 Rustyham (335), miami, Florida, USA
Jul 3, 2009 Cloudy glowing orange color, aroma of maple syrup and peaches. Chewy, malty, and bitter as all hell. Not as caustic as the 90 minute, but definitely more pleasurable. $20 bottle at Stop and Shop in Coral Gables
Cletus (4314), Connecticut, USA
Jun 26, 2009 Pours amber with a thin off white head. Smells of sweet caramel, roses, some spice. Tastes sweet and fruity with some earthy peppery splashes on the finish.
cmonster (40), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 20, 2009 Ceramic 750 poured into a snifter. Dark amber-orange in color. Short off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt and a little spice and even some ripe banana. Flavor is full of malt and bitterness. Little carbonation. Full body. Thick and creamy texture. Sticky, bitter finish. Says 7.4% ABV but seems like more. Half-way between a barleywine and a double IPA.
astrofrk (184), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jun 14, 2009 Amber-Orange. Medium, peach head.
Aroma: Caramel, grapefruit.
Flavor: Grapefruit, caramel, pine. Bitter finish.
So, defining a type of beer is sort of like defining what a planet is (I am an avid astronomer) and the more I learn, the less I know. If we were to call this an ESB, it would be near the top of the list.
The term; "Strong Ale" only exists due to alcahol volume and one should question whether the term should exist at all as it covers so many styles. I feel this is an ESB.
tupalev (2566), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 13, 2009 Bottle, Mondiale 09. Malty aroma, some hops. Nice reddish orange with a good sized white head. Good taste - malty and bitter, but little alcohol. Nicely balanced and very tasty - a nicely amped up Youngers.
Cirrhosis (550), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jun 12, 2009 "Dark reddish copper body with a thick tan cap that reduced to a ¼”. Very typical west coast hop aroma but does have some more malty characteristics than your average Rogue ale. Flavour is wacky old grass clippings, pine, sour yogurt and a suck your face in bitterness, but has a sweet start. Nice strong ale very drinkable but way over hopped for the style, but the malts where bold and tasty."
robinvboyer (1265), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Jun 11, 2009 big hop aroma, with a good malt base. The malt doesnt take away from the hops, but the hops are all over the place. This is more of a malt heavy ipa if you ask me.
RichJ7 (1134), Cullman, Alabama, USA
Jun 5, 2009 Amber pour with a quarter-inch thick white head. Nose has a nice blend of sweet malt and citrusy hops. Flavor is a tad hop heavy up front with a nice malt sweetness behind. Light dry finish. Very good.
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