3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Bestway. Certainly looks the part with a nice dark red to amber color. Solid to style just not much after that. A nice grassy and faint hop aroma. Slight nutty flavor followed by a bigger caramel malt presence. Finish is smooth and grassy again, a little bit of hay. Typical english hop profile. Surprisingly one of the first beers I have had of theirs that I am not jumping out of my seat for. I mean it is solid just not exceptional. A tragedy of their own successes.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle. "Wilson Creek ESB" clear amber with a medium beige head. toffee and toasted malt nose with floral notes. light body. flavors of caramel, bread and floral hops.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bomber. Light in color for the style, nice tight little head, and a mild biscuit nose. Flavor starts with some sweetness (honey, caramel), then the sharp carbonation and heavy hopping takes over, leading to a crisp, hoppy finish. Nice bitter version of a sometimes bland style.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft. Dark amber color, tan head. Aroma of caramel and raisins. Taste is very malty with sharp hops. OK.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft at the brewpub. Ruddy and brown. Moderate quickly dying head. Drinks with a distinctly nutty edge, thick with robust caramel. Chewy. Decent. (#4278, 10/4/2011)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks E for sharing. Deep amber with a small white head. Nose is moderately sweet, moderately hoppy and seems very on par for the style. Flavor is sweet and biscuity, some light herbal and earthy hops, medium bitterness. Nothing too exciting here, but seems very well done stylistically.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours clean copper orange with one finger of sandstone tan head. Nose is herbal and bready, pungent nose. Some sweet caramel and bread and a mild toasted grain character. Herbal hop character. Light bodied and dry with a mild medium bitterness.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
An orange amber ESB with a thin moka head. In aroma, a sweet off putting malt, with boiled veggies. In mouth, a sweet nutty malt with faint hops. On tap at Twin City Brewfest, August 13 2011, as Wilson Creek ESB.
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