3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20Nitro at Terrible Beauty. Clear orange pour with a persistant off-white head leaving a heavy set of rings. Nose is very muted - a bit of citrus hops and some caramel malt. Medium-light body, lightly carbonated, English-style ESB. Very well balanced and smooth, with caramel malts that lend a very subtle sweetness and solid but subtle hops that don’t punch you in the bracket.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Almost notes of infection for me, band aid, pineapple, medicinal, not what I was expecting.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Location/Date:Bottle on 5/18/2013 from Scott.
Appearance: Pours a clear caramel.
Aroma: Aroma of caramel, light pine.
Taste: Light bitterness, caramel, biscuit.
Palate:Light body, quick aftertaste.
Summary: A solid flavorful ESB.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear amber pour. Small white head. Aromas of caramel, piney hops. Taste is bitter and dry, with a lingering bitter intensity on the finish. Meh.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
330ml Bottle No Dates 5.3% @ Earl of Essex 2013/4/17 Very impressive for the style. Crystal caramel malts balanced perfectly with the hops. Good body and carbonation. I could drink this forever. Others weren’t quite so convinced so will have to try again to make sure!
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured from a bottle. Darker golden color with minimal lacing. Pretty smooth to drink kinda hoppy. Love to support the local company.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a slightly murky light copper with off white head. Nose is malty and a little sweet, though fairly mild overall. Flavor is quite similar to the nose, though hops comes through to balance the malt. Flavor is good, but pretty mild. A little stronger and fuller and they’d have something with this one, but it’s too thin to really grab your attention.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
2013 bottle to a tulip glass. Pours a clear but slightly hazy amber brown color with a foamy off-white head and lively carbonation. Not much in the way of aroma, a lite malt and tea bag. Taste is malt and herbal tea with a little sweetness. The bitterness is light and comes through in the herbal taste. Mouthfeel is thin and a little oily with a little bite from the carbonation.
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2.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear amber with a bright white head. Smells of iron, hard water which is something I dislike very much, that is why I buy filtered water. Taste is the same, small hint of sweet and straw, no hop character detectable. Disliked this brew even though I appreciate the style.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Malty with an earthy hop scent with slight citrus and toasty bread notes.bone colored head and pretty true amber body. malty bread tastes with a nice crisp dry earthy hop notes that fall back on a toasty biscuit flavor. Slight carbonation smooth and dry but a little thin. Not bad
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Amber pour with little head. Resembles bourbon. Malty with a bread like taste. Low on hops. Nothing remarkable...won't buy again
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