 Crosling (1854), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 4, 2004 Hazy Orange
Sticky, elaborate and earthy aroma. Scents of fruit punch, butter and grapefruit mingle around while a constant flow of burnt caramel malt tries to take over the show.
Great example of its style. Consistently balanced. Front is an herbal fruitiness with notes of grapefruit and melon. Mid is dry and maintains the fruitiness, this time in a ripe fashion. Finish is moderately hoppy and mainly dominated by caramel.
raymow (738), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 28, 2004 An excellent ESB - one of the best that I’ve tried. Still haven’t had a bad Rogue brew.
Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 21, 2004 I drank this as Summit’s Wayside Tavern in a 22 oz bomber I picked up as a souvenier from my GA trip. Now this is an awesome ESB. Isn’t the first beer you drink when yoou get off of work just great? Clean, crisp and smooth. I typically hate ESB’s but I love the hop mix in this. Easy drinking and creamy. The balance is remarkable.
JMerritt (1315), Macomb, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 19, 2004 Sampled at Brew Ha Ha 2004. Red-orange in color with a big white head. Thick lacing. Buttered biscuits, cookie malts, and a slight whiff of grapefruity hops in the aroma creates a fantastic balance. Light bitterness in the flavor seems nearly sweet at times. Would like to try this aged to see how it changes.
smoosh (523), New Albany, Indiana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 19, 2004 Bottle - nice grassy hop nose. Beautiful copper/amber color with about a two-fingered beige head. Mild hop bitterness with a nice malt backbone. This is a classy bitter.
BeerAteHer (384), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 19, 2004 Wonderful, clean aroma. Flavor is a masterful blend of hops and malt seldom found in such balanced proportion even in the Old World. Very subtantial bodied beer. Who could imagine beer this great coming out of not California - not Washington - but s**t sandwich Oregon! Highly recommended!
burcusabrews (106), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 16, 2004 Deep orange with thin beige head. Nice hoppy aroma of apricots- very clean. Nice fresh hop flavor very full mouthfeel. Malt balances extremely well with the hops. Very well made beer.
HighlanderOne (541), Somewherein, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 1, 2004 Definitely Rogue, but a little lighter than other offerings. Also, hop/malt flavor seemed unique, even for Rogue. Nice bitters, good feel & finish.
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