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RATINGS: 1411   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.05   IBU: 28   EST. CALORIES: 174   ABV: 5.8%
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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


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2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
chrisv10 (7860) - DENMARK - FEB 27, 2013
Bottle, 5.8%. Clear deep golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, hop, caramel and a little bread. Flavour is malt, caramel, hop, toasted, little sweet, little bitter and a little bread.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
McGarnigle (493) - Rochester, New York, USA - FEB 23, 2013
Bottle (oddly shaped). This is a nice bitter/pale ale. Slight toastiness to the malt, mixed variety of hops. I think i detect Willamettes more than the others, or maybe they’re just all balanced. But the malt is where it’s at. Perhaps a bit more carbonation than Is like for the style; I can’t help but expect it to be British, but it isn’t.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Geokkjer (4260) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - FEB 22, 2013
Bottle. Pours golden with an off-white head. Aroma of malt, bread, some fruitiness and floral hops. Flavor is sweet and bready with some fruitiness, malt and floral hops. Medium body, average carbonation.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Meilby (4467) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - FEB 22, 2013
Bottle 355ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes malt, caramel and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

3.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Itzjerm (580) - Taft, Tennessee, USA - FEB 21, 2013
Mild aroma okay look head that fades. Taste is nice and malty... not much on the bitter side but well balanced. Nice easy drinking with good mouth feel for low ABV.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Nekronos (3183) - Xalapa, MEXICO - FEB 13, 2013
NIce and quite bitter but drinkable and not boring. NIce features and strong character of brew.

2
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
beastmaster (90) - Florida, USA - FEB 6, 2013
Bottle. Golden orange pour. If I didn’t head, I wouldn’t have thought it was carbonated. Tastes flat. Malt present but not well balanced... won’t buy again

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Bragesnak (4646) - Aarhus, DENMARK - FEB 3, 2013
From Hansen, Viborg, DK. Bottled, 010213. Amber with white head. Aroma of spices and malt. Flavour with fruit and caramel.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Zita (3498) - Assentoft, DENMARK - FEB 2, 2013
light caramel, citrus, golden, clear, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, oily feel, flat,

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Hansen (5449) - Assentoft, DENMARK - FEB 2, 2013
Dark golden coloured and clear. Has a white head, mostly diminishing. Sweet malty aroma with notes of grains. Faint hoppy notes. Flavor starts moderate sweet, more grain and faint hops, faint laqurice, moderate bitter finish. Cremy, dry texture.


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