 jhumphries69 (718), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
Apr 19, 2008
12oz bottle. Pours mostly clear (slightly hazy) copper with gold highlights and a soft, pillowy, medium-sized, off-white head. The head laces the glass in thick, egg-white rings and a few pockets of foam floating on the beer never fully subside. The aroma is very malty with a touch of caramel. There is a touch of roast (very subtle chocolate character) and a light note of earthy hops (disappointingly light). The flavor starts malty and bready with a touch of residual sweetness around mid-palate. I think it has a bit too much crystal malt character and not enough hop flavor for an ESB, but it is still tasty and drinkable. The breadiness takes on notes of toast by mid-palate and a touch of fruity esters and some hops begin to become evident. The finish is malty with a balancing level of earthy hop bitterness. The mouthfeel is slick and medium in body. The carbonation is relatively low, but just right for bottled examples of the style (which is to say more than a cask-conditioned example of this style). Overall, a decent, drinkable ale, but not up to the same standard of most of Left Hand’s other beers (which tend to be fantastic).
SpencerDB (20), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Nov 11, 2009 Bottle. Pours amber/copper with little head. Aroma was a little funky... I couldn’t quite figure out what was wrong with it but the taste was significantly better than the smell. Malty and hoppy character. Nice beer
redeyeloon (5), Colorado, USA
does not count  Nov 4, 2009 coppery color with almost no haze. head settles to thin veil after a minute. looks about like an ESB should.
Apple and graham cracker aroma.
Creamy smooth mouthfeel - could be grittier.
Crisp grains and hops jump out first
moderate bitterness with tart mineral finish.
Well balanced consistent product. retains thin veil of head throuout.
One of my favorite ESB’s.
jimmay (179), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Oct 23, 2009 12 oz bottle. Pours copper in colour, with fairly thin head. Aroma is sweet, like caramel. Taste is also lightly sweet, with mild bitter hoppy finish. Very enjoyable!
tgncc (798), Bellmore, New York, USA
Oct 21, 2009 Copper color, white foam. The aroma is bread and butter, floral hops, caramel. Decent. The flavor is pine and citrus hops, caramel, bread and butter again. Pretty good overall. Piney hops finish. Medium mouthfeel. Not great by any measure, but decent and enjoyable.
Elwood (677), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
Oct 20, 2009 Serving: Draft.
Appearance: Deep copper color with a foamy, off-white head.
Aroma: A malty "bitter" nose with a hint of sourness and butter in there.
Flavor: Malty at first with a touch of caramel. This is replaced with a decent back bitterness that lingers on the tongue.
Palate: Medium-high, aggressive carbonation with a medium, dry mouthfeel and a medium-short, bitter, then clean finish.
Overall: An okay ESB that is just a bit short in the flavor and palate departments. Nothing special here.
Enjoyit (1697), Vadum, Denmark
Oct 18, 2009 Clear amber of color with an off white head. An aroma of malt, caramel, metallic and weak hops. A flavor of caramel, toffee, metallic and weak hops.
Tanker12 (121), USA
Oct 17, 2009 Aroma is of malts and yeast. Flavor is malts, almost tastes like an October fest. Little weak on the finish.
NosirIwont (1162), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
Oct 17, 2009 Bottle. Pours a deep golden amber-brown with an off-white head. Sweetish, malty aroma with hops in the background. Flavour is malty and feels rather mild. Remote milky notes. Dry finish. Lingering malty notes. Overall an okay beer, but a bit boring. 26-09-09.
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