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RATINGS: 1271   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.05   IBU: 28   EST. CALORIES: 174   ABV: 5.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Redhook ESB is modeled after the premium Extra Special Bitters found in English pubs. Brewed since 1987, this full-bodied amber ale is Redhook’s signature brew with its toasted malt flavor and pleasant finishing sweetness. Its eminently drinkable style has established Redhook ESB as a benchmark brew in the amber ale category. The well-rounded finish of Redhook ESB makes it a wonderful companion to grilled meats. It is also great with game and cheeses. Available year round.

Style: Amber
ABV: 5.8%
Malts: Pale, Caramel, Carapils
Hops: Alchemy, Willamette, Centennial, Crystal
Color SRM: 13
Bitterness Units: 28.0 IBU
Original Gravity: 13.75 degrees plato
Brewed Since: 1987
Medals: 2008 North American Beer Awards Gold Medal Winner, 2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal Winner

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
TaktikMTL (4133) - Montréal-Nord, Quebec, CANADA - DEC 1, 2009
Bouteille de 12 oz achetée chez Shaw’s (Ellsworth, ME). Arôme: Odeur d’houblons et de céréales. Apparence: La couleur est orangée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes avec une pointe de caramel légèremen fruité. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement aqueuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût houblonné. (Rating #2786)

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
madmitch76 (5176) - , Essex, ENGLAND - NOV 29, 2009
8th August 2008. On tap at GBBF. Fruity, clean light brown beer. Soft palate, sweet with a nice generic fruitisness the runs throughout. Very nice!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
ESBob (135) - Indiana, USA - NOV 15, 2009
12 oz Bottle. Copper in Color, sustains a nice frothy head. Hoppy aroma that is not too overpowering. Hops and carbonation dance on the back your tounge. Mild to moderate bitter finish. Excellent beer to introduce bitters to a newbie.

2.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
brenn79 (859) - Idaho, USA - NOV 14, 2009
12 oz bottle- Pours copper with decent lacing, aroma isn’t much, almost nonexistent. The flavor tastes like a pale ale to me, a very boring beer from a very boring brewery.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
bsp77 (724) - Minnesota, USA - OCT 30, 2009
Poured from bottle into tall glass. Clear amber-orange with thin head that leaves some light lacing. Smell is faint but detected caramel, biscuit, fruit, light hops. Clean malty taste, with a mixture of bread, fruit and slightly sweet caramel balanced by a light hop bitterness, that somewhat carries over to the aftertaste. Moderate to high carbonation (a true ESB would be lower), medium body, slightly dry finish. Easy to kick back with this one. Nothing special, but it has become a trailblazer for the craft beer movement and you have to respect it for that.

3.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 8/20
MexiFinn (54) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - OCT 24, 2009
Truly a good strong bitter, hazy amber color, bit of a malty-caramel taste, foamy head, been drinking this for years, great beer for when you’re in the mood to really drink beer.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Fratto (1814) - Arlington, Texas, USA - SEP 14, 2009
Poured an amber red color, bittersweet aroma, medium bodied mouth feel.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hamrech (131) - Carbondale, Illinois, USA - SEP 12, 2009
This was the beer that got the wheels really turning for me in the micro realm "way back" in like 2003; nowadays the ESB always tastes the same but for some reason I feel differently about it every time I drink it. I dunno, all in all it’s OK. There are much better American "ESBs" such as Alaskan and Bridgeport, but this one defies the style somewhat, somehow. It’s "just a beer", and, I suspect, proud of it.


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