carbonation. The aroma has floral and grass hops. Tons of bitter aroma. The flavor is nicely bitter. Nice toasted malts, some grains. Some light fruitiness. The palate is nicely smooth and creamy. Full bodied.

nice flowery hop aroma. Pours a nice off-copper with half decent head. Nice malt presence. Suprisingly mild on the hop front. Not a bad beer but if your going to call it an ESB lets see a ltttle more punch.

Light aroma of fresh lemons. Clear amber, thin head. Taste is hoppy and bitter, with a dash of caramel sweetness. Finish is just a touch too mineralized. Light to medium mouthfeel.