Redhook ESB

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Brewed by Redhook Brewery
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Woodinville, Washington USA

Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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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

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2.9

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

SuperDave (1934) - Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA - DEC 31, 2007

Pours amber with a foamy head. Flavor and aroma are light hops. Not bad, but sort of thin and sweet.

3.1

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20

dslunsford1 (55) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - DEC 30, 2007

Got this beer in a Redhook Sampler pack. Light foamy head. Pours amber colored with a distinct sweet hoppy smell. Taste is somewhat bitter, but goes down very refreshing. Great beer, will definitely not be sharing the other two.

2.8

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20

Hance07 (192) - DownSouth, Georgia, USA - DEC 29, 2007

slight hop aroma. taste is some hops with maybe a little bit of malt sweetness. goes down pretty smooth. nothing special but not bad.

2.5

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20

thenick (766) - North Bellmore, New York, USA - DEC 26, 2007

Sample, Portsmouth, NH Brewery. Pours a copper/amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is simple, just hops. Taste is hops with slight slight malt. I found it pretty watery and unimpressive.

2.7

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

jbean (110) - Illinois, USA - DEC 24, 2007

Bottle. Pale copper color with nice off-white head. Aroma of hops, not very strong or complex. The flavor is of hops, with a little bit of malty sweetness -- not overpowering. Feels a bit thin.

2.9

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20

puboflyons (1110) - Allenstown, New Hampshire, USA - DEC 24, 2007

355 ml bottle dated 111907. Pours copper with a lot of carbonation and a generous creamy off-white head. It does not have the look of a standard English Bitter but rather that of a honey ale. The aroma is distinctively malty to me. The taste is more hoppy than malty and it feels light in my mouth. But it is not hopped up enough to be an IPA. My overall impression is that this is distinctiive and above average but not so much like most Bitters I have had. Not something I would decline in the future.

3.1

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20

DrPiva (90) - Alabama, USA - DEC 18, 2007

This was my entry in Redhoook many years ago. The draft still outshines the bottle but even it just cannot compete with many other ESB’s on the market. Why - hard to explain but tastes weak (weak malt, weak hops), just tastes watered down. Finish like many Redhooks is somewhat funky.

1.2

AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 3/20

cazort (456) - Newark, Delaware, USA - DEC 17, 2007

(Bottle) Initial aroma weird, almost unpleasant. More bitter than I expect from this style; more IPA-like. I don’t like the character of the hops at all...they are unpleasant. Like a poorly executed IPA, does not taste like a bitter/ESB. I am disappointed; Redhook is able to brew some decent beers and this one was significantly below the level of their other beers. I did not finish it. The most objectionable thing about it was that it was very heavy. The malt was nasty. This tasted pretty awful.

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