Bottle. Poured a cloudy dark amber with a small tan head. Aroma of citrus, spice and a bit of grass. Flavor was caramel malt, grapefruit and earthy hops. Mouthfeel was slightly creamy, with a full body and mild carbonation.

Draught @ Brouwer’s, Seattle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Sweetish malty hoppy citrus aroma. Sweetish malty hoppy bitter flavor with hints of citrus and pine needles. Has a long sweeitsh warming malty hoppy bitter finish with a long hoppy bitter aftertaste.

On tap at Duck Island Bar in Seattle, WA--This double ESB poured foggy yet bright amber-like with a mild white clingy thin head and lots of curtaining on the glass. Sticky, hoppy, rich, candy nose. Full-bodied, almost cloying. Bitter with an almost chocolaty finish. Great nightcap beer.

(Bottle) Pours cloudy brown with hints of orange and red. Creamy, pale nougat colored head. The aroma is of sweet citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruit, caramel, cotton candy, dried herbs and ripe dried fruits up front alongside undertones of subtle spices/cardamom, earth, Cheddar cheese, flowers, violet, toffee, over ripe apples, sweet cherries and wood. The sugary caramel malt profile and the woody/earthy/citric/sweet floral hop (East Kent Goldings?) tones make this beer quite English. The flavour is solid caramel/toffee malty with a clear grapefruity and earthy hop profile that makes this beer quite drinkable. Undertones of herbs, liquorice, dried fruits, cherries and violet candy. The mouthfeel is clean, round, light creamy and soft carbonated. Medium sweet and near medium bitter and dry. The aftertaste is caramel malt citric, resiny and woody hops. Medium to full bodied.

Pours a thick reddish amber color with a slight tan head. Aroma is syrupy caramel. Also getting some piney/grassy hop smell as well. Flavor is thick and sweet with a bit of a hop finish. Flavor not incredibly complex and when the alcohol peaks through it is more apparent than it could be with a bigger hop profile.